Job Introduction
Join Our Team: Level 3 Business Administrator Apprentice
Are you ready to kick-start your career in business administration? BCP Council is looking for an enthusiastic and dedicated individual to join our Team as a Level 3 Business Administrator Apprentice. This is a fantastic opportunity to work with experienced staff, learning and developing job-specific skills, receive time off during your working week for apprenticeship training, and contribute to the well-being of children and young people in our community.
Apprenticeship Criteria to qualify for an apprenticeship:
- Be aged 16 or older at the start of the apprenticeship.
- Not be enrolled on another funded apprenticeship or another funded further education or higher education programme at the time you start your new apprenticeship.
- Meet the qualification entry requirements of the apprenticeship standard and be able to provide original qualification certificates at enrolment.
- Only apply for an apprenticeship unrelated to any qualifications they hold at the same or higher level than the apprenticeship they wish to apply for. The apprenticeship being applied for must be unrelated in subject and content from the qualification already held.
- Over the duration of your apprenticeship, the apprentice must:
- Have the right to work and study in England and be one of the following:
- A citizen of a country within the European Economic Area (EEA) or have the right to abode in the UK and have been resident in the EEA for at least the previous three years on the first day of your apprenticeship.
- A non-EEA citizen with permission from the UK government to live in the UK, (not for educational purposes) and have been ordinarily resident in the UK for at least the previous three years before the start of learning.
Role Purpose: As a Business Administrator Apprentice, you will play a crucial role in supporting the provision and delivery of efficient and effective business support to our service teams. Your work will help us achieve our vision of making BCP a great place to live, where all children and young people have the best possible opportunities in life and are supported by the community to flourish and grow.
Apprenticeship L3 for Portage and EYSEND
The apprenticeship would involve providing administrative to the Early Years SEND and Portage Teams primarily, alongside general administrative responsibilities. These teams work together to provide advice and practical support to both Early Years settings, and to parents, for children under statutory school age who have significant, and complex SEND needs under structured criteria; using the graduated response to SEN support framework and in partnership with a number of Health agencies.
Main Responsibilities:
- Assist and support the provision of effective and efficient business support.
- Develop skills and competencies in general office duties.
- Maintain records using MS Office and bespoke systems.
- Undertake research and analysis, collecting and presenting data.
- Manage requests to produce reports, project updates, and presentations.
- Organise meetings, prepare agendas, and type up minutes.
Ideal Candidate:
- A team player with a flexible and positive attitude to work.
- Good communication skills and high accuracy.
- A commitment to completing the apprenticeship training to a satisfactory standard.
- Ability to adapt to business needs and follow instructions.
- Knowledge of MS Office is essential or ability and willingness to learn IT systems.
- Professional (integrity and work ethic) attitude.
What We Offer:
- A supportive learning environment with a commitment to your professional development.
- The chance to work on meaningful projects.
- A pathway to a rewarding career within the council.
If you wish to discuss the role please contact Amanda Sheard on amanda.sheard@bcpcouncil.gov.uk
About BCP Council
BCP Council provides services to a diverse community of 400,000 residents and employs more than 5,000 people. Our area includes over 15 miles of beautiful world-renowned coastline. We can offer career defining roles to transform and improve services. By working with us, you can help deliver a vision of a thriving, word-class, prosperous and inclusive place for generations to come.
Our Benefits
We offer an excellent benefits package to colleagues. Find out more on our website
As a result of the creation of BCP Council in 2019, we are working on simplifying our terms and conditions of service and will be creating a single pay structure which is to be applicable for all employees. It is important to us that we offer benefits that our colleagues value as part of their total employment package and we are reviewing these to make sure we have it right. We have been in a process of collective bargaining since 2019 and have positively worked forward to reach an agreed position with the unions for the new contractual offer. This has taken longer than we hoped and therefore we are having to consider all alternative avenues available to enable us to remove inequality in the organisation as a result of bringing together 3 councils.
We are in the process of establishing a timescale for implementation, and all colleagues joining us will be included in these changes. We want to reassure everyone that whichever route is taken to reach the new terms and conditions, we can honour continuous service and there will not be any job reduction as a result of the implementation of Pay and Reward. If you have any questions at all about this process, please feel free to raise this with the hiring manager.
