Apprentice Administrator in Bolton

Grade B scp 4 £25,185 to scp 6 £25,989 pay award pending

Contract: permanent

Essential qualification: A full level 2 qualification: e.g., Level 2 Apprenticeship, NVQ or equivalent or 5 GCSEs A*-C (4-9) - which must include GCSE Maths and English (4-9, or A*-C) or level 2 functional skills.

Interview date: TBC

Unfortunately, we are unable to offer sponsorship for this role.

The Role

An exciting opportunity has arisen to gain experience in a busy team, whilst also working towards a Business Administration apprenticeship qualification. This role sits within the Corporate Resources directorate and involves supporting the Registrars of Births, Deaths, and Marriages team. This is an ideal opportunity for someone who is looking to start their career and learn at the same time, whilst supporting a key service of Bolton Council. You will be part of the administration team, who support the Registrars team, and assist them in a range of key duties, such as preparing copies of birth, marriage, and death certificates, making ceremony bookings and general administration duties relating to the Registration Service. The successful candidate will undertake a Business Administration apprenticeship alongside this role and as such you must not already hold a level 3 qualification (or higher) in Business Administration or a similar subject. On successful completion of the apprenticeship programme and subject to management review, you would progress into an Administrator Grade C position.

About You

We are looking for someone who is enthusiastic and eager to learn. You must have a flexible approach to work and be keen to apply your developing skills and knowledge to a varied and interesting role. You will need to have good communication skills and be organised as well as demonstrate accuracy and attention to detail. The successful candidate must be confident with IT, including Microsoft Office.

About Us

This is your opportunity to join us at an exciting time as we have strong ambitions for the borough. Bolton is a great place to work. We are a welcoming organisation that wants to contribute to a place where people feel active, connected and prosperous. We are passionate about improving the outcomes and experience of Bolton people. We want Bolton to be a vibrant place built on strong cohesive communities, successful businesses and healthy, engaged residents. As an employer we want to thank our employees for their hard work and commitment, by giving them the opportunity to access a range of exclusive rewards and benefits, including discounts and exclusive gym membership prices and salary sacrifice schemes. In addition, we offer a generous annual leave allowance, flexible work opportunities, access to a Pension Scheme, as well as a range of employee wellbeing and support services.

Our Values are really important to us. Within Greater Manchester, local authorities have made a commitment to improve the employment opportunities for people with disabilities, care leavers, carers, and ex-military personnel. This post is a designated customer facing role under the fluency duty and requires a specified level of spoken English as per the person specification.

This organisation has signed up to the Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment. That means we will recognise your continuous or 'unbroken' service in any Greater Manchester local authority or NHS organisation that has signed the commitment, Transport for Greater Manchester, Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service or Greater Manchester Combined Authority, giving you access to our service-related benefits.

For more information about working for Bolton Council, please see greater.jobs; for advice and support with your application, contact recruitment@bolton.gov.uk.