Payroll Officer
Coppice Performing Arts School, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, WV11 2QE26 days remaining to apply
Start date details
Monday 1 September 2025
Closing date
22 July 2025 at 9am
Date listed
23 June 2025
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
- £30,559.00 - £33,366.00 Monthly
Payroll Officer job summary
| Name and Location of School: | Coppice School, Wednesfield, Wolverhampton, West Midlands. |
| Salary Scale and Point: | NJC Pay Scale - CLPT18 £30,559.00 to CLPT23 £33,366.00 |
| Job Term: | Full Time |
| Appointment Type: | Permanent |
| Hours: | 08:30 to 16:30 Monday to Friday |
| Start Date: | Monday 1 September 2025 |
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Central Learning Partnership Trust is seeking to appoint a Payroll Officer to join our central payroll team to assist processing all aspects of the monthly payrolls for the 16 schools in the trust.
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Central Learning Partnership Trust is a multi-Academy Trust employing 1,200 people across 16 schools in England that are all Ofsted rated either good or outstanding. The role of Payroll Officer is to assist the Payroll Manager in all aspects of processing the monthly internal payroll based at Coppice School, which is a secondary school in Wednesfield, Wolverhampton.
Responsibilities
General payroll and pension administration duties.
Assist in all reporting duties to various pension schemes and government agencies.
Cover for Payroll Manager holidays and absences.
Candidate Qualities
Essential
An understanding of payroll legislation and calculations including PAYE, SSP, SMP, SPP, SAP etc. National insurance, Student & Postgraduate loans, apprentice levy, pension schemes and pension national auto enrolment regulations.
Experience of working in payroll administration.
Be IT proficient with a good working knowledge of Microsoft office programmes.
Desirable
Experience and/or knowledge in education specific payroll processing, including pay scales and payments, term time calculations, education specific sick and maternity pay rules and calculations, Teachers’ and Local Government Pension Scheme reporting requirements.
Advanced knowledge of Microsoft excel and word, including Vlookups, tables, mail merging etc.
Knowledge and experience of statutory reporting requirements such as office of national statistics, gender pay gap, apprentice targets, trade union facility time.
Experience of using Civica Payroll system (previously Carval payroll).
Professional Payroll Qualifications
What We can Offer
Minimum 34 days annual holiday rising to 43 days dependent on service (including bank holidays)
Access to the local government career average pension scheme with an employer contribution of circa 25%
Free car parking.
To apply for this vacancy, please complete the vacancy through the My New Term platform, accessible via the school website. If you have any queries, or require any further information on the position contact:
Gareth Dennis
Payroll Manager
Email: gareth.dennis@clpt.co.uk
Phone: 01902554109
| Closing date: | Tuesday 22 July 2025 |
| Shortlisting: | Wednesday 23 July 2025 |
| Interviews: | Wednesday 30 July 2025 |
Commitment to safeguarding
Coppice is committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers are subject to an enhanced DBS check, two satisfactory references and for teachers, a prohibition check.
Coppice is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all appropriately qualified candidates. We value the diversity of our staff and students and are committed to providing a supportive learning and working environment for everyone.
Applying for the job
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs are not accepted.
About Coppice Performing Arts School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1018 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Coppice Performing Arts School website
Coppice is a successful and expanding school. We have a genuine commitment to both the academic and personal development of our young people. Our fantastic team of dedicated teachers and associate staff encourage and support an ethos of hard work, dedication and commitment to learning which is complemented by an extensive extra-curricular offer to all students. Our teachers have an innovative, open and collaborative approach and our students are engaged and inspired in their learning.
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