Business Services Apprentice - Level 3

East Midlands Councils/East Midlands Jobs; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 14,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous annual leave

Student discounts

Cycle to Work scheme

Leisure centre discounts

Free online health sessions

Job summary

Derbyshire County Council is recruiting a Business Services Apprentice at Level 3. This role offers a structured apprenticeship path, with rotations across Business Services and access to a nationally recognised qualification.

You’ll join a supportive community that values learning and development, making it ideal if you’re leaving school or exploring a new career. You’ll gain real hands-on experience, benefit from generous leave and wellbeing support, and work with colleagues across teams.

Qualifications

• No prior experience required; you can be an apprentice at any age.
• You will be supported to succeed every step of the way and you’ll gain workplace skills.

Responsibilities

• What you’ll be doing: rotate across different areas of Business Services and learn through variety.
• Respond to enquiries, update records, prepare documents, and support meetings.
• Develop organisation and communication skills using digital systems with strong support.

Job description

Business Services Apprentice - Level 3 into our

Business Services

team — a great choice if you’re finishing school or college or exploring a new career path and want to build real skills while earning.

We will support you to succeed every step of the way and you don’t need lots of experience. We’re looking for someone who’s positive, organised and keen to learn. If that sounds like you, we would welcome your application.

Build your career with us

As an apprentice, you’ll join a supportive apprenticeship community where you can earn a wage, gain a nationally recognised qualification, and develop valuable workplace skills, making it an excellent choice whether you’re leaving school or college, or looking to.

What you’ll be doing

You’ll get plenty of variety in your day-to-day work. You’ll rotate across different areas of Business Services, giving you the chance to try out a variety of roles, learn quickly and find out what you enjoy most. It’s a brilliant way to build experience if you’re still figuring out what direction you want to take your career.

You’ll also benefit from generous annual leave, student discounts, wellbeing support and a friendly apprenticeship community that’s here to help you thrive.

If you’re motivated, curious and ready to start building your future, we’d love to hear from you!

A typical day may look like…

A typical day could include responding to enquiries, updating records, preparing documents and supporting meetings, while working with colleagues across different teams. You’ll use a range of digital systems, develop your organisation and communication skills, and take on new tasks as your confidence grows—with plenty of support along the way.

Great employee benefits

As part of Derbyshire County Council, you’ll also enjoy a wide range of benefits, including:

• Generous annual leave scheme
• Access to student discounts
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Discounts at selected county leisure centres
• Free online health and exercise sessions
• …and much

more!

Who can apply?

You can be an apprentice at any age. If you think you could make a positive difference and would like the chance to be part of our Business Services team we want to hear from you!

If you are a care experience individual, you may be eligible for a care leaving bursary payment of up to £3,000 throughout the period of the apprenticeship.

You can join useful workshops to help your prepare your application and gain helpful interview skills here:

Careers workshops - Derbyshire County Council. You can also access free help through the national career service:

Get relevant careers advice | National Careers Service.