Payroll and Pensions Helpdesk Officer

**Payroll and Pensions Helpdesk Officer (Part-Time)** Bristol **The Organisation** Oasis Community Learning was established in 2004 to create "Exceptional Education at the Heart of the Community." Beginning with three secondary schools in Enfield, Grimsby and Immingham, we have since grown into one of the largest Multi-Academy Trusts in England,a family of 52 primary, secondary and all-through academies in five regions across the country. We serve over 29,000 young people, 49% of whom are from disadvantaged backgrounds and 31% speak English as an additional language and are committed to a model of inclusion, equality, healthy relationships, hope and perseverance. A unique opportunity has now arisen to join our passionate team as a Payroll and Pensions Helpdesk Officer on a part-time basis working 28 hours per week. **The Benefits**: - A salary of £22,627 - £24,982 depending on experience - Flexible and hybrid working - Local Government Average Salary (LGPS) Pension Scheme - Lower tax - Survivor benefits and - Ill health cover - Generous holiday allowance - 25 days’ annual leave (rising with service) plus bank holidays (pro rata) - Free counselling service - Free Eye Tests and money off standard glasses This is the perfect career move for an administrator to expand their career horizons and take on a fresh challenge with our ground-breaking organisation. In this multi-faceted role, we will provide you with comprehensive training to equip you with extensive knowledge and experience developing your portfolio of experience in both the not-for-profit sector and the payroll and pensions field. What’s more, we are committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of our staff is paramount and to that end we provide a highly competitive benefits package. **The Role** As a Payroll and Pensions Helpdesk Officer, you will be responsible for leading on a wide range of payroll and pension admin activities. Following comprehensive training, you will oversee our payroll and pensions helpdesk, providing first-line support to any staff member with payroll and pension queries. You will lead on salary administration for central staff, ensuring payslips are sent in a timely fashion, and will provide guidance and expertise to academies regarding their pension facilities. Some of your duties will also include: - Supporting the set up on new pension systems for new academies - Keeping abreast of developments in pension regulations and processes - Acting as our specialist on the completion of retirement forms **About You** To be considered as a Payroll and Pensions Helpdesk Officer, you will need: - Proven administrative experience, preferably in payroll - A good level of IT literacy, including competency with Microsoft Office suite, especially Excel - At a minimum, GCSEs in Maths and English (or equivalent) Knowledge of payroll within the Education Sector would be beneficial, as would detailed knowledge of the Teachers and Support staff pay terms and conditions. Some knowledge of the workings of the LGPS and Teachers Pensions schemes and employer responsibilitieswould also be desirable. Other organisations may call this role Payroll Administrator, Pensions Administrator, Pensions Officer, Payroll Officer, Benefits Administrator Payroll Co-ordinator, Pensions & Payroll Co-ordinator, Pensions and Payroll Officer, or Payroll Specialist. Webrecruit and Oasis Community Learning are equal opportunities employers, value diversity and are strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment. Equal opportunities are the only acceptableway to conduct business and we believe that the more inclusive our environments are, the better our work will be.