Business Administration Apprentice - Recruitment Resourcer
Salford City College
Greater Manchester (M50 3SR)
Closes in 14 days (Friday 5 September 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 22 August 2025
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Summary
Are you ready to kick-start your career in a fast-paced and dynamic office environment? In this exciting role, you will play a key part in identifying, attracting, and resourcing applicants. You will also promote apprenticeships to potential candidates, schools, and external agencies, while providing essential administrative support to the team.
- Wage
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£22,858 a year
- Training course
- Business administrator (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday - Thursday 8:30am to 4:30pm, Friday 8:30am to 2pm.
36 hours a week
- Start date
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Thursday 11 September 2025
- Duration
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1 year 6 months
- Positions available
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1
Work
Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.
What you'll do at work
- To be the first point of contact for apprenticeship enquiries, managing the apprenticeship inbox & answering calls
- To work with external agencies, schools and our college campuses across the city to generate applicant referrals
- To provide information and advice to applicants, advising on apprenticeship opportunities and signposting to vacancies
- To provide reception cover as required
- To prepare candidate information for recruitment days, arrange candidate packs and assessments
- Effectively use Outlook, Microsoft Teams, Office 365, and other internal data systems to maintain accurate records and reporting systems
- To advertise apprenticeship vacancies using a variety of platforms, such as apprenticeship recruitment websites, jobs pages, social media and more
- To attend events in schools, colleges and the community to promote apprenticeships to potential applicants
- To support the apprenticeship employer advisers in job matching and arranging interviews
- To provide administrative support, completing recruitment documentation and event support as required
- To complete all associated apprenticeship work and attend regular visits with the assessor
- To carry out any other duties commensurate to the post as required
Where you'll work
Frontier House
Merchants Quay
Salford
Greater Manchester
M50 3SR
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
SALFORD CITY COLLEGE
Training course
Business administrator (level 3)
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What you'll learn
Course contents
- Skilled in the use of multiple IT packages and systems relevant to the organisation in order to: write letters or emails, create proposals, perform financial processes, record and analyse data. Examples include MS Office or equivalent packages. Able to choose the most appropriate IT solution to suit the business problem. Able to update and review databases, record information and produce data analysis where required.
- Produces accurate records and documents including: emails, letters, files, payments, reports and proposals. Makes recommendations for improvements and present solutions to management. Drafts correspondence, writes reports and able to review others' work. Maintains records and files, handles confidential information in compliance with the organisation's procedures. Coaches others in the processes required to complete these tasks.
- Exercises proactivity and good judgement. Makes effective decisions based on sound reasoning and is able to deal with challenges in a mature way. Seeks advice of more experienced team members when appropriate.
- Builds and maintains positive relationships within their own team and across the organisation. Demonstrates ability to influence and challenge appropriately. Becomes a role model to peers and team members, developing coaching skills as they gain area knowledge.
- Demonstrates good communication skills, whether face-to-face, on the telephone, in writing or on digital platforms. Uses the most appropriate channels to communicate effectively. Demonstrates agility and confidence in communications, carrying authority appropriately. Understands and applies social media solutions appropriately. Answers questions from inside and outside of the organisation, representing the organisation or department.
- Completes tasks to a high standard. Demonstrates the necessary level of expertise required to complete tasks and applies themself to continuously improve their work. Is able to review processes autonomously and make suggestions for improvements. Shares administrative best-practice across the organisation e.g. coaches others to perform tasks correctly. Applies problem-solving skills to resolve challenging or complex complaints and is a key point of contact for addressing issues.
- Takes responsibility for initiating and completing tasks, manages priorities and time in order to successfully meet deadlines. Positively manages the expectations of colleagues at all levels and sets a positive example for others in the workplace. Makes suggestions for improvements to working practice, showing understanding of implications beyond the immediate environment (e.g. impact on clients, suppliers, other parts of the organisation). Manages resources e.g. equipment or facilities. Organises meetings and events, takes minutes during meetings and creates action logs as appropriate. Takes responsibility for logistics e.g. travel and accommodation.
- Uses relevant project management principles and tools to scope, plan, monitor and report. Plans required resources to successfully deliver projects. Undertakes and leads projects as and when required.
Training schedule
Training will take place at the place of work
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade 4/C)
- Maths (grade 4/C)
Desirable qualifications
BTEC in:
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Administrative skills
- Team working
- Initiative
- Confidence with calls
Other requirements
Passing a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check Being comfortable with managing the apprenticeship inbox and answering apprenticeship calls.
About this employer
Our Apprenticeships team are unique in that they employ Apprentice Support Officers, whose main focus is to care for and assist all apprentices whilst they carry out their apprenticeship programmes. The college believes the more support an apprentice gets with any personal issues and struggles, the better they will perform in their apprenticeship. Support Officers make it their mission to ensure the happiness of apprentices.
https://apprenticeships.salfordcc.ac.uk/ (opens in new tab)
Company benefits
Great Pension Scheme. Access to Student Discount/Blue Light Car. Cycle to Work Scheme. Discount on selected Salford council gyms. Annual Leave 25+ bank holidays, well-being days and two weeks off at Christmas.
After this apprenticeship
- For the right candidate, possible progression upon successfully completing the apprenticeship
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
SALFORD CITY COLLEGE
Apprenticeships at Salford City College
apprenticeships@salfordcc.ac.uk
01616315555
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000338521.
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Closes in 14 days (Friday 5 September 2025 at 11:59pm)
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