Senior Business Support Assistant - Staff Cover and Timetabling

Ravenshall School, Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, WF12 9EE

12 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  29 June 2026 at 10am

• Date listed

  17 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: £22,957.00 Annually (Actual)

Senior Business Support Assistant - Staff Cover and Timetabling job summary

Senior Business Support Assistant (Cover)

Required to start 1 September 2026

The working hours for this post are 7:45am to 2.30pm Monday to Friday

Our outstandingspecial school caters for pupils aged 4 - 19 who have learning difficulties and a wide range of complex needs.

We provide a broad, balanced, personalised and fully engaging curriculum which will enable each child to develop emotionally, socially, physically and intellectually to achieve their full potential through a wide range of learning opportunities. Our pupils are enthusiastic and love coming to school. They expect a lot from the adults that work with them!

About this role:-

This is a strategic operational role. The successful candidate will act as the gatekeeper of the school day, ensuring that despite staff absences, the students' education continues without disruption. This position is a hybrid of logistics, administration, and human resources. It requires someone with the skills to balance the "morning rush" (incoming staff illness reports), with the task of allocating cover for the day. Planning for timetable changes along with any other adhoc administrative tasks to support SLT and the main school office team, will also be your responsibility.

There may occasionally be a requirement to work a few hours in the school holidays or after the end of the school day. Advance notice will be given if this is the case and the time can be taken off in lieu, with prior arrangement.

This is an exciting opportunity for the successful candidate to extend and develop their skills in new and innovative ways.

We look forward to hearing from you if you are:

• An excellent practitioner, able to set and achieve high standards and expectations
• A highly motivated professional and a team player with drive and vision
• An excellent communicator with good interpersonal skills
• Able to demonstrate a high level of resilience, working well under pressure
• Able to adapt quickly and calmly to changing circumstances throughout the day
• A proactive and systematic problem solver who can see detail alongside the big picture
• Organised and highly precise when collating information to be shared with others

In return we can offer:

• A school which values and invests in all our staff by providing a range of bespoke CPD opportunities to enable you to meet all our pupil needs
• A well-resourced and enjoyable working environment which cares for and values every staff member
• A supportive and collaborative leadership team who welcome new ideas and innovation
• A school committed to raising standards which has children and young people at the heart of our maxim “All Different, All Equal, All Important”

We encourage you to read our AI Guidance before submitting your application to ensure your supporting statements reflect your own authentic experience.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All staff are subject to an enhanced DBS check. A conviction may not exclude candidates from appointment but will be considered as part of the recruitment process.

Visits to the school are welcome.

Please contact the school on 01924 456811 to arrange an appointment.

Closing date is Monday 29 June at 10am

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 Ravenshall School

• School type: Special school, ages 5 to 19
• School size: 200 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 5 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Ravenshall School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/ravenshall-school

Pupils have complex learning difficulties combined with other special educational needs such as behavioural difficulties or autistic spectrum disorders. A number of students have more complex learning needs including sensory and physical impairments and specific learning difficulties. We have a modern school building which boasts up-to-date facilities and technology. All pupils have a Statement of Special Educational Needs or an Education, Health and Care Plan.

The school is committed to providing a relevant education for its pupils and preparing them for a world of independence as good citizens. It values the role of the arts, in particular in encouraging motivation and personal development across the curriculum and all areas of learning. The school encourages and is committed to working alongside the community and partner schools and agencies in providing quality experiences and opportunities for all its pupils to support achievement.

Ravenshall prides itself in being an inclusive school which ensures that all of its pupils receive an equal opportunity to achieve their very best. The school respects differences and celebrates diversity in all its forms. It gives children and young people a voice and encourages the active participation in the education process. It values the staff who work here and recognises the important role that parents/carers, governors and the wider community have to play in supporting the pupils and the school itself.

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