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Payroll Officer

Payroll Officer

Star Academies

Blackburn with Darwen

  • £24,942 - £27,741 per year
  • Expired
Job type:
Full Time, Fixed Term
Start date:
01/07/2021
Apply by:
23 May 2021

Job overview

Do you want to join a team that provides outstanding leadership, strategic direction and support to some of the best schools in the country?  Do you want to play your part in delivering outstanding learning and teaching to young people in disadvantaged communities? If so, joining the Star team might just be the best career move you ever make.

About Star Central

Star Central, which is based at our head office in Blackburn, Lancashire, provides leadership, strategic direction and support to Star Academies, Star Institute and our schools.

The Star Central team includes experts from a range of professional backgrounds, who work together to provide an outstanding support service to the Star community.  We support our schools to provide educational and operational excellence and to cultivate a strong Star community, with the aim of nurturing today’s young people and inspiring tomorrow’s leaders.

Who we’re looking for

We are looking for an exceptional individual to provide professional administrative support for the delivery of payroll across the Trust and ensure all deadlines are met. The successful candidate will be a point of contact for all school (and Central) HR and Finance colleagues with regards to payroll and related administration and provide information, advice and guidance on complex payroll issues.  

You will provide professional administrative support for the delivery of payroll across the Trust and ensure all deadlines are met and provide operational support to the Trust’s Financial Accountant. 

You will have:

- Experience of extensive all round payroll knowledge

- Experience of computerised payroll systems

- Experience and capability of working to tight deadlines

- Experience of payroll within the education sector

- The ability to use payroll information systems; and be able to transfer the experience of using one system to another similar system

About Star Academies

Star Academies is a high-performing multi-academy trust that runs more than 25 primary and secondary schools. We are a values-based organisation that works to improve the life chances of young people in areas of social and economic deprivation to help them succeed at the highest levels of education, employment and the professions. Every single day you’ll be rewarded with the opportunity to shape a young person’s future - our STAR values embody what we believe is needed to succeed.

Professional development is key to our ongoing success, so we continually invest in our employees through our learning and development centre, Star Institute. With a wealth of training, mentoring and progression opportunities across a growing group of academies, joining our team of leading education experts could propel your career to the next level. 

We can also offer you a range of rewards and benefits, including competitive salaries and pension schemes, generous holiday entitlements and healthcare cash plans.

Find out more

Please download the job description and person specification below for further information about the role.  

We will shortlist as soon as possible after the closing date and will be in contact with shortlisted candidates to make arrangements for assessment. We will determine on a job by job basis the most suitable method for assessment in light of the current situation. 

Key Dates

Closing Date:   Sunday, 23 May 2021 at midnight

Interview Date: To be confirmed

Proposed Start Date: Thursday, 01 July 2021

Application Process

To apply for this vacancy please use the 'Apply for job' link below. You should ensure your application form and supporting statement address all elements of the person specification. We will only consider candidates who meet the vast majority of the essential criteria outlined in the person specification.

Our Commitment

Star Academies is committed to safeguarding, safer recruitment and promoting the welfare of pupils. Our comprehensive recruitment and selection processes aim to discourage and screen out unsuitable applicants. Successful candidates are subject to rigorous pre-employment checks.

We are equally committed to eliminating discrimination and encouraging diversity. We aim for our workforce to be representative of society and that each employee feels respected and able to give their best. We are committed to providing equality and fairness in our recruitment and employment practices and not to discriminate on any grounds. We oppose all forms of unlawful and unfair discrimination.

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About Star Academies

  • Star Academies
  • Shadsworth Road, Blackburn
  • Lancashire
  • BB1 2HT
  • United Kingdom
+44 330 313 9800

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At Star, it is our mission to create outstanding schools that deliver the very best education to young people. We run a growing network of primary and secondary schools, with clusters in Lancashire, West Yorkshire, Greater Manchester, the West Midlands and London.

Our culture is one of aspiration and high expectations. The whole of the Star community – pupils, parents, staff, the governors and partners - are united in a pursuit of excellence and a shared ambition to ensure every child has the opportunity to go as far as their talent and their hard work will allow.

We are a values-based organisation, driven by a sense of greater social purpose. Our vision of ‘nurturing today’s young people and inspiring tomorrow’s leaders’ is at the heart of our education model. We passionately believe that schools have a transformational impact on society and have seen the difference that a rounded, high quality educational experience can make to individuals and communities.

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