Business Admin Apprenticeship

lmpgroup; Leeds; On-site; GBP 14,000 - 17,000; Full time

Job summary

Abbey Grange Academy is offering a Business Administration Level 3 Apprenticeship as a School Administrator Apprentice. You will provide comprehensive administrative support to staff, students and governors, and join the Admin Team at Abbey Grange Academy, Leeds.

All learning is delivered online/remotely during a 16-month programme. The role includes reception duties, data handling and reporting, with training provider LMP Education.

Qualifications

• GCSE in Maths and English or equivalent.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office applications.
• Ability to work flexibly and collaboratively as part of a team.

Responsibilities

• Staff the main and student reception and act as a first point of contact for visitors, staff and students.
• Answer the school telephone and deal with queries.
• Deal with contacts in appropriate records and direct callers efficiently.
• Produce and collate reports, booklets, leaflets and marketing materials.
• Carry out general office duties including mail merges, typing, filing and handling post.
• Create and maintain student reports/letters and notify detentions, praise letters and achievement records.
• Maintain student records manual and ICT based.
• Arrange transport for students and staff as required.
• Receive and record payments for visits, trips and other activities.
• Support other school operations as workload allows.
• Undertake training to perform tasks effectively.
• Maintain confidentiality of information and security of monies.
• Demonstrate professional conduct and uphold public trust in the school.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Time management

Teamwork

Communication skills

Education

GCSE Maths and English

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Arbor

Class Charts

ParentPay

Job description

Business Admin Level 3 Apprenticeship School Administrator – Abbey Grange Academy

We are currently seeking to recruit a hardworking and enthusiastic individual to join our administration team. The School Administrator Apprentice will be expected to give comprehensive administrative support to the admin team.

Key Details

Salary: £15392 per year increasing to National Minimum Wage after 12 months

Working hours: Monday, Tuesday Wednesday, & Friday 8am – 16pm & Thursday 8am – 15:30pm 37 hours (Term time only)

Location: Abbey Grange Academy, Butcher Hill, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS16 5EA

Apprenticeship Details - 16 months expected duration to complete, working towards your Level 3 Business Administration (School Administrator) Qualification. (All learning is delivered online/ remote).

Training Provider: LMP Education (rated 1st best UK training provider)

We are seeking a motivated Business Administration Apprentice to join our friendly team. You will act as part of the Admin Team to undertake a wide range of administrative tasks, using Microsoft Word & Excel, ParentPay, Class Charts, email and other databases including Arbor and providing a comprehensive service to staff, students and governors. Your day-to-day duties will include:

• Staffing the main and student reception and acting as one of the first points of contact for visitors, staff and students.
• To answer the school telephone and deal with queries as required.
• To deal with such contacts in the appropriate records and ensuring that callers are directed to the correct place in an efficient, effective and pleasant manner.
• Producing and collating manual and computer-generated periodic reports, booklets, brochures, leaflets, marketing materials, etc.
• Carrying out general office duties including but not limited to; whole school mail merges; typing/word processing; photocopying, collating, filing of records and paperwork; dealing with daily post (in and out).
• Creating, maintaining and collating student reports/letters, including notification of detentions, praise letters, achievement records.
• To maintain student records, both manual and ICT based.
• To arrange transport for both students and staff as required.
• Receiving and debt collecting payments for visits, trips and general sales from students and staff and recording these accordingly, refunding payments where necessary.
• Being available to assist in other areas of school operations where workload allows/dictates. Any other duties commensurate with the post as requested by the headteacher.
• Undertaking all the necessary training to carry out the above tasks effectively.
• To carry out all tasks giving due regard to confidentiality of information and security of monies and property.
• Demonstrate a high standard of personal and professional conduct and uphold public trust in the school by maintaining a high standard of ethics and behaviour both in and out of the workplace.

Desired skills and Personal Qualities:

• Ability to reflect critically, and respond to, performance and feedback
• Think creatively to anticipate and problem solve
• A keen user of technology, IT systems and applications
• Excellent interpersonal, written and oral communication skills
• Ability to work flexibly and collaboratively as part of a team as well as on own.
• Excellent time management and organisational skills
• A commitment to our mission and values demonstrated by current practice
• Support the Christian ethos of Abbey Multi Academy Trust
• Good general level of education to GCSE, or equivalent including Maths and English GCSE Grades A* - C or equivalent
• Ability to process documentation using Microsoft Office applications
• Ability to accurately input/retrieve data information from information system

About the Employer

Abbey Grange is a thriving, highly successful and over-subscribed 11-18 Church of England convertor Academy which serves communities right across the city of Leeds. Our students come from all over the city to receive an education in which we all work together to challenge them academically, support them pastorally and help them develop socially and spiritually.