Business Support Officer

The Hyndburn Academy, Blackburn, Lancashire, BB1 4ED

25 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  10 August 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  12 July 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £24,978.00 Annually (FTE)

Business Support Officer job summary

BUSINESS SUPPORT OFFICER

Apprenticeship applications will be considered.

Salary: From £24,978 (Full Time Equivalent) dependant on experience

Hours: 37.5 hours (Term Time plus 2 weeks)

The Hyndburn Academy are seeking to appoint a permanent Business Support Officer to be the first point of contact for parents/carers, visitors, and employees, while providing essential administrative and operational support to ensure the smooth running of the daily office operations. The successful applicant will be an enthusiastic, positive, flexible, and motivated individual with a personal drive. You will have the ability to build strong working relationships with colleagues.

Specialisms within all the Business Support areas will be considered and discussed at interview for the right candidate, for example

• Reprographics
• Marketing and Social Media
• Finance
• General Administration

Previous experience of working within a school environment would be advantageous.

Responsibilities may include: (See full job description)

• Greet and assist visitors, parents/carers, and employees with a professional and friendly demeanour.
• Answer and direct phone calls, take messages, and provide accurate information as needed.
• Manage and coordinate incoming and outgoing mail, packages, and couriers.
• Provide administrative support, typing, filing, photocopying and preparation of reports.
• Plan, organise and carry out work to strict deadlines including prioritisation of own workload, where necessary.
• To ensure the provision of an effective and efficient office, promoting a welcoming environment for all supporting the school’s priorities and core values.

We are looking for:

• Someone who is committed to an inclusive ethos with the belief that every student counts
• Someone who is flexible to respond to emerging initiatives which support students learning
• Someone who shares our moral purpose of ensuring that all of our young people receive the best education possible in a supportive environment from people who care about them.

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 The Hyndburn Academy

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 641 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: The Hyndburn Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-hyndburn-academy

The Hyndburn Academy opened in September 2017 and was rated Good by Ofsted in May 2022. We are proud to be part of United Learning and work closely with our sister schools Accrington Academy and Marsden Heights Community College.

The Hyndburn Academy has ambitious plans for its students and staff. Over the next few years, we are aiming to rapidly transform into the successful school our fantastic students deserve.

The Hyndburn Academy is part of United Learning, a large, and growing, group of schools aiming to offer a life-changing education to children and young people across England. United Learning is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All positions are subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring check from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and shortlisted candidates will be subject to an online check.

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