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)

About the Employer

St George's Catholic Primary School
St George’s Catholic Primary School is part of Assisi Catholic Trust based in Shoeburyness. We are a Catholic School but applications are equally welcome from non-Catholics who support our Catholic ethos.

Job Details

Company
St George's Catholic Primary School
Location
Eagle Way, Shoeburyness, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Advanced Apprenticeship
Salary
£15,392 a year
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