Business Admin Apprentice

General Description

St Cuthbert’s High School are looking for a Business Administration apprentice. As an Apprentice Administration Assistant you will provide administrative support to the school in close collaboration with other support staff.

Main Duties

What you’ll do at work

• Create and maintain records organise and minute meetings, responding to and answering inquiries including by letter, maintain office systems and diaries, etc.
• Ensure that office machinery, stationery and other office consumables (including basic maintenance of equipment) are ordered in accordance with purchasing procedures.
• Respond to enquiries, verbally and in writing, arising from a variety of sources and decide on subsequent action.
• Manage manual and computerised records and information systems, in order to maintain a comprehensive, up to date paper and electronic filing and information system, using standard reports, various software and respond to ad hoc queries, where appropriate. This may include setting up of layouts of documents, flow charts, diagrams, tables and basic analysis of data such as attendance figures and exam results.
• Collate pupils reports as required.
• Assist in the training of, demonstration of duties to, and giving support to staff and volunteers.
• Collecting, accounting for, reconciling and security of petty cash, dinner money, school fund and/or other amounts of cash/expenditure, etc in accordance with Financial Regulations
• Liaise with staff, pupils and parents as appropriate to meet the requirements of the school including the provision of reception service, arranging events, work experience and administering cover for absent teachers.
• To promote and implement the School’s Equality Policy in all aspects of employment and service delivery
• Promote and safeguard the welfare of children and young people s/he is responsible for or comes into contact with.
• To assist in maintaining a healthy, safe and secure environment and to act in accordance with the school’s policies and procedures

Desired Skills

• Communication skills
• IT skills
• Attention to detail
• Organisation skills
• Customer care skills
• Administrative skills
• Number skills
• Team working
• Initiative

Personal Qualities

• Communication skills
• IT skills
• Attention to detail
• Organisation skills
• Customer care skills
• Administrative skills
• Number skills
• Team working
• Initiative

Desired Qualifications

• GCSE English Language or English Literature (Grade 4 or above) essential
• GCSE Maths (Grade 4 or above) essential

Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.

Future Prospects

Although a permanent position cannot be guaranteed, candidates who have successfully completed their apprenticeship would be actively encouraged to apply for any appropriate vacancies as they arise across the Trust’s 39 schools.

Things to Consider

BBCET’s standard application form refers to Faith and links to the Church. It is not a requirement for applicants to be a practicing Catholic, however we expect that they respect the Catholic ethos of BBCET.