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School Administration Apprentice
We are seeking a new member of staff to join our school's administration/office team. The Apprentice will provide a high quality, professional service on the school reception, and within the school administration team, complete reception duties efficiently and provide a professional and positive welcome to all visitors, students and staff.
Requirements
- GCSE in: English (grade 4)
- GCSE in: Maths (grade 4)
- Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Responsibilities
- Provide general administrative support to the school office, acting as a first point of contact for parents, visitors, and external agencies, in person, by phone and via email.
- Assist with pupil records, including data entry, filing, and maintaining accurate information on school systems
- Support attendance processes, including recording absences and following agreed procedures
- Help prepare letters, reports, and routine correspondence
- Support the organisation of meetings, appointments, and school events
- Assist with ordering supplies and maintaining office stock
- Handle confidential information appropriately and in line with data protection requirements
- Support finance and HR administration tasks where appropriate, such as filing, scanning and basic record keeping
- Carry out any other reasonable administrative duties as required by the school
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Benefits
- Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training.
- You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
- Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship.
- There is a possibility of a permanent part-time contract at Hollesley and Waldringfield Primary Schools
- Both schools are also part of the ASSET Education Trust, which have fifteen schools across Suffolk where internal applicants are encouraged to apply for vacancies in Trust schools and the central team.
Application Process
- You will study a Level 3 in Business Administration, and all training will occur in the workplace
- Functional Skills in English and maths if required
- You will meet with your tutor virtually every 4 to 6 weeks, and you will be expected to record off-the-job training weekly
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About Hollesley Primary School and Waldringfield Primary School Hollesley Primary School is a happy, friendly and nurturing school. We are a small primary school and we see the size of our school as a real advantage to provide extraordinary opportunities and to maximise learning for all of our pupils. We enjoy taking our learning outside and have lovely, expansive grounds in which to do this. Waldringfield Primary School is a happy, friendly and nurturing school. We are a small Primary School and we see the size of our school as a real advantage to provide extraordinary opportunities and to maximise learning for all of our pupils.
Contact Training provider: EDUCATION AND SKILLS TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT LIMITED The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000040412.
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