Business Support Officer

Teaching Vacancies; Preston; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A local educational institution in Preston is seeking a dedicated individual for a business support role. As part of the school’s team, you will offer exceptional support to students and faculty, requiring strong organizational and technical skills. The successful candidate will have at least 5 GCSEs including English and Maths, along with experience in an administrative setting. Your ability to maintain confidentiality and address sensitive matters with care is crucial in this role, which upholds high standards of educational excellence.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in administrative roles.
• Ability to prioritize work efficiently and accurately under pressure.
• Experience maintaining confidentiality in sensitive matters.

Responsibilities

• Provide exceptional business support service to pupils, teachers, and stakeholders.
• Develop relationships across the school and the community.
• Work as a key member of the school's business support team.

Skills

Outstanding customer service

Organisational skills

Technical skills

MS Office suite (Word, Excel, Outlook)

Confidentiality

Education

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

Job description

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.
• Experience of working in an administrative setting.
• 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 maintain confidentiality at all times.

What the school offers its staff

The Olive School, Preston is a Muslim faith-based, primary school for 4 to 11 year olds, which welcomes pupils from all faiths and none. We opened in 2016 and, like all Star schools, we have a leadership specialism. We were graded as ‘Outstanding’ in all areas by Ofsted during our first inspection in June 2019. At our last inspection in December 2024, the school was commended for upholding the same high standards of academic excellence, teaching, character development and behaviour that resulted in the school’s previous ‘Outstanding’ rating.

We have an exemplary reputation for excellence in every aspect of school life. 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.