Business Manager

Star Academies; Radcliffe; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A new secondary school in Radcliffe is seeking a talented individual for a business support role. This position involves delivering exceptional support to pupils and teachers to create an outstanding learning environment. Ideal candidates will possess excellent organisational skills, extensive customer service experience, and the ability to build relationships within the school community. A minimum of 5 GCSEs including English and Maths at grade 9-4 is required. The role offers the chance to make a difference in young people's lives.

Benefits

Professional development opportunities

Training and mentoring programs

Qualifications

• Committed team player with excellent organisational and technical skills.
• Experience delivering outstanding customer service in a professional setting.
• Knowledge of Data Protection legislative requirements.

Responsibilities

• Provide exceptional business support to pupils, teachers, and stakeholders.
• Help deliver an outstanding learning environment.
• Develop relationships within the school community.

Skills

Organisational skills

Customer service experience

Relationship building

ICT administration knowledge

Education

5 GCSEs including English and Maths at grade 9-4 / A-C

Job description

About Star Radcliffe Academy

is a new and ambitious secondary school at the heart of Radcliffe. We are a five-form entry, 750-place academy for 11–16 year olds, which opened its doors in September 2024 with our founding Year 7 cohort. Each year we will grow, welcoming a new intake of Year 7 pupils, and by September 2028 we will be at full capacity, serving every year group.

Our academy exists to provide Radcliffe with a truly outstanding school – one that raises aspirations, strengthens community pride, and transforms the life chances of every young person we serve. As a free school built from the ground up, we have the rare privilege of creating our culture, curriculum, and systems with clarity and purpose, shaping excellence one year group at a time.

Like all Star schools, we have a distinctive leadership specialism. This means we deliver a rigorous, knowledge-rich academic curriculum alongside a character-forming leadership programme. Pupils are not only equipped with the qualifications and skills they need to succeed but are also inspired to serve others, contribute positively to society, and become leaders in their communities and beyond.

Our belief is simple but profound : every child in Radcliffe has the capacity to succeed at the highest level. By combining high expectations, exceptional teaching, and a culture built on Service, Teamwork, Ambition and Respect, we are determined to ensure that our pupils leave us as confident, compassionate, and capable young leaders who ready to make their mark on the world.

Who we’re looking for

We’re looking for a talented individual to provide an exceptional business support service to our pupils, teachers and wider stakeholders. As a key member of our school’s business support team, your expertise will help to deliver an outstanding learning environment for our young people.

The successful candidate will be a committed team player with excellent organisational and specialist technical skills. You will have extensive experience of delivering outstanding customer service and possess the ability to develop relationships across our school and the Star community.

You will have :

• 5 GCSEs including English and Maths at grade 9-4 / A
• C.
• Experience of management within a public / private sector setting.
• Experience in financial, HR, business and / or premises operations.
• Good knowledge of effective ICT administration systems.
• Knowledge of Data Protection legislative requirements and how to effectively manage a professional office in line with these requirements.

About Star Academies

is a high-performing multi-academy trust that runs more than 30 primary and secondary schools. We are a values-based organisation that works to improve the life chances of young people in areas of social and economic deprivation to help them succeed at the highest levels of education, employment and the professions. Every single day you’ll be rewarded with the opportunity to shape a young person’s future - our embody what we believe is needed to succeed.

Professional development is key to our ongoing success, so we continually invest in our employees through our professional development hub, . With a wealth of training, mentoring and progression opportunities across a large, growing group of academies, joining our team of leading education experts could propel your career to the next level.