Business Administration Apprentice (Learning & Development)

Bidvane; St Leonards; Hybrid; GBP 16,000 - 21,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible and home working

In-house training

Shadowing across services

National Level 3 qualification

Personal and professional development

Opportunities for further experience

Job summary

Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust is offering an 18-month apprenticeship within the Apprenticeship and Widening Participation Team. The role combines coordinating placements, promoting opportunities, and enrolling staff onto programmes with a Level 3 Business Administration qualification from Wiltshire College.

Flexible and home working options are available. The programme supports development through in-house training, shadowing colleagues across services, and progressive

Qualifications

• Excellent organisational skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Knowledge of IT systems, such as databases and software applications
• Written and spoken English proficiency

Responsibilities

• Coordinate work experience placements and summer schools
• Promote apprenticeship opportunities
• Enrol staff onto apprenticeship programmes
• Monitor inboxes and maintain the team's database
• Provide general administrative support to keep team projects and activities running smoothly
• Support the Learning and Development Admin Team with maintaining records and managing bookings
• Complete a Level 3 Business Administration apprenticeship with Wiltshire College alongside workplace duties
• Develop skills through practical experience, in-house training and shadowing colleagues across other services

Skills

Organisational skills

Interpersonal skills

Written and spoken English

Education

Level 3 Business Administration apprenticeship

Tools

Databases

Software applications

Job description

This 18-month apprenticeship sits in the Apprenticeship and Widening Participation Team at Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust. Day to day, the work covers coordinating placements and summer schools, promoting apprenticeships, enrolling staff onto programmes and keeping the team's database and inboxes in order. The full-time post combines this with a Level 3 Business Administration qualification from Wiltshire College, with flexible and home working on offer. Visa sponsorship is not available.

What the job involves

• Coordinate work experience placements and summer schools
• Promote apprenticeship opportunities
• Enrol staff onto apprenticeship programmes
• Monitor inboxes and maintain the team's database
• Provide general administrative support to keep team projects and activities running smoothly
• Support the Learning and Development Admin Team with maintaining records and managing bookings
• Complete a Level 3 Business Administration apprenticeship with Wiltshire College alongside workplace duties
• Develop skills through practical experience, in-house training and shadowing colleagues across other services

Experience

• Excellent organisational skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills

Skills & knowledge

• Knowledge of IT systems, such as databases and software applications
• Demonstrable skills in written and spoken English

Checks & eligibility

• Valid right to work in the UK, without needing sponsorship
• Aged 16 or over
• Live in England
• Not undertaking full-time education
• No Level 4 or higher qualification in the same subject area
• Lived in the UK for the three years immediately before starting

Other

• Ability to work to deadlines and prioritise
• Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team
• Excellent communication skills

Nice to have

• GCSE Maths and English at grade C/4 or above, or equivalent

What's offered

• Flexible and home working opportunities
• In-house training
• Shadowing colleagues across other services
• Nationally recognised Level 3 Business Administration qualification
• Support for personal and professional development
• Potential for further experience based on interests and strengths