Apprenticeship Support Officer

New College Durham; Framwellgate Moor; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading educational institution in Framwellgate Moor is seeking an administrative support professional for their Apprenticeship Department. The successful candidate will manage compliance, coordinate contracts, and facilitate communication with stakeholders. Benefits include hybrid working, family-friendly policies, and opportunities for professional development. Applicants from all backgrounds are encouraged to apply, emphasizing diversity and inclusion in the workplace.

Benefits

Hybrid working for work/life balance

Generous annual leave package

Training and support for professional development

Free car parking

Reduced gym and beauty treatments

Qualifications

• Experience in administrative support and coordination.
• Ability to manage compliance and maintain accurate records.
• Strong communication skills and project management experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive administrative support to the Apprenticeship Department.
• Coordinate external contracts and manage compliance.
• Facilitate communication and lead key projects.

Job description

Responsibilities

The successful postholder will provide comprehensive administrative support to the Apprenticeship Department, ensuring efficient operations and adherence to service standards. This role involves coordinating external contracts, maintaining accurate records, managing compliance, facilitating communication, leading key projects. Additionally, the role includes supporting recruitment efforts, organising events, liaising with external stakeholders, and staying informed on relevant government policies to ensure the department's objectives are met efficiently and effectively.

New College Durham offers support and benefit options such as:

• Hybrid working for greater work/life balance
• Family friendly policies including Flexible Working, Maternity, Adoption, Shared Parental Leave, Special Leave, and Remote Working
• Generous annual leave package and option to purchase additional annual leave
• Training, support and the opportunity to develop your professional skills, including three full days each year exclusively to staff development
• Free car parking
• Reduced price for gym and beauty treatments

About us:

New College Durham is a great place to work. It is a high performing and financially outstanding college. We are continually investing in new facilities and resources to benefit our students, such as our new development, T.H.E HUB.

New College Durham is one of the leading Further Education colleges in the North East and continues to be at the forefront of new initiatives, being one of the few colleges in the North East to offer all the new T-Level programmes.

We focus on providing training and education that creates the best outcomes for our students, giving them the edge in their chosen industry.

New College Durham is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, as well as vulnerable adults, we expect all staff and volunteers to be suitable to work with these groups and share this commitment.

We are committed to being a fully inclusive and diverse community. Applications are welcome from all suitably qualified candidates. We particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups.

As an inclusive employer awarded the following recognitions demonstrate our commitment to our workforce/the community we serve:

• Disability Confident Status
• Mindful Employer
• Dying to Work
• Better Health at Work – maintaining excellence
• New College Durham have further signed up to the AOC Mental Health and Wellbeing charter, as well as the AOC EDI Charter. We pride ourselves on our dedication to safeguarding all students; to do so we follow a strict vetting process whereby any offer of employment will be subject to the appropriate checks.

Before applying for a role with New College Durham

It is important to note that it is an offence to do so if you believe you are a persons whom is barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.

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