Vacancies

We currently have the following opportunity to join the team at Walton Priory.

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Administrative Officer – Personnel

Contract type: Permanent, part time, term time only

Hours per week: 30 hours over 5 days

Salary: £25,989pa (FTE),  £18,235 actual (pay award pending)

Closing date: 28th August 2026 with interviews in September

The Governing Body wish to appoint a permanent Administrative Officer – Personnel, to start asap in September.  Applications are welcome from people who:

• have experience in the operation of payroll and HR functions, preferably in a school environment
• can support new staff induction plans, including producing a staff handbook and managing training administration
• are committed to providing a first class service and will be a role model for the school’s vision and values
• are reliable and conscientious with outstanding attention to detail
• are organised and able to plan and prioritise
• display maturity and a professional approach in sensitive and confidential matters
• are able to practice first aid (training will be provided)
• have good IT skills and are able to cope with a busy and varied workload
• are adaptable to change, are flexible and able to work as part of a wider office team

The working hours for the post will be 9.00am – 3.00pm Monday–Friday (flexibility will be required). Daily hours could be adjusted for the right candidate. The post is term time only but the salary is paid monthly, 12 times a year.

The full job description can be found here.

Please complete the R3 application form (link at bottom of page) and submit by email to hr@waltonpriory.staffs.sch.uk.

We are sorry but we are unable to provide feedback for non-shortlisted candidates. CVs will not be accepted. Please note that the School is closed for the summer from 17 July – 31 August so there will be no-one available to answer queries during that time.

This post involves direct contact with children and is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. You are therefore required to declare whether you have any criminal convictions (or cautions, reprimands or warnings) including those which are ‘spent’.  The amendments to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020) provides that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’.  This means that they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account.  Details of the filtering rules can be found on www.gov.uk/dbs Guidance and criteria on the filtering of these cautions and convictions can be found on the Ministry of Justice website or see https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-guidance-on-the-rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-1974 

Shortlisted candidates will be asked to provide details of all unspent convictions and those that would not be filtered, prior to the date of the interview. You may be asked for further information about your criminal history during the recruitment process. If your application is successful, this self-disclosure information will be checked against information from the Disclosure & Barring Service before your appointment is confirmed.

If you are shortlisted, an online search will be carried out before interview which may identify any incidents or issues that have happened, and are publicly available online, which may indicate that you are unsuitable to work with children and that we might want to explore with you at interview. Please view our Privacy Notice on our website for the lawful basis for processing and retention.

WPMS is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Pre-employment checks include an enhanced disclosure and barring service check as a requirement of this post. Our Safeguarding Policy is available on our website, and we encourage applicants to review it before applying.