Business Administration Apprentice
MELROSE LEARNING TRUST
Billingham, TS22 5BX
Closes in 6 days (Friday 11 October at 11:59pm)
Posted on 27 September 2024
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Summary
This is an exciting opportunity for anyone wanting to work in a supportive and enjoyable working environment, giving the successful candidate an opportunity to make a real impact on the service delivery within the school. The School is looking to appoint a proactive, enthusiastic, reliable Apprentice to work with the school administration team.
- Annual wage
- £12,313.60 a year
- Training course
- Business administrator (level 3)
- Hours
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Term time (including PD days) 39 weeks. Until 24 July 2026.
4 days per week between Monday and Friday 08:00am – 16:00pm (core hours are negotiable) with the fifth day taking place with the course/training provider between 09:00am – 17:00pm.
37 hours a week
- Possible start date
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Monday 4 November
- Duration
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1 Year 6 Months
- Positions available
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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
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This is a diverse role to support the administration function within a primary school setting
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This role will provide front of house support, liaising with families and pupils
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The post holder will be responsible for answering the school phone and dealing with low level queries, taking messages and feeding back to appropriate staff
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The role will involve supporting the admin team with data input in terms of attendance, school lunches and invoices
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The role may also involve placing online orders and checking stock upon delivery, typing letters, organising school clubs on the virtual system, in addition any other task deemed appropriate under the supervision of the school admin team
Where you’ll work
Clifton Avenue
Billingham
TS22 5BX
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
HARTLEPOOL COLLEGE OF FURTHER EDUCATION
Your training course
Business administrator (level 3)
Equal to A level
Course contents
Your training plan
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Level 3 Diploma in Business Administration
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The course will run over 18 months and includes an End Point Assessment as part of the apprenticeship standards. This takes place after 15 months on the programme and is carried out by an external examiner. It operates on a roll on/roll off basis, so enrolment can be accommodated throughout the year.
There are 2 parts to the apprenticeship:
- On programme training/practical training period (0-15 months) – where the candidate completes a C&G qualification (L3 Diploma for Business Administrator)
- End Point Assessment (15-18 months) – the candidate has to provide evidence of certain Knowledge, Skills and Behaviours mainly through work produced for the diploma
At the end of the apprenticeship, they then have to do 3 things to pass an End Point Assessment carried out by the awarding body.
1. Pass a multi choice exam on the knowledge gained
2. Submit a portfolio of evidence on which they will be interviewed by an external examiner
3. Project presentation – from a project done for the qualification, presented to external examiner
Hartlepool College of Further Education operate the course on a day release basis for Level 3, this could either be a Wednesday or Thursday depending on date of enrolment. Sessions are delivered between 9.00-5.00 as well as self-study time to complete tasks issued. This currently operates as a blend of virtual sessions via MS Teams and classroom-based delivery on site at the college. Observations in the workplace also need to take place.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- Maths and English (grade 4)
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
- Presentation skills
- Administrative skills
- Team working
Other requirements
The candidate may want to consider supporting a school club or supporting the wrap around care to gain experience and interaction with pupils. The role may involve the unpacking and dissemination of stock upon deliver to the school. These would include the transportation of food produce and stationery within the school. The role may involve some outside work to support break and lunch duties and to assist children between the infant and junior buildings as and when required.
About this company
Prior’s Mill C of E Primary cater for 420 pupils from Reception to Year 6 as well as a popular nursery provision for up to 39 full time places. The school is part of Melrose Learning Trust.
After this apprenticeship
- The qualification will demonstrate the learner’s ability and competency to carry out a range of administrative tasks
- After completing the Level 3 Diploma in Business Administration, individuals can progress onto the further apprenticeships in Team Leading and Supervising
- Alternatively, they can consider going down more specialist routes, for example accounting, HR or marketing
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
HARTLEPOOL COLLEGE OF FURTHER EDUCATION
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000277385.
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Closes in 6 days (Friday 11 October at 11:59pm)
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