Administration Apprentice based at Ram Mill Business Centre, Oldham

The Methodist Church in Britain; North Waterhouse Farm; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 19,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

HSF Health Benefits

Trust TOIL scheme for all staff

Continued professional development via

Career development and progression

Job summary

The Methodist Church in Britain is advertising an 18-month administration apprenticeship supporting the Central Team at Spring Brook Academy, a school within a trust. The role combines customer-facing enquiries and visitor reception with document preparation, clerical support, meeting organisation and shared calendar management.

You will work full-time (36 hours 40 minutes per week) and undertake apprenticeship training; enhanced DBS and right to work in the UK are required, as visa sponsorship

Qualifications

• Enhanced DBS check.
• Right to work in the UK.

Responsibilities

• Answer routine enquiries by phone and in person.
• Welcome visitors and follow safeguarding procedures.
• Prepare and format documents, spreadsheets and agendas.
• Provide routine clerical support and form completion.
• Help organise meetings and manage housekeeping.
• Maintain records and shared calendars; coordinate inquiries.
• Support communications with schools and external organisations.
• Carry out other administrative duties as priorities require.

Skills

Customer service

Visitor reception

Document formatting

Meeting support

Calendar management

Job description

An 18-month administration apprenticeship supporting the Central Team at Spring Brook Academy, a school within a trust. The core of the role is customer-facing enquiries and visitor reception, alongside document preparation, clerical support, meeting organisation and shared calendar management. It is a full-year, full-time post of 36 hours 40 minutes a week, combined with apprenticeship training and trust-wide CPD. Applicants need an enhanced DBS check and the right to work in the UK, as visa sponsorship is not available.

What the job involves

• Answering routine telephone and face-to-face enquiries, taking messages and passing them on
• Welcoming visitors, following health, safety and safeguarding procedures such as sign-in registers, badges and escorts
• Preparing and formatting documents, spreadsheets, presentations, agendas and meeting papers
• Providing routine clerical support, including photocopying, filing, emailing and completing forms
• Helping organise meetings, including refreshments and associated housekeeping
• Maintaining records, managing shared calendars and coordinating general enquiries to the Central Team
• Supporting routine communications with schools, colleagues and external organisations
• Carrying out other reasonable administrative duties across the Central Team as priorities require

What’s required

Checks & eligibility

• Enhanced DBS check
• Right to work in the UK

What’s offered

• HSF Health Benefits
• Trust TOIL scheme for all staff
• Continuing professional development through the Everyone Learning Team and central teams
• Career development and progression within the trust