Business Support Assistant

Starbank School, Birmingham, B10 9BT

11 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  2 November 2026

• Closing date

  18 October 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  7 October 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time: 15 hours per week (Monday and Tuesday) Term Time plus 2 weeks
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £26,847.00 to £27,274.00 per annum (pro rata £9,601.68 - £9,754.39 per annum)

What skills and experience we're looking for

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.
• The ability to address sensitive matters with a caring manner and always maintaining confidentiality.

What the school offers its staff

Starbank school in Birmingham is a large all through school for pupils aged 3 to 16 years old. We have over 2,000 pupils and are based across three sites in close proximity to each other. We joined Star Academies in 2020 and, like all Star schools, we have a leadership specialism.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applying for the job

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

JDPS - Business Support Assistant.pdf - 278 KB (opens in new tab)

About Starbank School

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 3 to 16
• Education phase: All through school
• Size: 2161 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Email address: info@starbank.staracademies.org
• Phone number: 0121 464 0751
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/starbank-school-birmingham

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