Business Support Officer (Maternity Cover)

Chapel Green School, Old Buckenham, Norfolk, NR17 1RF

14 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  Required ASAP

• Closing date

  22 October 2026 at 1am

• Date listed

  8 October 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full time equivalent salary: £10,112.49 to £10,609.56 per annum

Business Support Officer (Maternity Cover) job summary

Email: speacock@chapelgreenschool.org.uk

Website: https://www.chapelgreen.org.uk

Headteacher: Emily Severn

• Salary: Scale E points 8 - 11; actual salary £10,112.49 to £10,609.56 per annum
• Temporary - Maternity cover
• Part time
• 15 hours per week
• Term time + 3 weeks (41 weeks per year)
• Required ASAP

We are a maintained SEN school with 201 pupils, supporting children and young people with moderate, severe and profound additional needs. We are committed to providing a safe, nurturing and inclusive environment in which every pupil is valued and supported to achieve their potential.

We are looking for an organised, confident and detail-focused Business Support Office to join our team. This is a varied and important role, working closely with school leaders and staff to support the day-to-day financial running of the school.

The role includes:

• Managing the school credit card and processing school and trip purchases.
• Creating and managing purchase orders.
• Processing weekly BACS payments and invoices.
• Completing banking transactions and monthly reconciliations.
• Managing school invoicing, including swimming pool hire.
• Monitoring and following up on outstanding lunch and trip payments. 
• Setting up and managing trip payment plans.
• Supporting budget planning, staff contracts and budget meetings.
• Working with colleagues to ensure financial processes are accurate and well organised.

About you

We are looking for someone who is reliable, highly organised, confident with numbers and previous financial experience, with excellent attention to detail. You will need to be comfortable working independently, handling confidential information and communicating confidently with staff, parents and suppliers.

If you enjoy being organised, solving problems and making sure everything adds up, we would love to hear from you!

We welcome applications from candidates who share our commitment to inclusion, safeguarding and ensuring that every pupil has the opportunity to thrive.

How to apply

A job description and cover letter are available from “Attachments”.

To download an application form please click the 'Apply for job' button. Application forms are also available by contacting Mrs Sue Peacock at the school address or via email - speacock@chapelgreenschool.org.uk 

Completed forms should be returned to - speacock@chapelgreenschool.org.uk

Closing date: 22 October 2026, 12 noon    

Interview date: 9 November 2026

Chapel Green School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be subject to appropriate safeguarding checks, including an enhanced DBS check.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and you will be required to undergo an Enhanced DBS check or Enhanced DBS check with barred list. If you have information to declare it may be protected under the Exceptions Orders and you may not be required to declare it. You will be asked to make a criminal conviction declaration if you are shortlisted for the post. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website.

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

This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects of all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This includes obtaining references and ensuring compliance with the DBS process. We are an equal opportunities employer and are part of the Norfolk Well-Being scheme.

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 Chapel Green School

• Organisation type: Special school, ages 3 to 19
• Size: 199 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Chapel Green School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/chapel-green-school

Chapel Green is a Complex Needs School for pupils with moderate, severe, and profound learning difficulties between the ages of 3 and 19. All pupils have multiple and complex needs. All pupils have a significant learning need.
Chapel Green School is a supportive, challenging, and happy learning environment, where all individuals are respected and encouraged to reach their full potential in learning and independence, illustrated by the school ethos of “Challenge, Grow, Shine”.
We are looking for a confident and creative individual who enjoys being with children/young people and works constructively as part of a team. They will need to have enthusiasm and energy, be creative and flexible and be self-reflective and organised. They will need to be able to plan the learning of pupils with a wide range of needs using a fully differentiated approach.
Applications are welcomed from teachers with experience in special education from mainstream and or special schools. Our teachers have a thorough understanding of child development and learning, especially in the early years of a child’s development, so this position would suit a teacher from the primary sector.
As a teacher working at Chapel Green School, you will have access to a broad range of Continued Professional Development opportunities and will have the support and challenge from colleagues across the school. We offer a full induction and mentoring support package for new members of staff.

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