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Business Administration / Customer Service Apprentice

Essex County Council
Pay: £8,006.10
Location: Essex Chelmsford United Kingdom
Category: Entry Level
Available from: Feb 2021
Finishes on: Ongoing Position
Type of work: Full Time, Indoor & Outdoor
Job reference: E03596250
2020-11-13 2020-12-01

Job Description

Would you like the opportunity to earn while you learn?



Would you like to work for a large organisation committed to assist, support, and care for its residents, communities and colleagues?



If you are enthusiastic, driven and passionate, with a keen interest in developing a successful career, gaining experience and achieving an accredited qualification then Essex County Council needs you!



Essex County Council require a motivated and enthusiastic individual to join our team as an apprentice within our Business Support function.



Business Support provide high quality administrative support to all Essex County Council front-line services so can offer experience in all aspects of customer service and administrative tasks during the course of the apprenticeship.



The role will be extremely rewarding if you have an interest in office administration, enjoy helping people and being part of a busy team in a challenging role and as an entry point, for someone considering a career in Administration, Local Government or Social Care. ECC highly values its apprentices and successful candidates will be encouraged to develop and in time progress within the organisation, with over 85% securing permanent roles during their apprenticeship.



This position provides the work-based experience to compliment the learning-based elements of the Apprenticeship Framework and will offer you a supportive environment in which to gain a wealth of experience and transferable skills such as IT systems, organisational skills, effective teamwork and communication.



If you are looking to become a crucial part of a friendly, welcoming and high achieving team, this could be the opportunity you are looking for.



Key responsibilities and what can you expect in this role:



You will assist with the delivery of routine administrative tasks, dealing with day to day work including but not limited to:




  • Inputting data from source documents into the relevant recording system, checking the accuracy, verifying and correcting data

  • Responding to emails

  • Telephone calls

  • Maintain your own diary and work pattern management

  • Photocopying/scanning

  • Sending letters and dealing with incoming post

  • Attend meetings with team colleagues and Managers, either in person or by video

  • Working from home or in an office space

  • Work alongside other administrative assistants and apprentices who will train you and support you through the day to day work

  • Follow ECC policies and procedures for task completion and our expected standards of behaviours



What our apprentices say…



“I really enjoyed my apprenticeship with ECC, I loved that the majority of the apprenticeship is on the job learning and minimal classroom work. The opportunities for career development have been much wider than I originally thought and the apprenticeship is such a great way to start your career and get yourself in the door with your local council/ government”



 “As an apprentice currently working within BS, I can confirm that it is a very rewarding role. I’m proud to be a part of this team and you will be too”.


Personal Qualities :

  • Ability to work in a team

  • Desire to develop yourself

  • Ability to work independently



Skills Required :

  • Communication skills

  • IT skills

  • Personal organisation



Future Prospects :

ECC is a large and very diverse organisation which believes staff development is critical to our success. Our apprentices have access to a wide variety of career enhancing training and development in preparation for a more advanced role as well as further qualifications if desired.



We offer excellent career prospects for the right candidate, depending on attitude and performance during the apprenticeship, and over 85% of our apprentices go on to secure permanent roles with us.


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