BUSINESS SUPPORT OFFICER

Location

Our Lady's Catholic High School, Preston, St Anthony's Drive, Fulwood, Preston, Lancashire, PR2 3SQ (897 on roll)

Tel: 01772 326900
School website: www.olchs.lancs.sch.uk

Summary

Our Lady’s Catholic High School is a highly successful oversubscribed 11–16 mixed High School of 900 pupils serving mainly the Catholic community in the north of Preston. We have an excellent reputation and are consistently ranked as a high performing school. We place an emphasis on helping each child reach their full potential and provide a safe, loving environment where our pupils can grow and develop to become One of Ours.

Behaviour and relationships in our school are very strong and all teachers use our highly respected and successful system for managing behaviour and relationships called ‘Behaviour 4 Learning’. This is supported by a sophisticated system for rewarding pupils for being fit to learn and for commitment to school life.

An exciting opportunity has now arisen for the position of Business Support Officer to support the Administration Team. Under supervision, this role will primarily be responsible for undertaking Reception duties, which include answering the telephone, responding to routine queries and dealing with pupils, staff and visitors.

The successful candidate will need to possess excellent written and oral communication skills and be a strong team player and must have 5 A*- C GCSE's including Mathematics and English or equivalent.

This post is part time, term time only and the working hours are Thursday and Friday 8.15am to 4.00pm. If successful, the salary received based on the hours and weeks specified will be £8,345 to £8,848 per annum.

The closing date for the application is Noon on Thursday 13 November 2025.

Please note that in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2025, an online search will be carried out as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates. CVs are not accepted, to apply for this vacancy you need to complete the application form attached.

I hope you will feel encouraged to apply for this post and I look forward to receiving your application. We welcome applications from ambitious and passionate individuals and our mission is to appoint the best available candidate to this key role in our school.

Essential Qualifications

5 GCSEs A* - C including Maths and English (or equivalent) 

Essential Experience

Experience of general clerical and administration support including word processing, routine correspondence, distributing mail etc
Maintaining electronic records
Answering enquiries and resolving administrative issues

Desirable Experience

Reception duties
Filing, faxing and photocopying
Administration of school clerical procedures

For an informal discussion please contact:

Please contact Aimee Boyers, Office Manager, on 01772 326912

Proposed Interview Date:

20/11/2025 

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.