Payroll Assistant

The Vale Academy, Dunstable, Bedfordshire, LU5 4QP

14 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  asap

• Closing date

  27 October 2025 at 7am

• Date listed

  13 October 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time, full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £27,564.00 - £29,850.00 Annually (Actual) AS 9–14 £27,564-£29,850 dependent on experience

Payroll Assistant job summary

Payroll Assistant

We are looking to recruit an experienced and enthusiastic Payroll Assistant who has a high level of accuracy and attention to detail and has a flexible and adaptable approach to working. As the Payroll Assistant, you will support the Payroll Manager and play a key part in providing an accurate and timely payroll service for approx. 1000 employees across all schools within the trust, ensuring that deadlines are met for all payroll related activities. The successful candidate will be working at our central office alongside an experienced, professional and supportive finance team.

The successful candidate will have:

Minimum of 2 years Payroll experience (within a school/ similar environment- desirable)

High level of accuracy and attention to detail

Excellent organisation, prioritisation, and administration skills

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Excellent IT skills

Flexible and adaptable approach to working

Self-motivated with the ability to work under pressure and to deadlines with a common-sense approach.

Ability to work as part of a team and also able to work on own initiative and use own judgement to problem solve.

JOB SPECIFICS

Start date: asap

Salary: AS 9-14 £27,564-£29,850 dependent on experience

Contract: Permanent, Office based (Central Office at The Vale Academy LU5 4QP), Full Time or Part Time, 52 weeks per year

The Trust reserves the right to interview and appoint a suitable candidate before the deadline date.

Safeguarding

We believe in the safeguarding and welfare of children and expect all staff to share this view’.

The Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service. We are an equal opportunities employer.

The Department for Education (DfE) has set out statutory guidance ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’ for schools and colleges on safeguarding.

Safeguarding is defined in paragraph 4 as:

“Protecting children from maltreatment; preventing impairment of children’s health or development; ensuring that children grow up in circumstances consistent with the provision of safe and effective care; and taking action to enable all children to have the best outcomes.”

The definition of 'children' includes everyone under the age of 18.

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.

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Commitment to safeguarding

Advantage Schools is committed to safeguarding and child protection at every stage of the recruitment process.

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 The Vale Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 2 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 602 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: The Vale Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-vale-academy

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