Payroll Officer

**Payroll Officer**

**Location**:Cranleigh

**Salary**:£24,870-£27,294 per annum, plus £1,000 retention bonus** (25 days holiday plus statutory public holidays per year)
- Would you like to make a difference to the lives of our children and young people from behind the scenes?_
- Do you have office administration and payroll experience as well as good communication skills, adept at using payroll and information management systems, to ensure accuracy of monthly salary payments whilst having empathy and patience with staff whowill be relying on your knowledge for guidance?_

If so, we have a great opportunity for an enthusiastic and approachable person to join our HR Payroll team and undertake CIPP training.

Reporting to the Director of HR and Director of Finance, you will jointly oversee the administration of the payroll, working with our outsourced payroll company FS4S, dealing directly with staff, monitoring monthly payroll, reporting and providing updatesto the senior leadership team. Working with your colleague, ensuring all paperwork and records are maintained and data submitted in a timely manner.For a full list of responsibilities, please refer to the job profile

We are a registered charitable trust comprising a special needs school, college, registered children’s home and adult supported living houses.Our school and college students are age 5-19 with severe and complex social communication and learning disabilities.Every member of our 300 staff plays a part in making a positive contribution to the lives of our students and tenants.Students may visit the office so compassion, patience and empathy for their needs is vital. If you are recruited, you will be required tocomplete Team Teach positive behaviour support training as part of your induction before employment.*

Office based, hours of work during term time are: 8.30am - 4:30pm each day of the week with a 4:00pm finish on Friday (with ½ hour unpaid break each day).Some flexibility is possible over the hours to be worked during the school holidays.

**Why St Joseph’s?
- We have a beautiful 23 acre site in Cranleigh, on the edge of the Surrey Hills, one mile from the village
- **£1,000 Retention bonus - £250 after 1 month, £250 after 1 year, £500 after 18 months at Trust
- Delicious and healthy free hot lunches are provided to all during term time
- You will enjoy future use of our Enterprise Centre café
- Have opportunities to attend whole Trust events
- Access ample free car parking
- Have consistent 1:1 line manager support and annual performance related pay progression
- Be provided with an Employee Assistance Programme (confidential, professional wellbeing and counselling 24/7 service for yourself and your family)
- Gain Mental Health and Wellbeing support through a team of on-site qualified Adult Mental Health First Aiders
- Complete on-site Team Teach training with our specialist Inclusion Team
- Get discount on gym, swim and classes at Cranleigh Leisure Centre
- Access a full induction programme

Your own transport is desirable due to the rural location of the Trust however, we are very close to the village centre and a 20 min walk from bus stops providing buses from Horsham, Godalming and Guildford.

By joining St Joseph’s you become a key worker.

**To Apply**
- Please note that we do not sponsor recruits to move from abroad or convert a graduate or student visa to a permanent work visa._
- St Joseph’s Specialist Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. This position requires an enhanced DBS disclosure_