Apprentice Business Support
Services to Schools
37 hours per week based at Wellington House, Bolton
Grade A, scp 2 £22,366 to scp 3 £22,737 per annum (progressing to Grade C, scp 4 £23,114 to scp 6 £23,893 per annum, subject to a successful review)
Permanent
Essential Qualification: A full level 2 qualification: E.g., Level 2 Apprenticeship or 5 GCSEs A*-C (4-9)
The Role
An exciting opportunity has arisen to gain experience in a busy team, whilst also working towards a Business Administration apprenticeship qualification. This role sits within the Place directorate and involves working across both School Meals and Building Cleaning Services. This is an ideal opportunity for someone who looking to start their career and learn at the same time, whilst supporting a key service of Bolton Council.
You will work alongside the Service Management team supporting them in a range of key duties, such as recruitment and training, administration and minute-taking, technical support, and overall assistance for the promotion of the service. You will also gain a wide range of knowledge of the school meals and cleaning services and be given opportunities to shadow and learn from other colleagues and senior managers.
The successful candidate will undertake a Business Administration apprenticeship alongside the role, with 20% of your working week dedicated to your apprenticeship work.
About You
We are looking for someone who is enthusiastic and eager to learn.
You must have a flexible approach to work and be keen apply your developing skills and knowledge to a varied and interesting role. You will need to have good communication skills and be organised as well as demonstrate accuracy and attention to detail.
The successful candidate must be confident with IT, including Microsoft Office.
About Us
This is your opportunity to join us at an exciting time as we have strong ambitions for the borough.
Bolton is a great place to work. We are a welcoming organisation that wants to contribute to a place where people feel active, connected and prosperous. We are passionate about improving the outcomes and experience of Bolton people. We want Bolton to be a vibrant place built on strong cohesive communities, successful businesses and healthy, engaged residents.
As an employer we want to thank our employees for their hard work and commitment, by giving them the opportunity to access a range of exclusive rewards and benefits, including discounts and exclusive gym membership prices and salary sacrifice schemes. In addition, we offer a generous annual leave allowance, flexible work opportunities, access to a Pension Scheme, as well as a range of employee wellbeing and support services.
For more information about working for Bolton Council, please see the Work with Us page on greater.jobs; for advice and support with your application, contact recruitment@bolton.gov.uk
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