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School Business Officer

Ladycross Infant School, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG10 5JD

48 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  3 September 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  17 July 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time: 37 hours a week, Monday to Friday, 39 weeks a year (term time)
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: Grade 8 / point 12

What skills and experience we're looking for

The Governing board are looking to appoint a new School Business Officer, from September 2025.

The successful applicant will:

• Be an excellent representative and first point of call for our school.
• Effectively undertake a range of general administration and reception duties.
• Work alongside, support and be responsible for the school business assistant.

Our school is looking for a Business Officer who has:

• Great communication skills and demonstrates a friendly helpful disposition
• Proven organisational skills, ICT experience and is efficient in financial management
• Ability to work with minimal supervision and act on own initiative.
• Ability to cope with conflicting demands, deadlines and interruptions.
• A strong team ethos, is willing to share ideas and improve systems.

What the school offers its staff

Our school can offer you

• an effective caring team who will support you in the execution of your duties
• a robust professional development programme
• a context where your developing skills will impact on and improve outcomes for children.

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

Please complete the online application.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

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About Ladycross Infant School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 3 to 7
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 189 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 7
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Ladycross Infant School website
• Email address: info@ladycross.derbyshire.sch.uk
• Phone number: 01159397379
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/ladycross-infant-school

Ladycross Infant School is a medium sized, happy school in Sandiacre.
Our infant school is from Reception through to Year 2. In addition we have a nursery with children turning 3 through to 4.

Arranging a visit to Ladycross Infant School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email info@ladycross.derbyshire.sch.uk.

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