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“Within 3 months more than 70% of our parents were choosing to pay
online and we’ve seen a 10% increase in the uptake of our free and
paid school meals.”
St Peter’s Primary School
Croydon
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Job opportunities
Unhindered by the tough economic climate facing other markets, ParentPay is growing
at a rapid rate, with individual schools and local authorities across the UK signing
up to use our unique web application.
ParentPay is now used by more than 1,500 schools in 80% of local authorities in England
and Wales. With strong customer growth and significant new contract wins, we are looking
to expand our team to help meet the increased demand for our award winning solution.
Contacting us
If you are interested in any of these roles, please email a covering letter and CV to jobs@parentpay.com.
Current opportunities
- Web Application Developer
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Home based in Midlands – East Midlands preferred, some regional travel required
Reporting to the Development Director you will be working primarily from home
with some travel to East Midlands and Warwickshire based offices.
The role involves front-end development of the ParentPay web application as a part of the existing
software development team.
The successful candidate will have at least 5 years’ HTML, JavaScript and CSS development experience,
with strong graphics skills. A reasonable knowledge of asp.net development and multi-tier web applications
is required.
Graduate level qualified, ideally the candidate will be able to demonstrate
experience of and proficiency in many of the following:
- cross-browser development
- SQL queries and database concepts
- AJAX and multimedia scripting platforms such as Adobe Flash
- designing web sites for accessibility and usability
- producing completed work from a functional specification
- use of source control software
- working both individually and on larger projects as part of a team
The ideal and successful candidate will be an analytical thinker with demonstrable
quality problem solving skills. Experience of remote working would be beneficial and exemplary organisation
skills are critical with the ability to self manage on a daily basis and to document one’s own work.
Working within a small team in a pressured, rapidly evolving business the individual will need to be
enthusiastic, with great personal motivation ensuring deadlines and objectives are met without
constant management guidance.
Good communication skills with quality written English are required as well as a proficiency with
office and email software.
The post is primarily home based although will require some regional travel; own transport and
willingness to travel are therefore essential.
CV and professional references are essential. Selection process for shortlisted candidates will
include testing of development and problem solving skills.
Salary in the range £30k-40k dependent upon the individual and past experienceTerm time / flexible contracts might be available.
All applications will be treated in confidence.
Equal Opportunities Statement
ParentPay, confirms its commitment to a comprehensive policy of Equal Opportunities in
employment in which individuals are selected and treated on the basis of their relevant
merits and abilities and are given Equal Opportunities within ParentPay. The aim of this
policy is to ensure that no job applicant or employee should receive less favourable
treatment on any grounds not relevant to good employment practice.
ParentPay Ltd is committed to promoting equality among our employees, customers and
partners.
It is ParentPay’s policy as an employer to treat all people equally irrespective of race,
ethnic origin, sex, marital or parental status, sexual orientation, creed, disability, age,
religious belief or political belief.
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