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Business Support Apprentice (L3)

Plymouth City Council • Plymouth, England, United Kingdom • 3m ago

Business Support Apprentice Role Profile

We are excited to offer an apprenticeship opportunity to support the Business Support Team within the Children, Young People and Families Service. This role provides a fantastic chance to develop skills, gain hands-on experience, and contribute to meaningful work in a supportive and dynamic environment.

In this role you will be engaging with a variety of people on a daily basis; from members of the public to Social Workers, as well as other professionals such as the Police. Alongside this, apprentices will be responsible for carrying out generic administrative duties alongside the full-time clerical staff. These duties include but are not limited to: covering main reception, inputting data, responding to emails, arranging and rearranging meetings, diary management, note taking, filing and scanning and printing documents amongst other duties.

The Business Support apprenticeship will be supported by a local training provider, and you will be given allocated time during the working week for off-the-job training.

Funding & Assessments:

Please be aware that if you are successful in your application you will be required to sit a functional skills assessment with the apprenticeship training provider. Your current and previous qualifications will also be checked to ensure that you are eligible for course funding.

To undertake this role, it is essential that you have the following:

GCSE’s A*- C (9-4) or equivalent in English and Maths
Knowledge of Microsoft applications to include Word, Outlook and Excel
Understanding of the importance of confidentiality
Experience of working towards deadlines
Experience of working as part of a team
Good organisational, time and task management skills
Attention to detail and accuracy
Good communication and interpersonal skills

Please see the Business Support Apprentice Role Profile for more detailed information about the duties and requirements of the role.

Plymouth City Council is an equal opportunities employer. All applicants will be considered for employment regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage/civil partnership, pregnancy/maternity, race, religion/belief, sex or sexual orientation.

As part of our commitment to promoting equality we offer guaranteed interviews to those who meet the essential criteria and are considered disabled, have been in Plymouth City Council care or are an Armed Forces Service Leaver within the last two years.

Please provide details of your previous experience within your application.

The Disclosure & Barring Service Check requirement for this post is: Standard Check

We are a flexible employer and provide a variety of working arrangements tailored to the needs of each role.

If you would like to know more, please call Amanda John on 01752 306349 for an informal chat.

Closing Date: Wednesday 12 March