BUSINESS SUPPORT OFFICER 2

Location

Ashton Community Science College, Aldwych Drive, Ashton, Preston, Lancashire, PR2 1SL (727 on roll)

Tel: 01772 513002
School website: www.ashtoncsc.lancs.sch.uk

Summary

Grade 4 £24,404 - £25,183, pro-rata salary £21,177.93- £21,853.95 subject to 25/26 pay award.
This position is part time, term time only, please note the salary quoted is full time equivalent. If successful, the salary received will be paid on a pro –rata basis.

37 Hours a week, term-time plus 5 days. Start Date ASAP.

“Ashton Community Science College continues to be a Good School”.  (Ofsted April 2023)

ACSC is a popular and thriving school that sits at the heart of the community, enjoying an excellent reputation locally and across Lancashire. The Governors of ACSC are wishing to appoint a permanent administrator to assist the school support services.    We require a hardworking, reliable and motivated candidate who has a genuine desire to work in a busy school with the ability to multi-task.

We are looking for an administrator with experience of HR and general administration to join a team that is lead by the Business Manager. The successful candidate will need to work as part of this team and work well under their own initiative.  Please see the Job Description and Person Specification for full details of this post. 

The post is 37 hours a week, term-time only plus 5 days. These five days will consist of the first training day in September, the Summer term training day and three other days over the school holiday period.

The successful candidate will have to have a flexible approach to working to meet the needs of the school.  The start and finish time are Monday - Thursday 8am – 4pm with 30 minutes for lunch, and finishing at 3.30pm on a Friday. 

Please note that CVs are not accepted, to apply for this vacancy you need to complete the application form application form available from the LCC advert or the school website.

ACSC is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children.  The successful applicant will be required to provide a disclosure from Disclosure Barring Service before any appointment is confirmed. On-line searches will be carried out on short-listed candidates.

Please note that in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2024, an online search will be carried out as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates.

Supporting documents to the application process are available to download in the vacancies section of the school website http://www.ashtoncsc.lancs.sch.uk/job-vacancies 

Applications should be submitted electronically by July 31st at 10am to hr@ashtoncsc.com  Interviews will be on August 5th 2025.

Please note we regret we are unable to contact individual applicants who may be unsuccessful at this time

Equal Opportunities statement

An Equal Opportunities Employer welcoming applications from all sections of the community

Rehabilitation

Rehabilitation The post you are applying for is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013). If successful you will be required to apply to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) for a 'disclosure'. Information provided by you or the Disclosure and Barring Service will be dealt with in a confidential manner in accordance with the DBS's Code of Practice. You may view the Code of Practice on the DBS website at www.gov.uk/dbs or alternatively a copy is available on request. Lancashire County Council has a Handling of DBS Certificate Information Policy and a Policy Statement on the Recruitment of Ex-offenders this is available from the recruiting manager to applicants who are asked to complete a DBS application.

 

Please note that we can only consider applications from candidates who are legally entitled to work in the UK.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.