Business Support Assistant with responsibility for SEND

Light Hall School, Solihull, West Midlands, B90 2PZ

10 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2026

• Closing date

  6 July 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  26 June 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £26,824.00 - £29,540.00 Annually (FTE) Full time equivalent salary range: £26,824 - £29,540 per annum Actual salary range: £13,337 - £14,687 per annum

Business Support Assistant with responsibility for SEND job summary

Business Support Assistant with responsibility for

SEND

To start on 1 September 2026

Hours and weeks: 22 hours a week, term time only

Working pattern: Monday to Thursday from 10.45am - 3.45pm and from 10.45am - 3.15pm

every Friday with half an hour for lunch daily

Full time equivalent salary range: £26,824 - £29,540 per annum

Actual salary range: £13,337 - £14,687 per annum

Are you an organised, proactive and people-focused administrator who wants to make a real

difference to young people and their families? We are looking for a Business Support Assistant with

responsibility for SEND to join our friendly and committed team at Light Hall School, where our

fantastic students are at the heart of everything we do.

This is an important and rewarding role at the heart of our SEND provision. You will help the

SENDCO and SEND team to keep key processes running smoothly, supporting a busy diary and

email inbox for the SENDCO and ensuring that communication, meetings, paperwork and records

are well organised, accurate and completed on time. You will work alongside another colleague in

the same role, who will provide support from 8.00am to 11.00am, helping to ensure consistent and

effective support for the SEND team throughout the school day. Your work will help colleagues,

parents, carers and external professionals receive the information and support they need, when

they need it.

Every day will be varied. You may be supporting access arrangements, preparing for annual

reviews, organising parent meetings, helping with SEND events, responding to enquiries or

making sure that student information is up to date and easy to access. You will need to be calm,

professional and discreet, with strong IT skills, excellent attention to detail and the confidence to

communicate sensitively with a wide range of people.

This role would suit someone who enjoys being busy, takes pride in getting things right and

understands how good administration can make a meaningful difference in school life. Experience

of working in a school or SEND setting would be helpful, but just as important are your warmth,

reliability, initiative and commitment to supporting our wonderful students, including those with

additional needs, to feel well supported and able to thrive.

In return for your experience, commitment and enthusiasm, we can offer you:

The opportunity to be part of our supportive and inclusive Light Hall family;

You can find out more about this role by:

The opportunity to use and further develop your skills within a supportive school

environment;

Induction, ongoing support and a range of staff benefits including local government

pension with generous employer contribution and free employee wellbeing services such

as free physiotherapy and chiropractor sessions, GP consultations for staff and their

children 24 hours a day, 7 days a week worldwide and flu jabs.

visiting our school website www.lighthall.co.uk to download a candidate pack and

application form.

visiting the school - to arrange a visit, please contact Anna Williams, HR, Cover and Office

Manager on 0121 746 5060 or email HR@lighthall.co.uk

Closing date:

9.00am on Monday 6 July 2026 (we reserve the right to close this advert

earlier if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, please

submit your application as early as possible).

We look forward to hearing from you.

This post involves working in regulated activity with children. Light Hall School is

committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and young people and

expects its staff to share this commitment. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of

Offenders Act 1974. Safeguarding checks in accordance with Keeping Children Safe in

Education are required for shortlisted candidates which include self-declaration of criminal

record and online searches. An enhanced DBS check and safeguarding checks in

accordance with Keeping Children Safe in Education are required for successful

candidates. This post carries safeguarding responsibilities in line with our child protection

policy as detailed in the job description and person specification.

Light Hall School is committed to safeguarding the welfare of all children and young people

and expects its staff to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS check is required for all

successful candidates.

‘The best from everyone, all of the time’

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

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Light Hall School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1024 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Light Hall School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/light-hall-school

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