Business Support Officer

Star Academies; Royton; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Star Academies is seeking a dedicated administrative professional to join The Olive School support team in Bolton. You will deliver a high-quality business support service to pupils, teachers and stakeholders, ensuring a well-organised environment that supports learning.

You will bring excellent organisational and MS Office skills, and a proven ability to prioritise under pressure while building positive relationships across our school and the Star community.

Qualifications

• 5 GCSEs including English and Maths at grade 9-4/A*- C.
• Experience of working in an administrative setting.
• Proficient with MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook) and file management.
• Ability to prioritise, work efficiently and accurately to deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Provide an exceptional business support service to pupils, teachers and stakeholders.
• Deliver outstanding customer service and build relationships across the school and Star community.
• Support daily administrative tasks to maintain a smooth learning environment.

Skills

Organisational skills

Customer service

Relationship building

Education

GCSEs including English and Maths

Tools

Word

Excel

Outlook

Databases/Explorer

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 The Olive School, Bolton

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 July 2019. At our last inspection in February 2025, 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.

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

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.