School Admin & Operations Coordinator

Teaching Personnel; Padiham; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

Teaching Personnel is seeking a highly organised Business Support Officer to join the administrative team at a primary school in Padiham. The role focuses on delivering efficient administrative support, acting as a point of contact for staff, parents and external agencies to ensure smooth everyday operations.

The ideal candidate will have strong IT skills, experience in educational administration, and an approachable, professional manner.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in administrative or business support roles.
• Strong organisational and multi-tasking abilities.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience with Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams).
• Ability to handle confidential information with discretion.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive administrative support to SLT and staff.
• Be the first point of contact for parents, visitors and agencies.
• Manage school communications—emails, letters, and phone enquiries.
• Maintain pupil records and school databases with accuracy.
• Support attendance monitoring and reporting processes.
• Assist with events, meetings and appointments organization.
• Process purchase orders, invoices and other admin tasks.
• Ensure documents comply with policies and GDPR guidelines.
• Support recruitment and onboarding administration including safeguarding checks.

Skills

Organisational skills

Communication

Customer service

Microsoft Office

Record keeping

Tools

SIMS

Arbor

Bromcom

MS Teams

Job description

Teaching Personnel is seeking a highly organised Business Support Officer to join the administrative team at a primary school in Padiham. The role focuses on delivering efficient administrative support, acting as a point of contact for staff, parents and external agencies to ensure smooth everyday operations.

The ideal candidate will have strong IT skills, experience in educational administration, and an approachable, professional manner.