Business Support Apprentice

Teaching Vacancies; Bacup; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A secondary school in Bacup is seeking a talented individual to provide exceptional business support services. The role requires strong organisational skills and a commitment to confidentiality. Candidates must possess extensive customer service experience and the ability to develop positive relationships within the school community. The successful applicant will help create an outstanding learning environment and ensure all operations run smoothly. This position is valuable for those passionate about supporting education and leadership development.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience delivering outstanding customer service.
• Ability to prioritise and work efficiently under pressure.
• Experience with maintaining relationships in a school setting.

Responsibilities

• Provide exceptional business support services to pupils and staff.
• Develop positive relationships with students, staff, and parents.
• Handle sensitive matters with care and confidentiality.

Skills

Organisational skills

Customer service experience

Ability to develop relationships

Confidentiality

MS Office

Education

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

Job description

What skills and experience we're looking for

What skills and experience we're looking for

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.
• The ability to use MS Office software packages such as Word, Excel and Outlook, as well as Explorer and databases.
• The ability to prioritise, work efficiently and accurately, particularly under pressure, to deadlines and using own initiative.
• The ability to address sensitive matters with a caring manner and maintaining confidentiality at all times.
• The ability to maintain positive relationships with students, staff, parents and members of the community.

What the school offers its staff

The Valley Leadership Academy is a secondary school for 11 to 16 year olds in Bacup. We joined Star Academies in 2019 and, like all Star schools, we have a leadership specialism. We are a rapidly improving school with high ambitions and expectations for all of our pupils. We provide a knowledge-based academic curriculum alongside a rich and diverse leadership programme that grows character and inspires charitable and social action. Our pursuit of educational excellence is based upon our fundamental belief that every pupil has the capacity to become a successful and inspirational leader.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.