Transport Administrative Assistant Apprentice

Company: Bedfordshire Fire & Rescue Services
Location: Kempston, MK42 7NR
Type: Apprenticeship
Salary: Between £9,279.96 and £18,328.26 per year
Sector: Admin/ Office / HR
Ref: VAC-12666
Application Deadline Date: 04/12/2022
Start Date: 12/12/2022
Positions Available: 1
Working Week: Monday - Friday 9:00am- 5:00pm- 37 hours a week (this can be flexible)

Brief Description

Do you want to work for Bedfordshire Fire & Rescue where no two days are the same? Are you an organised person that can meet deadlines? Are you a team player? Apply now!

Qualifications Required

To be considered for this role you will ideally need to have GCSE grades 9-3 (A*- D) in English and maths or equivalent

If you don't meet the entry requirements for this vacancy but are still interested in an apprenticeship, please contact our dedicated Apprenticeship Recruitment Team who can discuss this with you further - apprenticeships@bedford.ac.uk or 01234 291375

Personal Qualities

Team player
Good initiative
Able to prioritise tasks
Able to meet deadlines

Skills Required

Good verbal and written communication skills
Good organisational skills
Good IT skills

Training to be Provided

You will gain the following qualifications:
- Business Administrator Level 3 Apprenticeship
- Level 2 Functional Skills in maths and English (if required).

You will also study a range of topics, including: IT, record and document production, decision making, planning and organisation, project management, policies, relevant regulations, stakeholders, processes and external environment factors.

Future Prospects

The potential of a full time position after the apprenticeship.

Vacancy Detail

Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service provides emergency response, prevention and protection services across the county in support of our neighbouring communities. Bedfordshire covers an area of approximately 123,500 hectares and has a growing population currently estimated to be approaching 620,000. The area consists principally of rural landscape and incorporates a number of market towns. There are five wholetime stations, crewed 24 hours a day, at Luton, Stopsley, Dunstable, Bedford and Kempston. The fire stations at Bedford and Kempston are also supported by Retained Duty System (RDS) personnel.

The main purpose of the role is to assist the transport section in providing administrative support, by supporting the other team members to ensure operational vehicles and equipment are rectified quickly and efficiently and are available for operational use with minimum disruption in line with Service Procedures. Part of the role will include updating computerised systems, obtaining quotations and costings for maintaining vehicles, check that stock levels are maintained to ensure the speedy repair of vehicles and operational equipment and ensuring that all data bases and spreadsheets are kept up to date. You will also assist in the development and maintenance of procedure manuals relating to the Transport section are kept up to date, attend meetings, seminars and courses and other training requirements, assist with the transport orders ensuring they are processed in a timely manner and responding to enquiries and requests.

Staff benefits include a competitive salary alongside a wealth of other fantastic benefits such as flexi-time scheme to support your work-life balance, including flexible start and finish times, variable lunch breaks and flexi-leave days, family-friendly policies including flexible working and enhanced maternity leave, holiday allowance of 24 days (plus public holidays) on joining, increasing to 29 days after 5 years' service and 31 days after 10 years' service, subsidised catering facilities providing hot and cold meals, free access to onsite gym facilities and free onsite parking.

Other Information

*This role is minimum wage for age*
Age 23 and over £9.50
Age 21 to 22 £9.18
Age 18 to 20 £6.83
Under 18 £4.81

Candidates must carry out an initial interview with a member of the Bedford College Apprenticeship Recruitment Team. Please note this is part of the recruitment process and must be completed in order for your application to be progressed to the next stage.

Only Candidates who have fully completed the Application will be considered. Please be aware that the closing date is subject to change without prior notice.