Senior Administrator - Education Support Team (Liverpool)

Desian Education; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading education recruitment agency in Liverpool as an administrator. You will play a vital role in ensuring compliance, managing candidate files, and supporting payroll processes. This dynamic role offers full training and opportunities for professional development in a supportive team environment.

Benefits

Full training and ongoing professional development

Company benefits and regular staff incentives

Supportive team environment

Qualifications

• Strong administrative skills with excellent attention to detail.
• Good understanding of data protection and confidentiality.
• Previous experience in compliance, admin, or payroll (desirable but not essential).

Responsibilities

• Supporting the compliance process by collecting and verifying documents.
• Maintaining accurate candidate files in line with safeguarding requirements.
• Supporting payroll processes for timely payments.

Skills

Organisational Skills

Attention to Detail

Communication Skills

Multitasking

Tools

Databases

Spreadsheets

Job description

Job Description

Are you a highly organised, detail-focused individual looking to play a key role in the fast-paced world of education recruitment?

Join Desian Education in Liverpool and help power the engine behind our success. As a growing specialist agency working with over 40% of schools across the city, we rely on our support team to keep everything running smoothly—from vetting candidates and managing compliance to ensuring workers are paid accurately and on time.

About the Role

This is a varied and rewarding administrative role at the heart of a busy, dynamic office. You’ll be working closely with consultants and candidates, ensuring that our operations are efficient, compliant, and seamless.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Supporting the compliance process by collecting and verifying documents for education staff

• Maintaining accurate and up-to-date candidate files in line with safeguarding requirements

• Liaising with candidates to ensure vetting paperwork is completed quickly and accurately

• Supporting payroll processes to help ensure timely, correct payments for temporary workers

• General administrative tasks, such as data entry, scanning, filing, and responding to email queries

• Providing day-to-day support to the recruitment team to ensure excellent service delivery

What We’re Looking For

• Strong administrative skills with excellent attention to detail

• Good understanding of data protection and confidentiality

• Comfortable working with systems, databases, and spreadsheets

• Excellent communication skills - confident speaking with both candidates and colleagues

• Ability to multitask and thrive in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment

• Previous experience in compliance, admin, or payroll (desirable but not essential)

What You’ll Get in Return

• A supportive and friendly team environment in a central Liverpool office

• Full training and ongoing professional development

• Opportunities to progress within a growing education recruitment business

• Company benefits and regular staff incentives

• The chance to play a vital part in a company making a real difference in local schools

If you’re a proactive, reliable administrator who takes pride in their work, we’d love to hear from you.Help us support the educators shaping the future—one placement at a time.