Apprentice Sixth Form/careers Support Administrator

Eggbuckland Community College are looking to appoint an Apprentice Careers Support Administrator to work in our Post 16 office. Duties will include assisting the Careers/Post 16 -Co-ordinator, general admin and reception services to Post 16, attendance tracking, monitoring work experience and managing transport arrangements for students.

Apprenticeship summary
- Annual wage

£13,114.00
- Working week

Monday - Friday 8.30am - 3.05pm (35 minutes unpaid lunch break)

Total hours per week: 30
- Expected duration

18 Months
- Positions

1 available

What will the apprentice be doing?
- Provide general admin and reception services to Post 16 - including word processing, photocopying and distribution, filing, dealing with internal/external mail and with telephone calls and relaying messages to teachers and students, compiling student reports, chasing external reports
- Attendance reporting and tracking, Undertake the recording of and the follow up of reported absences from lessons on Class charts.
- Liaise with link partnerships schools on administrative support tasks including supporting student induction and managing transport arrangements for TLP students
- Support with monitoring and recording all College Work Related Learning opportunities such as preparing work experience paperwork and keeping careers database updated
- Assist Career Coordinator with work related learning programmes, trips and events, liaising with employers and students as appropriate.
- Assist other curriculum support staff in providing admin services to teaching departments and cover for main College reception if necessary
- Administer student services, e.g.biometrics/photos/student ID cards and assisting Sixth Form staff and students in organising events as required
- Be responsible for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of young people s/he is responsible for, or comes into contact with
- Undertake tasks of a similar nature within the capacity of the post-holder, as requested, from time to time

What training will the apprentice take and what qualification will the apprentice get at the end?
- Full Business Administrator Standard - Level 3
- On the job training to support role development
- Off The Job training support (remote training and site visits)
- Employer will allocate dedicated training time to support Off The Job (OJT) as part of qualification requirements.
- Functional Skill support (maths/English) - if required

What is the expected career progression after this apprenticeship?
Further employment/progression options available upon successful completion of Level 3 qualification.

Requirements and prospects

Desired skills and personal qualities
Communication skills, IT skills, Organisation skills, Customer care skills, Problem solving skills, Analytical skills, Team working, Initiative

**Qualifications**:
GCSE or equivalent English (Grade A*/9 - C/4) Essential
GCSE or equivalent Mathematics (Grade A*/9 - C/4) Essential

Things to consider
Part of qualification requires Off The Job training as part of qualification requirements. As well as regular remote training (zoom/teams) and regular site visits, there will be the opportunity, if necessary, for further support from our main training centre (one full day per month allocated to Business learners if required). Training Centre is based at Marsh Mills, Plymouth.
About the employer

Eggbuckland Community College is proudly part of the Westcountry Schools Trust (WeST); a tight knight family of schools based around natural geographical proximity in the South West. We are a proud college, passionate about delivering every young person into fine outstanding individuals, fully prepared to make a success in the next stage of their careers.
Employer
EGGBUCKLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE ACADEMY TRUST

Address

Eggbuckland Community College Westcott Close

Eggbuckland

Plymouth

PL6 5YB
Training

Training provider
FOCUS TRAINING (SW) LIMITED
Contact
Trevor Barnes

Apprenticeship standard
Business administrator
Level 3 (A level)

**Job Type**: Apprenticeship

**Salary**: £13,114.00 per year

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday