Business Administration Apprentice (Diocese of Chichester Academy Trust)

Bidvane; Eastbourne; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 15,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Level 3 Apprenticeship Training

Workplace learning and development

Job summary

Diocese of Chichester Academy Trust is offering a fixed-term Business Administration Apprenticeship post, recruited on behalf of East Sussex County Council. The apprentice will learn administrative tasks across the Trust, including email, diary, records, data and finance tasks, while supporting office systems and customer service.

Responsibilities include diary management, MS Office use, data entry, minutes, invoices, and travel arrangements.

Qualifications

• Satisfactory references required.
• Enhanced DBS check for work with children.
• Disclosure of information in line with safeguarding policies.
• Online public-domain search for shortlisted candidates.

Responsibilities

• Learn day-to-day administrative tasks (email, diary management, filing).
• Learn to use Microsoft Office tools (Outlook, SharePoint, Word, Excel).
• Answer the telephone and liaise with staff and clients to support service delivery.
• Produce simple correspondence and reports from documents.

Skills

Outlook

SharePoint

Word

Excel

Communication

Education

Level 3 Business Administration Apprenticeship

Tools

Outlook

SharePoint

Word

Excel

Job description

This is a fixed-term Business Administration Apprentice post at the Diocese of Chichester Academy Trust, advertised on its behalf by East Sussex County Council. The apprentice learns administrative work across the Trust, including email, diary, records, data and finance tasks, while supporting office systems and customer service. The post supports executive leaders and the Trust's schools, and the postholder must share its Christian vision and values. Applicants must submit a completed application form, as CVs are not considered.

What the job involves

• Learn and carry out day-to-day administrative tasks such as email, online diary management, photocopying, mail, filing, archives and updating digital information
• Learn to use Microsoft Outlook, SharePoint, Word and Excel
• Answer the telephone and liaise with staff, clients and other agencies to support service delivery
• Learn to produce simple correspondence and reports from written documents
• Retrieve data from management information systems and databases, and input and process data from databases and spreadsheets
• Schedule meetings, take minutes and distribute accurate records of meetings
• Administer financial processes, including collecting and distributing monies, banking, processing invoices, arranging countersignature and payments
• Administer travel, warrants and similar within departmental standards
• Order and maintain stocks of stationery and forms, with the agreement of the Operations Manager
• Undertake the level 3 Business Administration Apprenticeship training
• Maintain confidentiality, handle sensitive material and comply with the Trust's staff privacy notice
• Take part in workplace learning and development, and take reasonable care of own health and safety

Checks & eligibility

• Satisfactory references
• Enhanced DBS criminal records check for work with children
• Disclosure of relevant information in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education
• Online public-domain search for shortlisted candidates

Other

• Commitment to the Trust's Christian principles, vision and values
• Commitment to the Trust's safeguarding and child protection responsibilities

What’s offered

• Level 3 Business Administration Apprenticeship training
• Workplace learning and development opportunities