Admin/Finance/HR Apprentice

Ridgeway School in Kempston, Bedfordshire is increasing in size so they now need more help in the finance and administration teams in the school. This is a new role and would be an ideal opportunity for someone who is looking for a first office-based job, wanting a change in career, returning to work after a long break or wants to gain a professional qualification in business administration. This is a very varied and interesting role that will provide lots of experience of all the areas of work that support a school to run outside of the classroom.

So, what will you be doing in the role?

Administration:
• School reception duties– answering phones and emails and dealing with queries in person
• Processing deliveries of items
• Updating databases and records
• Checking in visitors appropriately
• Ad hoc requests for administration support
• Filing and archiving scanned documents
• Dealing with requests for stationary and other resources
• Chasing up registers
• Taking notes in meetings

Finance:
• Raising purchase orders
• Inputting and paying invoices
• Filing
• Contacting suppliers for missing items or quotes

Human resources:
• Recording sickness absence
• Arranging sickness review meetings
• Processing job applicants
• Completing pre-employment checks

Facilities Management:
• Organising/confirming room bookings
• Updating or checking health & safety records

Ad hoc: The role can involve working anywhere across the school where there is a need.

You will attend Bedford College once a month for 10 months.
This role is term time only and a fixed term contract.

Training:

- Level 3 Business Administration
- Level 2 Functional Skills English and maths

Training Outcome:

This will give the new apprentice a very good opportunity to develop skills in a range of areas which will be valuable for many future jobs in finance, administration, human resources and facilities management as well as experience working in a complex school environment. There may be an opportunity to remain at the school at the end of the apprenticeship.

Employer Description:
Ridgeway School is based in Kempston, Bedfordshire, an innovative and inclusive school, where the pupils are at the heart of everything they do. Their pupils are educated alongside their peers in classes that are arranged by pupils’ age, not separated by the nature of their impairments.

Working Hours :
35 hours a week Monday to Friday 7 hours a day (8:30am- 4.00pm)

Skills:
communication skills,people skills,Attention to detail,Organisation skills,Patience