15 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    As soon as possible

  • Closing date

    2 July 2025 at 9am

  • Date listed

    17 June 2025

Job details

Job role

  • Administration, HR, data and finance

Visa sponsorship

Skilled Worker visas can be sponsored

Working pattern

Full time: 37 hours per week, Monday to Friday

Contract type

Permanent

Pay scale

Scale 6, points 13 – 17

What skills and experience we're looking for

Proven payroll administration experience in a school environment

Educated to NVQ Level 2 or equivalent

Working knowledge of Financial school policies and procedures

Working knowledge of payroll systems and legislation

Excellent knowledge of ICT packages to support specialist area

Robust knowledge using Excel

Working knowledge of teachers’ pay and conditions and support staff terms and conditions

Ability to write detailed reports, letters etc

Ability to use clear language to communicate complex information unambiguously

Ability to listen effectively

Seek support to overcome communication barriers with children and adults

What the school offers its staff

We are seeking to appoint a well organised, efficient and motivated individual, to join our hardworking support staff. As our HR Assistant, you will play a key role in supporting the day-to-day operations of our Human Resources department. You will help ensure our school runs smoothly by assisting with recruitment, onboarding, staff records, and HR compliance.

We offer the following benefits:

  • Newly built sports hall with fully fitted gym available for staff use,
  • Swimming pool available for staff use,
  • TOIL scheme allowing staff to build time to take some term time days off,
  • The Headteacher is passionate about staff workload and wellbeing and holds regular wellbeing meetings with staff.
  • Flexible working requests will be considered.

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

Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to recruitment@westhatch.net

CVs are not accepted.

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About West Hatch High School

School type
Academy, ages 11 to 18
Education phase
Secondary
School size
1505 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 18
Ofsted report
View Ofsted report
Phone number
02085048216

West Hatch High School is a large, thriving, successful, heavily oversubscribed Academy. West Hatch is situated on the Central Line overlooking the Roding Valley with easy access to London.

A significant building programme has resulted in refurbishment in Science, a new English block, a Business and Enterprise Centre, new Music block, Maths, Drama and Dining Block, and a new Sixth form Centre. In addition there has been a new Sports Centre opened.

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