Additional Learning Support Apprentice
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Company: The Bedford College Group
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Location: Bedford, MK42 9AH
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Type: Apprenticeship
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Salary: £18,329.00 per year
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Sector: Business Services
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Ref: VAC-12727
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Application Deadline Date: 18/04/2023
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Start Date: 08/05/2023
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Positions Available: 1
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Working Week: Monday to Thursday 8.00am to 4.00pm and Friday 8.00am to 3.30pm
Brief Description
Are you looking for a career in business? Bedford College are looking for an apprentice to provide administrative support to the Additional Learning Support team.
This could be the start of your business career within education.
Qualifications Required
To be considered for this role you will need to have GCSE grades 9-3 (A*- D) or equivalent, in English and maths.
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 phone 07887 787813
Personal Qualities
Enthusiastic and willing to learn
Friendly and open to working with a range of people with a variety of additional needs
Skills Required
Team working skills
Good communication 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
Opportunities within the team and the college in administration and wider roles on successful completion of your apprenticeship.
Vacancy Detail
The successful candidate will be working for Bedford College with the Additional Learning Support Team.
You will provide administrative support to staff who need to carry out annual reviews for young people attending college with an identified learning difficulty and/or disability.
These young people are supported through an Educational Health Care Plan and you may at times talk to parents and carers and other members of staff to gather and review information.
You will help to bring reports together by liaising with colleagues across the college, including the curriculum areas, to gain feedback and to support progress.
The role will involve dealing with emails and sending out letters. You will also be trained to use Pro Solution software which the college use to store and update student information.
The role is based within a building utilised by our students at our Bedford campus site.
Salary is £18,329.00
Other Information
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.
The college will be closed between the 24th December and 3rd January, so applications made within these dates will be reviewed on our return.