Business Support Officer

Jobtrain; Rochdale; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Star Academies is seeking a dedicated business support colleague to join Oulder Hill Leadership Academy in Rochdale. You will support pupils, teachers and stakeholders with efficient, accurate administrative services and help maintain an outstanding learning environment.

You will be a committed team player with strong organisational skills, adept at using MS Office and managing databases, and capable of thriving under pressure to meet deadlines.

Qualifications

• Experience working in an administrative setting.
• Proficient in MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook) and managing databases.
• Strong prioritisation, accuracy under deadlines, and initiative.

Responsibilities

• Provide administrative support to pupils, teachers and stakeholders.
• Deliver efficient and accurate administrative services and documentation.
• Develop relationships across the school and Star community.

Skills

Administrative experience

MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook)

Attention to detail

Time management

Communication skills

Education

GCSEs including English and Maths (5 grades 9-4/A*-C)

Tools

Explorer

Databases

Job description

Do you have the drive, passion and commitment to deliver outstanding support to help young people in a disadvantaged community? If so, joining the Star support team might just be the best career move you ever make. This is your opportunity to join a dedicated team of support staff who are committed to providing the best possible education for our pupils.

About Oulder Hill Leadership Academy

Oulder Hill Leadership Academy is a secondary school for 11 to 16 year olds in Rochdale, which joined Star Academies in March 2022. We are a rapidly improving school with high ambitions and expectations for all our pupils, as evidenced by our most recent Ofsted inspection in January 2025, when we were graded 'Good' in all four areas of the inspection framework.

Like all Star schools, we have a leadership specialism - providing 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.

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.

About Star Academies

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 STAR values 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, Star Talent Academy. 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.

We can also offer you a range of rewards and benefits, including competitive salaries and pension schemes, generous holiday entitlements and healthcare cash plans.

Key Dates

Closing Date: Sunday, 18 October 2026 at midnight.

Interview Date: W/C Monday, 19 October 2026.

Proposed Start Date: Tuesday, 1 December 2026.

Our Commitment

Star Academies is committed to safeguarding, safer recruitment and promoting the welfare of pupils. Our comprehensive recruitment and selection processes aim to discourage and screen out unsuitable applicants. Successful candidates are subject to rigorous pre-employment checks.

We are equally committed to eliminating discrimination and encouraging diversity. We aim for our workforce to be representative of society and that each employee feels respected and able to give their best. We are committed to providing equality and fairness in our recruitment and employment practices and not to discriminate on any grounds. We oppose all forms of unlawful and unfair discrimination.