Business Support Officer - Sixth Form

Sir John Leman High School, Beccles, Suffolk, NR34 9PG

16 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  January 2027

• Closing date

  27 November 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  6 November 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: £10,537.00 - £10,874.00 Annually (Actual) Grade 3, points 4-6, £26,016-£26,847 FTE

Business Support Officer - Sixth Form job summary

Sir John Leman High School (part of Kingfisher Schools Trust) is seeking to appoint a confident and highly organised, enthusiastic and proactive Business Support Officer to support the business functions within the sixth form. This post is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced administrator to play an important role in the effective operation of our successful sixth form provision.

Working alongside skilled and dedicated professionals, you will provide outstanding business support, ensuring that systems, processes and communication operate efficiently and effectively.

This role is offered on a part-time basis, permanent basis, working 17.5 hours per week across 39 weeks per year.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Providing high-quality administrative and organisational support to the Sixth Form leadership team
• Managing student attendance and private study records
• Support with maintaining student bursary records
• Supporting student admissions and enrolment processes
• Providing support for Sixth Form events, including open evenings and celebration events

Please see the job description for a more comprehensive list of duties.

You will:

• Have experience of working in an administrative or business support capacity, preferably within education.
• Be consistently positive, polite and professional
• Be confident to interact with all stakeholders
• Be able to form effective working relationships
• Possess strong IT skills
• Demonstrate high levels of organisation and attention to detail
• Be discreet and adhere to confidentiality and data protection regulations

About Sir John Leman High school

Sir John Leman High School is a mixed comprehensive secondary school and sixth form, situated in the historic market town of Beccles, Suffolk, on the edge of the Norfolk Broads. Sir John Leman High School focuses on four key areas: achievement, ethos and values, opportunities and relationships. It aims to create a friendly, purposeful environment characterised by high expectations and exemplary standards of behaviour.

Every student is valued as an individual and helped to develop confidence and self-esteem and to achieve in all areas of school life. Creativity is encouraged, as is risk-taking in a caring and supportive environment. The school aspires to create excellent relationships, shared aspirations and an ethos of co-operation and respect.

At the heart of our success is a passionate team of dedicated professionals who understand that every second of education counts. We are united by a deep commitment to our students and the community we serve. They are the very core of our purpose. Every moment, every lesson, every day is a vital opportunity to inspire, challenge, and support each child to achieve their very best. We believe, without compromise, that with the right environment and encouragement, every student has the potential to achieve greatness.

As proud members of the Kingfisher Schools Trust, we are guided by the shared values of opportunity, community, and excellence. These values are more than aspirations; they are embedded in every decision we make and every interaction we have. We believe in providing all students with meaningful opportunities to grow and succeed, fostering a strong sense of belonging within a supportive community, and setting the highest expectations in everything we do.

This is the Kingfisher Spirit in action — a belief that with the right environment, encouragement, and ambition, every young person can soar.

Kingfisher Schools Trust offers a wide range of benefits including:

• Excellent opportunities for continuous professional development
• Access to a wide variety of training courses through The National College
• Generous pension schemes (whether TPS or LGPS)
• Employee assistance scheme including access to online counselling, Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) and Muscular skeletal sessions.
• Flu Voucher Scheme
• Optical reimbursement scheme
• Employee Benefits scheme (PerkBox), including salary sacrifice schemes for cycle to work and car lease
• National pay scales and policies
• Family friendly policies

If you have any questions, or would like to arrange a visit to our school, please contact recruitment@kingfisherschools.co.uk

Please submit your application as soon as possible, as the closing date for this vacancy may be altered if a sufficient number of applications are received.

Kingfisher Schools Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS check will be part of the pre-employment screening process for this role. An application form must be completed in full; CVs alone cannot be accepted.

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.

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Commitment to safeguarding

Sir John Leman High School is part of Kingfisher Schools Trust. The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.

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 Sir John Leman High School

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 1404 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Sir John Leman High School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/sir-john-leman-high-school-beccles

Sir John Leman High School, situated in the historic market town of Beccles, Suffolk, on the edge of the Norfolk Broads, is a mixed comprehensive secondary school and sixth form. The pupil roll is around 1,400, with some 160 of these students moving on to the school’s sixth form.

Sir John Leman High School focuses on four key areas: achievement, ethos and values, opportunities and relationships. It aims to create a friendly, purposeful environment characterised by high expectations and exemplary standards of behaviour.

Every student is valued as an individual and helped to develop confidence and self-esteem and to achieve in all areas of school life. Creativity is encouraged, as is risk-taking in a caring and supportive environment. The school aspires to create excellent relationships, shared aspirations and an ethos of co-operation and respect.

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