Business Administration Apprenticeship

**Business Administration Apprenticeship - Great Wyrley Academy**

**Overview of Role**:
The pastoral administrative assistant, under the direction of the Deputy Headteacher will be responsible for providing pastoral administrative support to the school at Great Wyrley Academy in line with the vision and values of Windsor Academy Trust. We are looking to appoint a Pastoral Administration Assistant Apprentice (L3) to work as part of our Pastoral and Student Services team at Great Wyrley Academy.

The post holder will undertake a range of duties to support the Academy working directly with staff and students in line with the vision and values of Windsor Academy Trust.

We are looking for a keen hardworking individual, who would like to gain the experience of working in a school environment. This is a superb professional opportunity for a passionate individual who has the drive and dedication to work within a well-established and very successful Pastoral and Student Services team. We will also offer you the support to develop the skills and knowledge required to complete your Level 3 and 4 Business Administration qualifications.

**About the employer**:
Great Wyrley Academy has recently achieved ‘good’ in all areas following its recent Ofsted inspection. We are a secondary school based in South Staffordshire and are part of the Windsor Academy Trust.

**Key details**:

- ** Hours**: Monday to Friday, 37 hours a week
- Term Time Only (38 - 40 weeks per year)
- **Wage**: £5.28 (This will increase to £6.40 in April. You will also be paid the NMW for your age after the 1st year)
- **Location**: Hall Lane, Great Wyrley, West Midlands, WS6 6LQ.

**Apprenticeship Details**:

- ** Qualification**: Level 3 Buisness Administration Apprenticeship Standard
- **Duration of course**: 18 months
- **Training Provider**: LMP Education
- All learning delivered online/ remotely alongside the role.

**Full Duties and Responsibilities**:

- Conference Room is set up for meetings as necessary
- Minute taking when required
- Filing, photocopying, collating, distribution of paperwork
- General administration tasks
- Attendance code inputting
- Absence reason checking and recording
- Daily attendance calls for absent students
- Creation of attendance reports
- Ensuring all pastoral tracking and systems are up to date
- Data input to include report generation for Heads of Year
- Class Charts Administration
- Process suspension paperwork
- Process permanent suspension paperwork and reports

**Apprenticeship Learning Summary**:
**Summary**:The role may involve working independently or as part of a team and will involve developing, implementing, maintaining and improving administrative services. Business administrators develop key skills and behaviours to support their own progression towards management responsibilities.
- Milestone 1. The Organisation - (Aims, Values, Policy)
- Milestone 2. IT Skills - (Systems, Record and document production, Financial processes and Professionalism and productivity).
- Milestone 3. Communication - (Verbal, Digital, Social Media, Stakeholder Management, Problem Solving, Integrity and Productivity)
- Milestone 4. Continuous Improvement - (Processes, Coaching and Developing others, Decision Making, Quality and Responsibility).
- Milestone 5. Project Management - (Project Lifecycle, business fundamentals: Finance, Change, PESTLE, leading a project).
- Milestone 6. Preparation for End Point Assessment

**Skills & Personal Qualities**:

- Ability to use a wide range of IT packages.
- Ability to use relevant equipment/resources.
- Good keyboard skills.
- Good organising, planning and prioritising skills.
- Methodical with a good attention to detail.
- Ability to work constructively as part of a team.
- Ability to relate well to children and to adults

**Qualifications Requirements:
- Maths and English GCSE grade 4 and above /C-A* or Functional Skills in Maths and English at Level 2.

**Next steps & Pre-employment check**:

- Additionally, please be aware that upon a successful offer of employment, DBS checks and references will be obtained as part of your enrolment