Bradford Council

Department of Health and Wellbeing

Business Administration Apprentice - Level 3 Apprenticeship

Apprentice Band 5:

Ages 16 & 17:  Year 1:  £9,565 (55%)  Year 2: £15,029 (85%)

Ages 18 & over: Year 1  £13,913 (80%)  Year 2:  £16,797 (95%)

Please note that the age at the start of the apprenticeship is the salary for the first year.

3 x 37 hours per week

Temporary for 15 months

Based – Britannia House Bradford

The Code of Practice on the English language requirement for public sector workers, Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016, requires that Councils ensure that all candidates applying for customer facing posts must be assessed in order to establish their fluency in English.

The criteria under special knowledge and experience on the job profile which is shown in this advert, outlines what level of fluency you will be expected to demonstrate.  Therefore, it is essential that you provide examples in your application.

Bradford Council is looking for 3 motivated and enthusiastic Apprentice Administrators to undertake an Apprenticeship scheme for 15 months.  The main duties of the role will be to provide a wide range of administrative functions across the Department of Health and Wellbeing.

We are looking for individuals who are committed to undertaking an Intermediate or Advanced Level Apprenticeship in Business Administration.

Level 3:

To qualify for the apprenticeship you must have Level 1 or above in Maths and English and not already qualified at Level 3 in the Business Administration/Customer Service.  (An assessment will take place before the interview stage.

The apprentice will follow a programme of training relating to the role and achieve the appropriate skills, competencies and qualifications by the end of the training programme. 

Bradford Council will provide you with sufficient time, the working environment and a range of job activities to enable you to complete your apprenticeship.

The following skill competencies apply to this post:-

Level 3:

• Following instructions with a methodical approach
• Take part in on going training in order to show continuing skills development
• Uses basic awareness of Health, Safety and Environment, including Risk Analysis
• Must be accurate and able to demonstrate good numeracy and literacy skills
• Able to operate a range of office equipment e.g. telephone, photocopier, fax etc
• Awareness of data protection and data security protocols
• Able to effectively use key IT packages including Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook
• Ability to work productively both within a team and, on occasions alone
• Ability to adopt a process of continual improvement and suggest ways of working more efficiently and effectively
• Ability to manage time and work schedule with strict deadlines
• Able to use, interpret, handle and communicate large volumes of often complex and detailed information, and relay it to customers in writing and/or over the telephone/face to face

Closing Date:            29th March 2019

Please find attached the Job Profile:    Business Admin Apprenticeship Level 3 - JP.doc

As this is an Intermediate/Advanced Apprenticeship opportunity successful applicants at the selection stage will be assessed first on numeracy/literacy skills.  Only successful applicants from the assessment centre process will be invited to interview.