School Business Support Officer 2

**Ref**
- 189869C

**Number of Posts**
- 1

**Grade**
- Grade 4 SCP 4-6.

**Salary**
- £25185 to £ 25989 Term Time only - Salary shown is Full Time Equiv.

**Term**
- Part-time.

**PerM/FTC**
- Permanent.

**Required**
- (03/11/25 ).

**Hours**
- 32.5 hours a week.

**Closing Date**
- 22/10/2025.

Location

Ridgewood Community High School, Eastern Avenue, Burnley, Lancashire, BB10 2AT (179 on roll)

Tel: 01282 953653

Summary

The Governors are seeking to appoint a highly motivated individual to the reception team of our happy, hardworking and caring school. We are looking for an individual who is able to under supervision maintain, update and extract information from systems and database and provide general administrative/clerical/financial support for the school. As well as supporting reception, this would involve a variety of tasks. For example, producing financial and management information, the provision of general advice and guidance to pupils, parents and staff, or calling for the use of higher level text processing/spreadsheet/IT skills or audio typing that involves the use of a range of software packages.

The appropriate individual would also be able expected to:

- Provide general clerical and administrative support, including word processing, minute taking, filing routine correspondence, distributing mail etc.
- Routine financial administration, including petty cash, postage, banking etc.
- Maintaining and updating manual and computerised records including, for example, records of free school meals, school trips, registers, examinations etc including related financial administration.
- Administering work experience arrangements.
- Production of regular management information, including financial data and assist in the production of reports for the senior leadership team
- Monitor and maintain the school MIS system.
- Undertake reconciliations, for example of bank accounts and petty cash and of the purchase ledger control account.
- Undertake reception duties including answering telephone and responding to routine queries, including, where appropriate, dealing with visitors on behalf of Headteacher
- Maintaining stock and ordering supplies, including the processing of orders, check of incoming deliveries, obtaining prices from occasional suppliers, arranging for payment of invoices and the distribution and storage of stock.
- General welfare support, where required, including the responsibility for pursuing pupil absence with parents including recording and monitoring of absence and production of reports.

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.

Please note that this vacancy closes at 12 Noon on 22/10/2025

Essential Qualifications
- GCSE English grade C or above or equivalent
GCSE Math grade C or above or equivalent

Desirable Qualifications
- Business / Administration qualifications or equivalent
- Office Skills and Administration or equivalent
- Qualifications regarding competency of Microsoft Office
GDPR or Data Protection

Essential Experience
- Experience of school software
- Experience of working in a busy school office
Good knowledge of Microsoft Office including Excel

Desirable Experience
- Creation of official document and / or resources
- Experience using financial systems
- Experience of stock control or cording
- Knowledge of SEND students
First Aid

For an informal discussion please contact:
Mr Siney

Proposed Interview Date:
23/10/2025

Equal Opportunities statement

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