Accounts/Business Support Apprentice CANONIUM LEARNING TRUST
Our Trust Accounts/Business Support Apprentice will undertake a wide variety of tasks to support the Trust’s centralised support services. We are in a position to be able to offer to support an apprentice to train and develop as part of the Accounts or Finance Assistant Apprenticeship. The apprentice will be able to provide effective and efficient business support to the Trust’s central team.
This apprenticeship requires you to apply through the employer's website.
Apply nowClosing date: 16 Jun 2023
Apprenticeship summary
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Annual wage
£10,158.72
After completion of first year progression on to scale 1 of the National Pay Scale for school support staff. This is currently £20,258 pa (with a national pay award pending).
Wages explained
Apprentices are paid for their normal working hours and training that's part of their apprenticeship (usually one day per week).
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Working week
Monday to Thursday: 08:30 - 16:30. Friday: 08:30 - 16:00. 30 minute lunch break daily. (Role can also be offered term time only which would mean working 44.6 weeks per year, this would pro-rata the salary by 0.86 FTE).
Total hours per week: 37
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Expected duration
12 Months
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Possible start date
30 Jun 2023
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Date posted
26 Apr 2023
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Apprenticeship level
Intermediate
Level 2 (GCSE) -
Reference number
VAC1000150929
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Positions
1 available
What will the apprentice be doing?
Duties include:
Finance:
- Support the trust’s finance department with catering, trip, nursery, and other trading accounts
- Supporting the administration of the parent payment system, to ensure that information is available to the Trust’s finance team
- To assist with the preparation of monies for banking where required
- To assist with financial administration such as placing orders,
invoicing, collecting monies, issuing receipts, etc - To support with the administration of petty cash and school fund accounts as required
- To carry out all financial administration in accordance with
appropriate LEA and school financial regulations and policies
Clerical:
- To undertake typing and word processing for the trust central
functions as required - Data Entry/administration of various trust management information systems
- Maintaining the Trust’s register of policies and ensuring that policy managers are alerted to policy review dates
- Updating trust-wide policies and procedures using templates as required by the CEO or CFOO
- Updating information on the trust’s website and various other
government portals - To undertake filing and organising the disposal of trust files (e.g HR/Finance) in accordance with data protection and records retention policies
- Reprographics work as required and the basic maintenance of the photocopier
- To maintain the Trust’s central diary
- Support senior trust leaders with diary maintenance as required
- Take notes at meetings as required
- To be responsible for the sorting and distributing of incoming post into the trust office and the sending of outgoing post, including the purchase of stamps
- Monitoring and maintenance of the trust’s stationery stock and order supplies as necessary
- To provide general clerical support as required
General:
- To be the first point of contact for telephone and face to face
enquiries to the trust central office and take messages where
appropriate - To ensure school & trust security arrangements are always complied with, including the issue of visitor’s badges and signing of the visitor’s book
- To accept and sign for deliveries to the trust office as appropriate
- To provide hospitality for visitors to the trust
- To hold health and safety responsibilities including Fire Warden and/or First Aid if required
- To participate in the performance and development review process, taking personal responsibility for identification of learning, development and training opportunities in discussion with line manager
- To comply with individual responsibilities, in accordance with the role, for health and safety in the workplace
- Ensure that all duties and services provided are in accordance with the School’s Equal Opportunities Policy
- The Trust Board is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment
- The duties above are neither exclusive nor exhaustive and the post holder may be required by senior trust leaders to carry out appropriate duties within the context of the job, skills, and grade
What training will the apprentice take and what qualification will the apprentice get at the end?
Accounts or Finance Assistant Level 2 Apprenticeship Standard:
- AAT Level 2 Certificate in Accounting
- All delivered within the workplace via online training and at Colchester Institute Campus
- College attendance required once very two weeks
What is the expected career progression after this apprenticeship?
This is a temporary apprenticeship position, however upon successful completion of the apprenticeship, the apprentice may be considered for any permanent opportunities across the trust and its school.
This could include:
- Finance Assistant
- HR Assistant
- Business Support Officer
Requirements and prospects
Desired skills and personal qualities
Qualifications
Things to consider
About the employer
Employer
CANONIUM LEARNING TRUST
Address
DOCWRA ROAD
KELVEDON
COLCHESTER
CO5 9DS
Training
Apprenticeship standard
Accounts or finance assistant
Level 2 (GCSE)
Employer's Application Instructions
This apprenticeship requires you to apply through the employer's website.
Apply nowClosing date: 16 Jun 2023