Apprentice Administrative Assistant (Employment and Skills)

Grade D SP1 £16,016 – SP4 £18,544 per annum Pay Award Pending

Living Wage Supplement will be paid for salaries below £16,681

Fixed-term for the duration of the apprenticeship.

Based in Leeds City Centre

Apprenticeships are for all ages. They are a great way to gain recognised industry qualifications and earn a salary at the same time.

We are looking to recruit an Apprentice Administrative Assistant to provide secretarial and administrative support to the Employment and Skills team, within the Economic Services Directorate of the West Yorkshire Combined Authority.

The successful candidate will have the opportunity to undertake a Business Administrator Apprenticeship at Level 3. The apprenticeship will typically take 13 months to complete and would involve 6 x day workshops, mentor visits and end point assessment.

Leeds City Region is a dynamic and vibrant place to live, work and do business and we are seeking a hard-working and enthusiastic individual. The successful candidate will have good organisational skills, a positive can-do attitude, and strong customer service and communication skills. This is a busy and varied role and the successful candidate must be able to prioritise, meet multiple deadlines, use their initiative and work independently.

If you’re looking for a new challenge or want to start a career in Business Administration, within a friendly and fast-paced team, we would like to hear from you.

To submit your application form online please visit

http://www.westyorks-ca.gov.uk/jobs/  by 5 September 2018. Interviews will be held on 12th September.

If you have any questions about the role, after reading the full role profile, please contact Anna Myers, Employment and Skills Contracts Manager on 07890 311794 or anna.myers@westyorks-ca.gov.uk.

For more information about the work of WYCA, please visit www.westyorks-ca.gov.uk

West Yorkshire Combined Authority’s aim is to attract people from diverse backgrounds building an inclusive culture, we welcome applications from everyone regardless of age, race, gender, religion or beliefs, disability, gender identity or sexual orientation. In return we can offer a flexible and encouraging environment that will allow you to achieve your best work/life balance and career goals; with a range of benefits including a local government career average pension scheme and a fully funded travel MCard (zone 1-5). We are committed to enabling working parents to progress their careers and will consider requests for flexible working patterns and job share arrangements.

Please note: Whilst it is our policy to recruit at SP1 for all appointments, each role has career salary progression, with incremental increases applicable in most cases on an annual basis.

Given the high volumes of applications we receive we are unable to respond to all applicants, therefore if you have not heard from us within 4 weeks of the closing date please assume that on this occasion you have not been successful.

Candidate information will be retained by West Yorkshire Combined Authority for 6 months unless you make a request for this to be deleted.