BUSINESS SUPPORT OFFICER 1

Lancashire County Council; Huncoat; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 23,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Term-time role

Job summary

Lancashire County Council seeks a friendly, well-organised Business Support Officer for a busy school office. You will deliver a welcoming reception, handle inquiries, and support a range of day-to-day administrative tasks in a term-time post.

Join a dedicated team, with pro-rata salary guidance and training opportunities. The role emphasizes a positive attitude, reliability and a readiness to learn in a school setting.

Qualifications

• Experience of working in a busy school/office environment including reception duties.
• Knowledge of a range of administrative support tasks and office procedures.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Applications and MIS systems Arbor/SIMS.

Responsibilities

• Provide efficient reception service and support day-to-day school administration.
• Answer and direct telephone calls, respond to enquiries, and welcome visitors.
• Manage signing-in and signing-out procedures and assist colleagues as needed.

Skills

Reception duties

Microsoft Office

Communication

Education

NVQ Level 2 Administration

Tools

Arbor

SIMS

Job description

Location Accrington Peel Park Primary School, Alice Street, Accrington, BB5 6QR (582 on roll)
Tel: [phone]
School website: www.peel-park.lancsngfl.ac.uk

Summary Are you organised, approachable and able to thrive in a busy school environment?

The Governing Body wishes to appoint a friendly, enthusiastic and highly organised Business Support Officer to join our dedicated administrative team.

Our school office is at the heart of school life, and you will be one of the first people our pupils, parents, staff and visitors meet each day. You will play an important role in creating a warm, professional and positive first impression, while providing a welcoming, efficient and helpful service to everyone who contacts or visits the school.

This is a varied and fast-paced role, so you will need to be approachable, confident and well organised, with the ability to remain calm and professional when things get busy. Working as part of our administrative team, you will provide an efficient reception service and support a wide range of day-to-day school administration. This will include answering and directing telephone calls, responding to enquiries, welcoming visitors and managing signing-in and signing-out procedures. We understand that candidates may bring different levels of experience so you will work alongside experienced colleagues who will provide support and guidance as you develop your knowledge and confidence in the role. What is most important to us is that you have a positive attitude, a willingness to learn and a genuine commitment to providing an excellent service to our pupils, families and staff.

If you are organised, approachable and dependable, enjoy working with people and would like to play an important part in the daily life of our school, we would be delighted to hear from you.

Working hours - This position is a term time role, so if successful, the salary received will be on a pro-rata basis with the expectation that the postholder attends inset days for appropriate training events (for additional reimbursement) The working hours are Monday to Friday 8.30am till 3.30pm (with an unpaid 30-minute lunchbreak). The actual pro-rata salary is £19,273.

Please note that in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2026, an online search will be carried out as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates.

This position is part time, term time only, please note the salary quoted is full time equivalent. If successful, the salary received will be paid on a pro –rata basis.

The closing date is 30/09/2026 at 12 noon

Essential Qualifications

• 3 GCSE’s or equivalent A-C to include Maths and English

Desirable Qualifications

• NVQ Level 2 Administration or equivalent.

Essential Experience

• Experience of working in a busy school/office environment includingreception duties.
• Knowledge of a range of administrative support tasks and office related/school procedures and systems
• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office Applications plus experience using Arbor/SIMS (or similar MIS systems)
• Please see person spec for more details.

Desirable Experience

• Experience of basic financial duties.
• Experience dealing with all aspects of HR administration
• Experience using Inventory and School Grid (school meals)

Equal Opportunities statement

An Equal Opportunities Employer welcoming applications from all sections of the community Rehabilitation Rehabilitation

The post you are applying for is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013). If successful you will be required to apply to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) for a 'disclosure'. Information provided by you or the Disclosure and Barring Service will be dealt with in a confidential manner in accordance with the DBS's Code of Practice. You may view the Code of Practice on the DBS website at www.gov.uk/dbs or alternatively a copy is available on request. Lancashire County Council has a Handling of DBS Certificate Information Policy and a Policy Statement on the Recruitment of Ex-offenders this is available from the recruiting manager to applicants who are asked to complete a DBS application.

The County Council is committed to equality of opportunity for all people in terms of recruitment, selection and employment, and is a Disability Confident employer, which means that all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria in the person specification will be interviewed. However, commitment to this standard is on an individual school basis and, therefore, if you are applying for a position within a school, you will need to check with the school whether they have made the decision to comply with this standard.

Please note that we can only consider applications from candidates who are legally entitled to work in the UK.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.