Business Support Apprentice
Essex County Council
Colchester, CO3 3WG
Closes in 11 days (Monday 14 October)
Posted on 30 September 2024
Contents
Summary
Are you looking to take first steps in starting a career in Business Administration? Would you love to work alongside a supportive, friendly, welcoming and high achieving team? This could be the opportunity you are looking for!
- Annual wage
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£12,348 a year
Minimum wage rates (opens in new tab)
National Apprenticeship Wage for the first 12 months of your Apprenticeship. After 12 months of service, your salary will increase to the National Living Wage (currently £22,072 per annum as of 01 April 2024)
- Training course
- Business administrator (level 3)
- Hours
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As this is an apprenticeship opportunity, you will be required to work onsite 5 days per week to enable support, learning and development.
Working hours will be 9.00am - 5:30pm.
37 hours a week
- Possible start date
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Sunday 1 December
- Duration
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1 Year 9 Months
- Positions available
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1
Work
As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.
What you’ll do at work
You will assist with the delivery of routine administrative tasks, dealing with day-to-day work including (but not limited to):
- Inputting data from source documents into the relevant recording system, checking the accuracy, verifying and correcting data
- Responding to emails
- Telephone calls
- Front facing customer service
- Maintain your own diary and work pattern management
- Photocopying/ scanning
- Sending letters and dealing with incoming post
- Attend meetings with team colleagues and Managers, either in person or by video
- Working from home or in an office space
- Work alongside other administrative assistants and apprentices who will train you and support you through the day-to-day work
- Follow ECC policies and procedures for task completion and our expected standards of behaviours
Where you’ll work
Rowan House
33 Sheepen Road
Colchester
CO3 3WG
Training
An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.
College or training organisation
ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL
Your training course
Business administrator (level 3)
Equal to A level
Course contents
Your training plan
Requirements
Desirable qualifications
GCSE in:
- Maths and English (grade Grade 4/C or above)
Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Presentation skills
- Administrative skills
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
About this company
At Essex County Council, we look after a large, diverse, complex region of the country. But our approach to creating a place where individuals, families and communities can thrive and prosper is simple.
https://workingforessex.com/ (opens in new tab)
Company benefits
Healthy work life balance; flexible and hybrid working options Wide range of learning and development opportunities 26 days annual leave + bank holidays + choice to buy extra Generous Local Government Salary related pension scheme
Disability Confident
A fair proportion of interviews for this apprenticeship will be offered to applicants with a disability or long-term health condition. This includes non-visible disabilities and conditions.
You can choose to be considered for an interview under the Disability Confident scheme. You’ll need to meet the essential requirements to be considered for an interview.
After this apprenticeship
There is every opportunity to progress to further roles and training within Essex County Council. You will have the chance to put forward your ideas, grow your skillset and collaborate with an innovative team in a collaborative environment.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
Essex County Council
Entry to Work
work.placements@essex.gov.uk
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000126068.
Apply now
Closes in 11 days (Monday 14 October)
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