Business Administration Apprentice

About this opportunity

Bolton St Catherine’s Academy are seeking a pleasant mannered, articulate and customer focussed team player with good literacy, numeracy & IT skills. You will need to be keen to learn, able to follow instructions and carry out procedures accurately.

A normal day might include

• Printing and photocopying application forms for HR
• Answering the telephone
• Opening mail, pigeonholing mail, franking outward mail
• Receiving parcels
• Providing great customer service to visitors to the academy
• Emailing teachers with messages
• Using the school database (SIMS) to check student details
• Printing reports from SIMS and emailing to staff

What you could go on to do
Your experience and knowledge of the administration functions in a school will enable you to follow a career path in business administration or indeed eventually in School Business Management. The skills you will learn will also be transferable to any organisation.

How you will be supported
Full training and support will be provided by our expert training and assessment staff at The Skills Company.

What will happen next
New applicants to The Skills Company who meet any basic entry requirements of the role will be contacted within two working days to be invited to meet a member of our team. You will then have the opportunity to find out:
• More about this vacancy and any others you are suitable for
• Any training you need to complete
• What the next steps will be

How you could get there
If you would be catching public transport for this role, visit the Journey Planner on www.tfgm.com to see how you would get there and how long it would take.

What you should have to apply

• GCSE A*-C/9-4 in English and Maths

Personal Qualities

• Honest
• Trustworthy
• Personal Integrity And Professionalism
• Positive Attitude
• Customer Focussed
• Hardworking
• Team Player
• Excellent Attendance
• Smart Appearance

Skills

• Keyboard skills with a good basic knowledge of Microsoft outlook to send emails, and the aptitude and ability to retrieve information on the school’s information management software.
• A calm and resilient disposition
• Good oracy skills with the ability to successfully handle telephone calls from all stakeholders including parents and carers
• Attention to detail and the ability to follow procedures to the letter.
• Good communication skills, time management, flexible, use initiative,