JOB OVERVIEW
Are you an experienced payroll professional looking for your next opportunity?
Kent College is seeking an Interim Payroll Advisor (6-Month Fixed-Term Contract) to join our HR team. This is a varied and rewarding role where you will take the lead on the school's payroll operations, ensuring the accurate processing of payroll, statutory returns, and pension scheme administration while providing a high-quality service to colleagues across the College.
We are looking for someone with a minimum Level 3 CIPP qualification, strong payroll systems experience, and a proven track record of managing multiple pension schemes. Whilst experience within an independent school is desirable, we welcome applications from candidates with payroll experience gained in other sectors.
This is an excellent opportunity to join a successful and welcoming school community, work alongside experienced colleagues, and play a key role in supporting both staff and the wider organisation.
Please refer to the Job Pack for full details of the role and person specification.
WHY CHOOSE US
Kent College is a co-educational school with a Methodist foundation. The school is located in Canterbury, just one hour from the centre of London by train. The Senior School (11 – 18 years) has some 600 boys and girls, approximately one-third boarding and two-thirds day. This is a fabulous opportunity to work for a happy, caring and successful school in which pupils feel supported and encouraged to aim for high standards of achievement and conduct.
The school was graded as excellent in all categories in the recent inspection conducted by ISI in October 2022, the Independent Schools Inspectorate that conducts inspections on behalf of the Secretary of State for Education.
We offer a range of benefits at KC, including: private healthcare with Benenden Health, retail and gym membership discounts, free lunch during term time, salary sacrifice schemes such as cycle to work and home and tech scheme, among many others.
THE POSITION
The position is 32 hours per week, typically worked across five days, Monday to Friday, year-round. Flexibility around the working pattern may be considered for the right candidate.
Closing date: 24 November 2026, although if a pool of suitable candidates becomes available before that date the College reserves the right to interview and appoint without further notice.
Kent College Canterbury is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Kent College staff and pupils are proud to be part of a welcoming international boarding community. We value diversity and promote equality at all levels, and we are passionate about attracting a diverse pool of applications through an inclusive appointment process. Reasonable adjustments will be made at each stage of this process for any candidate with a disability. We warmly welcome applications from professionals of all backgrounds and communities, regardless of ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion, and we particularly encourage applicants who identify as Black, Asian, or Minority Ethnic groups as these groups are currently underrepresented in our community.
Please note that we may prioritise applications from current Kent College redeployees. We will let you know if this post is to be filled by a redeployee as, in this instance, your application will unfortunately not be taken forward
Applications must be made via Kent College's online application system; CVs or details sent directly to the department or via email cannot be considered.