This is a Gloucestershire County Council job.
- Job Title: Business Admin Apprentice
- Job Location: Shire Hall, Block 6
- Salary: £17,323 per annum
- Hours per Week: 37.00
- Contract Type: Apprentice
- Duration: 18 months
- Closing Date: 27/07/2025
- Job Requisition Number: 11872
- This post is not open to job share
Would you like to work in a role which is both meaningful and rewarding, where you really feel that you make a difference?
About Us
This is a great time to join Gloucestershire County Council, as Children’s Social Care is on an exciting journey, which focuses our approach into being more creative, strengths-based and person-centred, to ensure that we work together to ‘Make a Difference’ to our local communities.
We are an agile working organisation with a combination of office-based working and working from home (essential equipment is provided). We place a high premium on diversity and inclusion, as well as on health and wellbeing and we offer a flexible working scheme which is based on business need. We offer Continued Professional Development and will support you to develop your skills and career prospects within Children’s Services.
About the Team and Role
We are looking to recruit a full time apprentice with a desire to learn and develop in business administration. You will work towards a Level 3 qualification within the Children’s Social Care Business Support Team. This is a fantastic opportunity to gain a qualification through practical experience in an office environment and through spending time learning in an educational setting. You will receive comprehensive training and development opportunities throughout your apprenticeship. This role is based across 2 teams who you would support (with training) whilst also studying for your qualification.
The Participation Team, who work with young people and front-line staff to enable them to give their views and have a say to support Gloucestershire County Council to improve its services for children and young people, and the Social Work Academy, who are the centre for learning and development of our Children’s Social Care workforce.
About You
We are looking for a candidate who is keen to develop their skills in administration and contribute to a more innovative way of working. You must, therefore, be adaptable, have excellent communication skills and can prioritise workload. Lived experience of being in care at any time during childhood, before the age of 18 years old, would be advantageous for this role.
The council is committed to supporting those in finding employment who have experienced being looked after by a local authority.
In return we will offer you:
- Regular formal and informal support.
- Safe, supportive and positive working environment with regular, robust supervision.
- Access to relevant training and career progression.
- Annual leave of 25.5 days (pro rata) up to 30.5 days (pro rata) after 5 years employment.
- Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme.
- Staff discount scheme that offers access to great savings including discounts with major supermarket chains and high street retailers.
- Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) that provides free, confidential, counselling and advice for employees, available 24 hours a day, online and by telephone.
- Cycle to Work scheme.
- Links to employee networks such as Prism (LGBT+) network and the Young Employees Network.
- Gloucestershire Salary Sacrifice Green Car Scheme (T&C's apply).
Working in Children’s Social Care does require an applicant who can be proactive or responsive to changing demands and resilient to some of the tough emotional content of the role. However, it is also a role that can bring great reward and job satisfaction.
How to Apply
If you feel that you have the skills and experience required to make a positive difference, then please submit your application and personal statement today by clicking the “Apply Now” button.
Short listed candidates will be contacted by email and invited to interview.
Should you wish to have an informal chat about this vacancy, please contact Theresa.humphries@gloucestershire.gov.uk
Additional Information
To access the Job Profile for this role, please follow the link below:-
Business Support Apprentice - Job Profile
The council is not currently able to offer sponsorship in this role. Candidates will need to have right to work that enables them to commit to at least 6 months employment. Right to work is not transferable from a sponsored role held with another employer.
Gloucestershire County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people or vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
We want to be an employer of choice, attracting and retaining excellent people to work for us, so that we can best serve all of Gloucestershire’s diverse communities. Our promise to you is that we will provide an inclusive and supportive working environment that enables you to bring your whole self to work and realise your full potential.
It is a legal requirement, under the Immigration Act 2016, that anyone appointed to a ‘customer facing role’ must be able to demonstrate an ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence in fluent English.
Hybrid working arrangements are available for the majority of our roles, giving teams the opportunity to work in a way that suits them, balancing service need and individual choice, with a mix of both remote and office working.
