School Business Support Officer

Location Burnley Basnett Street Nursery School, Basnett Street, Burnley, Lancashire, BB10 3ES
(77 on roll)

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Summary Basnett Street Nursery School are seeking to appoint a part-time School Business Support Officer to work in our busy and fast paced school office. You will be the first point of contact for the children, families and visitors, ensuring they all receive a warm welcome. The aim of the role is to provide clerical, administrative and general welfare support to our children and families, supporting their daily queries and undertaking daily attendance procedures.

Working days are Wednesday to Friday and the working hours are 08:30 - 16:45 on Wednesdays and 08:30 - 15:45 Thursday and Friday. 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 successful candidate should have experience against the Job Description and possess the qualities and skills outlined in the Person Specification.

Please note that in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2025, 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.

• GCSE (or equivalent) grades 4 (C+) and above, in both English Language and Mathematics

• NVQ Level 2 (or equivalent) Business Administration

• Experience of Microsoft Office systems
• Experience of working in a busy administrative setting

• Experience of supporting financial administration, e.g. dealing with petty cash, banking and postage.
• Experience of customer interaction - in person and telephone
• Experience in use of database / MIS systems (e.g SIMS)
• Experience of maintaining and updating computerised records, e.g. attendance registers.
• Experience of maintaining stock and ordering supplies.

For an informal discussion please contact:
If you have any questions about the post, please contact Mrs Barakas, The School Business Manager on

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  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.