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Ashton Community Science College, Aldwych Drive, Ashton, Preston, Lancashire, PR2 1SL (827 on roll)

Tel: 01772 513002
School website: www.ashtoncsc.lancs.sch.uk

Summary

Salary £5.28 per hour l Fixed term until 25/08/2025 l Full time, 37 hours per week l

An apprentice Business Support Officer is required to join our busy school office, to provide front line customer service and administrative support. The successful candidate will be working within the school admin team and supporting the receptionist in our newly refurbished business centre.

The apprentice will work under the direction and guidance of school office team and school business manager, the successful candidate will:

Provide general clerical and administrative support, including word processing, minute taking, filing routine correspondence, distributing mail, basic reprographics,

Undertake reception duties including answering telephone and responding to routine queries

Maintaining and updating manual and computerised records including, for example, records of free school meals, school trips, registers, etc. including related data input,

Maintaining stock and ordering supplies, including the processing of orders, check of incoming deliveries, arranging for payment of invoices and the distribution and storage of stock,

Undertake general welfare support, where required, including liaison with staff and parents,

Work within school policies and procedures,

Contribute to the provision of an effective environment for learning,

Support the promotion of positive relationships with parents and outside agencies,

Attend skill training and participate in personal/performance development as required,

Take care for their own and other people's health and safety,

Be aware of the confidential nature of issues,

Undertake any of the duties normally associated with a Business Support Officer to support with their training and development.


Please not not everyone may be eligible for apprenticeship funding -
Who can apply for apprenticeship funding, including criteria for residency and citizenship.

Please click on the link below for the eligibility criteria:

Apprenticeship funding rules for main providers - Annex A: Eligibility criteria (who we fund) - Guidance - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

In return Lancashire County Council offers a range of benefits, which can be found on LCC Vacancies website.

We reserve the right to close down a vacancy early, before the closing date, if we receive sufficient applications.

For an informal discussion please contact:

For more details on the role please look at the attached job description and if you have any further queries please contact Su Evans on 01772 513002 or at [email protected]

Equal Opportunities statement

An Equal Opportunities Employer welcoming applications from all sections of the community

Rehabilitation

Rehabilitation The post you are applying for is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013). If successful you will be required to apply to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) for a 'disclosure'. Information provided by you or the Disclosure and Barring Service will be dealt with in a confidential manner in accordance with the DBS's Code of Practice. You may view the Code of Practice on the DBS website at www.gov.uk/dbs or alternatively a copy is available on request. Lancashire County Council has a Handling of DBS Certificate Information Policy and a Policy Statement on the Recruitment of Ex-offenders this is available from the recruiting manager to applicants who are asked to complete a DBS application.