Administration Apprentice

**Administration Apprentice**

**Hours and Basis**:37 hours per week Monday to Thursday 8.30am - 4pm, Friday 8.30am - 3.30pm, college attendance and off-the-job training will be accounted for in your working hours. Fixed term 18 months.

**Responsibilities**

**Duties**:

- Main reception - dealing with walk-ins, post, telephone etc
- Reprographics - reproducing documents and teaching material
- Finance, order and invoicing - ensuring payments are made to or from suppliers, gathering quotes and placing orders for materials/services as required
- Telephone calls - making and taking calls from parents/carers, teaching staff, support staff, suppliers and other external organisations
- Any other administration duties to ensure the smooth running of the school

You will study towards the Business Administration level 3 Apprenticeship standard. Attending college every 6 weeks you’ll complete an activity day and spend time in class with other apprentices, college transport is available.

In the workplace you’ll receive full support to gain the skills, knowledge and behaviours you need to achieve your apprenticeship, these will include; interpersonal skills, organisational, knowledge around school policies and process and instruction on how to use the school IT systems.

**Requirements**:

- Communication skills
- IT skills
- Organisation skills
- Administrative skills
- Team working
- An interest in the industry
- Reliable
- GCSE or Equivalent English Grade 4/C or above - Essential
- GCSE or Equivalent Maths Grade 4/C or above - Essential

There is excellent potential for permanent employment at the school, or across the wider Trust.

**How to apply**

**Being part of the St Ralph Sherwin Catholic Multi Academy Trust**

On 1st September 2018, the St Ralph Sherwin Catholic Multi Academy Trust, part of the Diocese of Nottingham, brought together 25 Catholic schools located in Derby City, Derbyshire, Staffordshire, Nottinghamshire and Stockport together in partnership, to ensure the very best spiritual, social and academic experiences and outcomes for the young people in our schools.

Everything we do is to better the lives and futures of our children, providing access to first-class teaching, both academically and spiritually and we are united by our collective vision to excel.

**Why work for the St Ralph Sherwin Multi Academy Trust?**

To find out why you should come and join our team, click on the link to our ‘Why work with us?’ brochure.

A summary of our fantastic benefits are as follows:

- ** Access to first class CPD opportunities.** We also work in partnership with Nottingham Teaching School Alliance to deliver meaningful and relevant CPD. Our Leadership Academy identifies and develops future leaders.
- Genuine opportunities for **career progression** - with 25 academies in our family, and 84 academies across the Diocese, opportunities for career progression are a reality.
- ** Professional assistance** - you will have access to an Employee Assistance Programme which provides confidential, independent and unbiased information and guidance 24/7. If clinically advisable, it also offers face-to-face counselling sessions.
- ** Pension** - automatic enrolment into the Teachers’ Pension Scheme with 23.68% employer contributions, or to the Local Government Pension Scheme for support staff, one of the most competitive on the market, with employer contributions of above 20% in most cases.
- ** Terms and Conditions** - we have committed to following nationally agreed terms and conditions for pay for both teachers and support staff.

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