Receptionist & Administrative Assistant Apprentice

Receptionist & Administrative Assistant Apprentice

Salary: £6.55 per hour within the first year of apprenticeship, national minimum wage (NMW) for all other apprentices

Hours: 37 hours a week

Are you looking to kick-start your career in a role that will support you to learn on the job and gain varied experiences and skills?

If the above describes you, then look no further, we might have exactly what you are looking for!

Academies Enterprise Trust (AET) is one of largest Multi-Academy Trusts (MAT) in the country. The Trust supports a national network of 57 primary, special and secondary schools and educates around 33,000 children across England with almost 4,500 employees.

We are seeking a Receptionist & Administrative Assistant Apprentice to join our central team. In this role, you will provide administrative support. 

Your key responsibilities will be:

Answering the telephone, transferring calls and taking messages

General admin: Filing, photocopying, scanning, shredding, laminating

Data entry

Dealing with people face to face i.e.  staff and visitors

Ad-hoc duties

You will complete a Level 3 Business Administrator Apprenticeship Standard. You may also be required to complete English and/or maths Functional Skills (this will be determined by existing qualifications).  Further information about the apprenticeship programme can be found here: https://www.instituteforapprenticeships.org/apprenticeship-standards/business-administrator-v1-0

Your Trainer will meet with you in the workplace every 4 weeks. In between these meetings you will have dedicated time away from your job to work on the apprenticeship and collate evidence for your apprenticeship e-portfolio with ongoing support from your Manager and Trainer.

This is an exciting opportunity to be in a real job, with real variety, from day one whilst working towards a qualification.  The successful candidate will have excellent people and communication skills and will be flexible to adapt to changing situations. 

To be eligible for the Apprenticeship, applicants must have resided in the UK or EEA for 3 years prior to the start of the Apprenticeship. Please note: applicants must not have already completed a Level 3 Business Administrator apprenticeship.

Please note: AET has their own in house apprenticeship scheme and does not work with any other training providers to deliver Apprenticeships.

This will be a fixed term position and the duration of the apprenticeship will be determined by the job role and current skills.  The typical duration of the apprenticeship is 21 months, however, can be longer or shorter depending on existing knowledge, skills and experience.

We would love to hear from you. Apply today.

In line with our safeguarding practices, we are unable to accept CV’s.

We are committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.  A Disclosure and Barring Service Certificate will be required for all posts. This post will be subject to enhanced checks as part of our Prevent Duty.

Academies Enterprise Trust embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity.  Job share, part-time and flexible working opportunities will be considered.  

We are a Disability Confident Employer and there is a guaranteed interview scheme for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria. 

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