Employment & Skills Apprentice: Level 3 Admin (Hybrid)

Somerset County Council; Taunton; On-site; GBP 14,000 - 21,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave

LGPS pension

Flexible and hybrid working

Health and wellbeing support

Volunteer opportunities

Job summary

Somerset County Council is offering an exciting two-year Apprenticeship Programme for an Employment and Skills Apprentice (Level 3 Business Administration) based at County Hall, Taunton. You’ll gain workplace experience, develop administration, organisation, communication, and teamwork skills, and earn a nationally recognised qualification.

You’ll be supported by experienced colleagues while learning about local government and adult learning services to improve your career prospects across

Qualifications

• GCSE English and Maths at Grade 4/C or above, or willing to achieve these as part of the apprenticeship.
• Good organisation skills and attention to detail.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to use your initiative and work independently and as part of a team.
• Basic IT skills, including Word, Excel and Outlook.
• Flexible approach and ability to manage workload and meet deadlines.
• Interest in administration and supporting local services.

Responsibilities

• Provide administrative support to the Community Learning Team.
• Coordinate adult learning programmes delivered through external training providers.
• Maintain learner, provider and programme records, databases and information.
• Support learning providers, partners and stakeholders by managing and sharing information.
• Organise meetings, reports, events and other documents.
• Respond to enquiries from colleagues, partners and customers in a professional manner.
• Support promotion of Community Learning courses and services through marketing activities and digital content updates.
• Carry out data entry and maintain electronic filing systems.
• Help ensure information is accurate, accessible and well managed.
• Complete apprenticeship training and work towards a Level 3 Business Administration qualification.

Skills

Willingness to learn

Organisation

Verbal and written communication

Initiative

Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook

Education

GCSE English and Maths (Grade 4/C or equivalent)

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Outlook

Job description

Somerset County Council is offering an exciting two-year Apprenticeship Programme for an Employment and Skills Apprentice (Level 3 Business Administration) based at County Hall, Taunton. You’ll gain workplace experience, develop administration, organisation, communication, and teamwork skills, and earn a nationally recognised qualification.

You’ll be supported by experienced colleagues while learning about local government and adult learning services to improve your career prospects across