Administration Assistant & Receptionist Apprentice
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Company: HEART Academies Trust
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Location: Bedford , MK42 0GS
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Type: Apprenticeship
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Salary: National Minimum Wage
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Sector: Admin/ Office / HR
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Ref: VAC-12781
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Application Deadline Date: 09/07/2023
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Start Date: 04/09/2023
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Positions Available: 1
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Working Week: Monday- Friday 8:30am - 4:30pm
Brief Description
Are you an organised and professional person? Do you want to speak to new people on a daily basis? Do you want variety in a job? 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.
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
Confident
Positive attitude
Professional
Willingness to learn
A flexible attitude to work
Ability to prioritise
Skills Required
Good IT skills
Good organisation skills
Good communication and social skills
Excellent customer service skills.
Good team working 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
Administration Assistant
Vacancy Detail
HEART Academies Trust is a family of academies, at the heart of the community, improving life chances for all through challenge and support. The Trust was established to support local schools build upon existing strengths to improve and maintain high educational standards and encourage continuity of education within the local community. They strive to transform educational outcomes of students from a young age by providing exciting, new and different opportunities for learning and applied learning.
The main purpose of the role is to provide a professional, friendly and efficient administration and reception service for the Academy. You will provide front of school duties to all visitors, answering queries both in person and on the phone. Part of the role will include delivering a professional and efficient welcoming reception service and deal with general enquiries from visitors and parent’s, completing forms, filing and photocopying and organising appointments, meetings and school trips. In addition, you will produce regular newsletters to all parents, ensure that the information on the schools website is up to date at all times, contact parents where and when required, ensure that the school reception area and displays are neat, tidy and clean and take minutes at meetings if requested.
Staff benefits include free parking, free counselling service and term time only hours!
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.