Pay, Pensions & Benefits Administrator

Excalibur Academies Trust, Marlborough, SN8 4AX

20 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  May 2026

• Closing date

  13 April 2026 at 12:59am

• Date listed

  24 March 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £29,064.00 - £31,022.00 Annually (Actual)

Pay, Pensions & Benefits Administrator job summary

Contract - Permanent
Hours - Full time (37 hours per week / 52 weeks per year)
Location - Flexible/Hybrid
Salary - NJC 13 - 17 £29,064 to £31,022 per annum (pay award pending)
Start date - May 2026

Are you an organised and detail-oriented professional with a passion for payroll? Excalibur Academies Trust is seeking a dedicated, pro-active Pay, Pensions & Benefits Administrator to join our growing team.

About the Role
You will play a vital role in ensuring our staff are paid accurately and on time, ensuring the Trust’s pensions obligations are fulfilled and championing and promoting employee benefits. You will provide excellent support to colleagues and be the go-to person for pay and pension queries, working closely with the Trust Payroll Manager and HR. This is a fantastic opportunity to make a real impact in an education setting.

We Offer:

• A supportive and collaborative working environment
• Comprehensive induction and ongoing professional development
• Access to staff benefits and wellbeing initiatives
• Generous annual leave and pension contributions
• The opportunity to be part of a Trust committed to staff wellbeing and development

What We’re Looking For:

• Experience in payroll, pensions or HR administration
• Excellent attention to detail and a proactive approach
• Strong IT skills and the ability to manage sensitive information with discretion
• A positive attitude and commitment to the values of Excalibur Academies Trust

We reserve the right to close the advert early should we have enough suitable applications so early application is recommended.

Safeguarding Statement:
Excalibur Academies Trust is an equal opportunities employer. The Trust is proud to serve a diverse student and parent community. The aims of the Trust’s recruitment policy are to ensure that the best possible staff are recruited on the basis of their merits, abilities and suitability for the position; to ensure that all job applicants are considered equally and consistently; to ensure that no job applicant is treated unfairly on any grounds including race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or religious belief, sex or sexual orientation, marital or civil partner status, gender reassignment, disability or age; and to ensure that the School meets its commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people by carrying out all necessary pre-employment checks.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Excalibur Academies Trust

• Type: Multi-academy trust
• Website: Excalibur Academies Trust website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/excalibur-academies-trust

Founded in 2012, Excalibur Academies Trust has grown from two schools in Marlborough, Wiltshire, to 15 schools reaching from Bristol to Reading along the M4 corridor, providing high quality education to over 6000 children from age 2 to age 18. Our vision is to provide an all-through education in local hubs, with a focus on the best teaching, a broad and exciting curriculum and an outward-facing global perspective. We believe in investing in our staff to ensure we attract and retain talented, dedicated people who are committed to changing children’s lives for the better. With a strong track record of raising the achievement of disadvantaged pupils across the trust, it is our mission to promote social mobility and personal fulfilment through the transformative power of education. Our growth strategy is based on our hub model and building the capacity to provide strong support and opportunities to other schools who share our vision.

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