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Business Administration Apprentice

An exciting opportunity has become available to work within the Skills & Lifelong Learning team while undertaking a Level 3 Business Administration Apprenticeship. The position is a fixed term contract for the duration of the apprenticeship.

The position is for 37 hours per week Monday to Friday, and based out of Delamere House, Crewe.

About you

You will have previous business administrator experience, or be looking to start a career in business administration.

In this role you will become an important part of the Skills & Lifelong Learning team, who will support your development as you work towards achieving the Business Administration Level 3 apprenticeship standard.

You will support the team with data entry tasks, dealing with enquiries from colleagues and the public, and providing general administrative support (such as meeting minutes, room bookings).

The successful candidate will be:

Confident in the use of Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel etc.);

The ability to converse at ease with our internal and external customers;

A flexible approach to work;

Able to work on your own initiative and as part of a team.

In return we are able to offer:

Enhanced annual leave - Start with an impressive 34 days of annual leave (including bank holidays) from day one, and watch it grow to 39 days after just five years of service

Purchase of annual leave – Want more time off? You can purchase up to 10 extra days of annual leave each year, giving you the flexibility to balance work and life just the way you want (Pro-rata for part-time staff)

Flexible working pattern - Enjoy a 37-hour standard full-time work week with the added perks of flexi-time and hybrid/remote working arrangements where possible. Your work-life balance just got a whole lot better

Salary sacrifice green car scheme - Drive green and save green! Lease a brand-new electric or hybrid car through our salary sacrifice scheme. There’s no credit checks, no deposits, just significant savings and exclusive offers on a three-year lease

White goods salary sacrifice scheme - Upgrade your home with ease. Purchase home and electronic items through our salary sacrifice scheme, spreading the cost of big-ticket purchases like appliances, computers, and tech gadgets directly from your salary

Enhanced public pension - Secure your future with our career average pension, where contributions are built at a rate of 1/49th of your yearly pensionable pay

Cycle to work scheme - Save up to 25-39% on the retail price of bikes and safety equipment through Income Tax and National Insurance savings. Get fit and save money!

Employee assistance programme - Access a completely free and confidential assistance service to help manage, reduce, and overcome life’s challenges, both at work and in your personal life

Discounted gym membership - Stay active and healthy with corporate membership prices for Everybody Leisure, including:

Gym, Swim and Group Fitness at all 16 facilities

Off-Peak Racket Sports

Athletics Tracks

Sauna/Steam/Spa

Join us and experience a workplace that truly values and supports you!

Cheshire East is an amazing place to live and work. As one of the largest employers in the borough, we are able to offer you a wide range of challenging and rewarding career opportunities.

We are working for a brighter future – together and our commitment to you is that our workplace culture will provide a shared purpose, a well-led organisation with valued people succeeding together as one team and one council to deliver the best service for our customers and communities.

If you want to be part of our award-winning council and contribute to our ongoing success, have the flexibility and drive to enable us to innovate, are committed to working as part of a team and striving to deliver exceptional service wherever you can, we would especially like to hear from you.

As an equal opportunities employer, we welcome applicants from all backgrounds and want our workforce to reflect the diversity of our local communities so that we can all work for a brighter future - together.

Applicants should ensure all sections of the application form are completed as failure to do so will result in their application being rejected. Please ensure you check the email account (including junk/spam boxes) from which you apply regularly as we will use this to contact you regarding your application.

If you have not heard from us within 4 weeks of the closing date then it is likely that you have not been shortlisted on this occasion, however, please do not be discouraged from applying again.

If you would like an informal discussion about the role, please contact Danny Sandham at [email protected]

For any technical enquiries please email [email protected]

Please quote job reference number in all correspondence.

Attachments

Business Administration Apprentice L3 Job Description and Specification.pdf