Business Administrator Apprentice - Ullswater Community College

Apprenticeship Description

UCC is an exciting and vibrant foundation secondary school and sixth form college. Our students can enjoy a wide range of opportunities in an environment where great teaching results in excellent outcomes. Our progress has made us an increasingly popular choice within this community and continues to generate new ideas and aspirations for the future.

School’s values: Ambitious, Caring and Equal

Full Description of position

●          To help provide a professional and knowledgeable first point of contact to visitors to the school, ensuring that information given is accurate and up to date and that visitors/contractors are signed in correctly;

●          To answer and direct phone calls, providing information and assistance as required;

●          To assist in the provision of an accurate messaging service for staff and students, and ensure that urgent messages are delivered immediately;

●          To utilise the various software programmes available within school to maintain records and provide information as required;

●          To work with colleagues across the school, and also with external agencies, to facilitate an effective administrative provision;

●          To assist in the provision of an efficient administrative service across the range of school functions.

●          Assist with placing of orders, checking of orders, processing and paying invoices.

●          Assisting termly stocktake of school shop.

●          Assist with organisation of school events including; Open Evenings, Parents’ Evenings and Transition days.

●          To be responsible for your own ongoing professional development and training.

●          To support and contribute to the safety of students and wider organisation in line with general requirements and school policies.

This job description is not designed to be an exhaustive list of duties and responsibilities, but represents the current key areas of work. There will be additional duties and responsibilities explicit in the role.

Skills required

●               IT and keyboard skills

●               Excellent customer service skills

●               Excellent written and verbal communication skills

●              Good interpersonal, planning and organisational skills

Personal Qualities

●               A passion for learning and commitment to self-improvement as well as that of the wider organisation

●               Honest, hardworking and able to develop and maintain professional relationships with others

●               The ability to work on own initiative and also as part of a team

●               The ability to work accurately and to deadlines under pressure

●               The ability to prioritise tasks

●               The ability to relate well to others: school staff, pupils, parents, visitors to the school

●               Flexible and good-humoured approach to work

●               Able to maintain confidentiality

●               Willingness to undertake training

Working Week

37 Hours Per Week

8:15am - 4:15pm, Monday - Friday

Thursday (term time), college learning day.

Entry requirements

Maths & English GCSE grade 4 / C , Functional Skills Level 2 or equivalent qualification.