Lytham St Annes High School
‘A Learning Community in Pursuit of Excellence’
We are looking for a Business Support Operations Manager for our newly refurbished school. This is a busy and varied role rewarded with:
- Competitive salary
- Commitment to staff development
- Wellbeing and Employee Assistance Programme
- On Site parking
- Pension scheme
- Staff discount eligibility for brands and stores.
LSA High School provides our learning community with excellent education in addition to a wide range of extracurricular activities from football to fencing with many activities in between! We are proud of our school and work to high standards to ensure a vibrant, fun and safe environment for our staff, families and students.
The Business Support Operations Manager will lead the reception teams and the business support function of school. We will look to you to ensure there is a high standard for all visitors and robust safeguarding systems are followed. Other responsibilities include responding to complaints, providing high quality administrative support to the Headteacher and SLT, liaising with governors and external agencies and supporting statutory processes. This a key role where you will work collaboratively with staff, families and external agencies for the best outcomes for all. Further details are available in the job description attached.
We would love to speak to you if you have excellent communication, organisation and administrative skills, with the ability to work on your own initiative whilst leading a team of staff. Previous experience of working in a similar role providing high quality administrative support with a keen eye for detail or of working flexibly in a fast-paced environment would be welcomed. The person specification details the qualifications, experience and skills that we are looking for.
An essential part of the role will be understanding the school safeguarding protocols and adhering to the statutory requirements for regulated activity with children, always ensuring student safety and well-being.
Lytham St Annes High School recently converted to an academy as a founding member of the Coastal Collaborative Trust.
Lytham St Annes High School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be required to undertake and maintain an enhanced DBS check.
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.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974; therefore, applicants must disclose all spent and unspent convictions, cautions, and reprimands, subject to the relevant filtering rules.
Salary: Grade 7 SCP 19 – 25 (£31,067 - £35,235 FTE) Actual Salary (£26,960 - £30,577)
Closing Date: 5 May 2025, 9.00am
Interview Date: 12 May 2025
