Apprentice - Business Admin (Registrars)

Blackburn with Darwen Council; Lancashire; On-site; GBP 11,000 - 16,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

£10.00 per hour starting salary

26 days annual leave + bank holidays

Excellent pension

Discounts including gym membership

Job summary

Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council is offering an Apprenticeship in Business Administration (Registrars). You will join a small busy team supporting registration officers who register births, deaths and marriages and conduct ceremonies.

The role requires strong communication and organisational skills and uses Microsoft Office plus bespoke systems; training is provided. You will be based at the Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council offices, with potential coverage at outstations or ceremony

Qualifications

• GCSE English and Maths (grade 4 or above).
• Demonstrate excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office; training will be provided for bespoke registration/booking systems.

Responsibilities

• Support registration officers who handle births, deaths and marriages and conduct ceremonies.
• Maintain high levels of internal and external customer contact with professional communication.
• Prioritise workload with good organisation and attention to detail following statutory guidelines.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Customer service

Education

GCSE English and Maths (grade 4+)

Tools

Microsoft Office

Registration/Booking systems

Job description

Apprentice - Business Admin (Registrars)

The job requirements are detailed below. Where applicable the skills, qualifications and memberships required for this job have also been included.

Job details

Salary Your starting salary will be £10.00 an hour in your first year.During your second year you will remain on this amount or the minimum wage for your age, whichever is higher.

Contractual hours 37

Basis Full time

Package 26 days annual leave plus bank holidays, an excellent pension and a number of discounts including gym membership.

Terms and Conditions: 37 hours, Full Time
Department: Chief Executives, Registration Services
Interview Date: W/C 7th September 2026
Start Date: ASAP
WORKING FOR BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN

Are you eager to learn and ready to kick-start your career? Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council is looking for the next generation of talented individuals that can deliver quality services to the residents of Blackburn and Darwen and help us grow into a prosperous borough.

We know that studying at college and university isn’t for everyone. An apprenticeship offers you a great opportunity to gain a qualification whilst earning a wage and without accumulating the debts associated with study. Real work experience is crucial as you start to build your career and by the end of your apprenticeship you will have at least two years’ of working in a nurturing environment. We also have an excellentrecord of retaining our apprentices beyond their apprenticeship course, securing permanent roles for those wanting to stay in the council.

Your starting salary will be £10.00an hour in your first year. During your second year you will remain on this amount or the minimum wage for your age, whichever is higher. We can also offer you 26 days annual leave plus bank holidays, an excellent pension and several discounts including gym membership.

Here at Blackburn with Darwen we aim to treat all our employees equally and fairly, and to reflect this we recently launched our new values, Trust, Respect, Ambition, Collaboration, and Kindness; TRACK! By incorporating these values throughout our working lives our employees, managers, and teams can work in a supportive and enjoyable workplace.

APPRENTICE – Business Admin (Registrars)

Are you looking for an exciting opportunity to join a small busy team that helps people at some of the most important times in their lives?

We are looking for a Registration Officer Assistant with an empathetic but professional personality to support our team of registration officers who register births, deaths and marriages and conduct ceremonies within the Blackburn with Darwen Borough.

The role will require a significant amount of internal and external customer contact, so you will be required to demonstrate excellent inter-personal and communication skills.

You will also be able to demonstrate a high degree of self-motivation, commitment and flexibility, have good organisational skills, the ability to priories your workload, excellent attention to detail and the ability to make sound decisions following business and statutory guidelines.

In addition to using the Microsoft Office suite of applications, you will use bespoke registration and booking systems, for which training will be given.

You will be based at the Blackburn with Register Office which is situated within Blackburn Old Town Hall – however there may be times when you will be required to cover at one of our outstations or ceremony venues with the Borough.

We will support you to achieve your qualification by providing you with meaningful experiences and challenges in a supportive team environment.

Qualifications: GCSE English and Maths (grade 4 or above). If not yet achieved, you will continue to work towards these qualifications.