Administration Apprentice
This is a new exciting Apprenticeship opportunity, suitable for a school or college leaver or if you are ready to start your career within education. St George’s Catholic Primary School are seeking to recruit an Admin Apprentice who will assist the school in handling day-to-day office administration and Reception duties.
Role
The following are the core responsibilities of the Admin Apprentice.
There may be on occasion, a requirement to carry out other tasks; this will be dependent upon factors such as workload and staffing levels:
- To assist in all areas of administration, office and reception to
support the smooth and safe running of the school - Use of ICT systems including Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Teams
and in-house systems to produce letters, mail merges,
spreadsheets, presentations, communications to parents - Reception cover, including meeting and greeting visitors,
answering the telephone, dealing with queries from staff,
students and external customers and sorting and distributing
post and deliveries - Setting up meeting rooms, including refreshments
- Reprographics duties, including copying and distributing documents
- Maintaining filing systems
- Assisting with the general administration of the school as required. • Dealing with staff and pupil enquiries as appropriate
- Attending training courses as appropriate
- These duties are not exhaustive and additional duties may be
required to ensure the safe and smooth running of the school
Training
4 days on the job training and working in school. 1 day per week studying for Apprenticeship with Training Provider.
The Trust has a very successful record with its apprenticeship-training
package and although not guaranteed, many apprentices have gained
permanent employment at the end of their training.
- Apprenticeship Standard
- Business administrator (level 3)
- Training Provider
- ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL
- Working Week
- Monday to Friday, 8.00am to 4.00pm (inc. 30 minutes unpaid lunch break). 4 days per week in school and one day per week with Training Provider. Term time only plus INSET days.
- Expected Duration
- 1 Year 9 Months
- Positions Available
- 1
- Closing Date
- Sunday, 20th September 2026
- Start Date
- Monday, 28th September 2026
Desired Skills
- Communication skills
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Team working
- Patience
- Flexible
- Sympathy
- Work Under Pressure
- Reliable
- Trustworthy
Qualifications
- English GCSE, grade C/4 (Essential)
- Maths GCSE, grade C/4 (Essential)