Level 3 Business Administration Apprentice (Barnstaple)

Exeter College; Barnstaple; On-site; GBP 9,000 - 12,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous holidays

Pension scheme

Free counselling

Discounts on supermarket shopping

Spa treatments

Electric cars

Job summary

Exeter College is seeking a Level 3 Business Administration Apprentice in Barnstaple. The role involves providing essential admin support, welcoming visitors, and helping events run smoothly while gaining a recognised qualification.

You’ll join a busy Apprenticeship Team, assist with enquiries, document organisation, and work across multiple tasks, with the potential to move into a permanent role after successful completion.

Qualifications

• Enthusiastic and motivated
• Friendly with excellent communication skills
• Organised and detail-focused
• A team player who uses initiative
• Confident using Microsoft Office or willing to learn

Responsibilities

• Support apprentices, employers and colleagues through a variety of administrative tasks
• Answer enquiries and organise documents
• Support events and welcoming visitors
• No two days will be the same

Skills

Enthusiastic

Friendly communication

Organised

Team player

Microsoft Office

Education

Level 3 Business Administration Apprenticeship

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Level 3 Business Administration Apprentice (Barnstaple)

Hours

Hours 37 hours per week, including one day at college during term time

Contract Type

Contract Type Fixed for duration of Apprenticeship (potential to become permanent on successful completion)

Location

Location Barnstaple

Closing Date

Closing Date 22/09/2026

Job Description and Person Specification

Our Apprenticeship Team is looking for a brilliant new Level 3 Business Administration Apprentice.

Are you organised, friendly and eager to learn? Do you enjoy helping things run smoothly and taking on new challenges? If so, this could be the perfect opportunity to kick-start your career while gaining a recognised qualification.

A s part of our busy Apprenticeship Team, you'll support apprentices, employers and colleagues through a variety of administrative tasks, from answering enquiries and organising documents to supporting events and welcoming visitors, no two days will be the same.

What we're looking for:

• Enthusiastic and motivated
• Friendly with excellent communication skills
• Organised and detail-focused
• A team player who uses initiative
• Confident using Microsoft Office or willing to learn

What you'll gain:

• Real workplace experience
• Support from experienced colleagues
• The opportunity to develop valuable professional skills
• Potential for a permanent role on successful completion

We’ll give you incredibly generous holidays and a superb pension scheme. You’ll also get a package of amazing benefits, including free counselling and discounted supermarket shopping, spa treatments, electric cars and much more.

Interview date 30th September 2026

Everyone’s welcome to apply for a role here, regardless of personal characteristics, including race, age, gender, religion, ability, disability, or sexuality.

We’re totally committed to the safeguarding and welfare of all our students, and we expect you to be too. We follow safer recruitment statutory guidance (Keeping Children Safe in Education). If you’re successful, you’ll be required to complete thorough pre-employment checks, including an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references. All posts at Exeter College are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. The amendments to the ROA 1974 (Exceptions Order 1975, (amended 2013 and 2020)) mean that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. The MOJ’s guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications, related exceptions and further information.