Pensions Apprentice
Leicestershire County Council
Leicestershire (LE3 8RA)
Closes in 11 days (Monday 1 December 2025)
Posted on 17 November 2025
Contents
Summary
This is an exciting opportunity for a committed and enthusiastic person to be part of the Pensions Team at Leicestershire County Council, to develop new skills and learn about the Local Government Pension Scheme.
- Wage
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£24,804 a year
- Training course
- Pensions administrator (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday, hours TBC
37 hours a week
- Start date
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Thursday 11 December 2025
- Duration
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1 year 10 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
You will be given a wide range of tasks to do, that will contribute to the work of your team.
Training will be given ‘on the job’ to enable you to understand how we work.
Your duties will include:
- Assist with keeping up to date records for all scheme members
- Setting up work tasks for your team
- Help with ‘year-end’ work, updating records with the latest information
- Assist with the administration of team checking spreadsheets
- Collate uploaded documents in preparation for indexing to records
How you will be supported:
Full training and support will be provided by The Growth Company to help you achieve your apprenticeship and reach your full potential in your role
What will happen next:
New applicants to The Growth Company who meet any basic entry requirements of the role will be contacted within two working days to be invited to meet a member of our team. You will then have the opportunity to find out:
- More about this vacancy and any others you are suitable for
- Any training you need to complete
- What the next steps will be
Where you'll work
County Hall
Glenfield
Leicester
Leicestershire
LE3 8RA
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
THE GROWTH COMPANY LIMITED
Training course
Pensions administrator (level 3)
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What you'll learn
Course contents
- Deliver expected customer service establishing customer needs, in line with the service standards and the regulatory framework.
- Deliver pensions administrative tasks that meet required the quality standards as set out by the organisation.
- Tailor the use of interpersonal skills and communication channels to meet the needs of stakeholders.
- Work in a team and collaborate to support colleagues to achieve results such as meeting or exceeding service standards and organisational goals.
- Plan, manage and prioritise own workload effectively.
- Identify pension problems, identify the appropriate course of action and suggest or support solutions.
- Use digital systems to carry out pensions administrative tasks and generate key metrics such as performance information.
- Use digital systems and applications safely and securely, in accordance with data security policies.
- Calculate member benefits accurately and apply the terms of the relevant pension scheme or plan.
- Maintain robust and accurate schedules, records and systems of pension administrative activities.
- Deliver expected customer service establishing customer needs, in line with the service standards and the regulatory framework.
- Deliver pensions administrative tasks that meet required the quality standards as set out by the organisation.
- Tailor the use of interpersonal skills and communication channels to meet the needs of stakeholders.
- Work in a team and collaborate to support colleagues to achieve results such as meeting or exceeding service standards and organisational goals.
- Plan, manage and prioritise own workload effectively.
- Identify pension problems, identify the appropriate course of action and suggest or support solutions.
- Use digital systems to carry out pensions administrative tasks and generate key metrics such as performance information.
- Use digital systems and applications safely and securely, in accordance with data security policies.
- Calculate member benefits accurately and apply the terms of the relevant pension scheme or plan.
- Maintain robust and accurate schedules, records and systems of pension administrative activities.
Training schedule
- The apprenticeship will also include studying for a Level 3 Pensions Administrator Standard
- Each week time will be allocated for training and learning, to allow you to complete all aspects of your apprenticeship
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade A*-C/9-4)
- Maths (grade A*-C/9-4)
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
- Administrative skills
- Confidential
- Knowledge of Microsoft Office
About this employer
Leicestershire County Council is a Disability Confident, Menopause Friendly, Mindful Employer, Fostering Friendly, Forces Friendly, and Cycle Friendly organisation. In August 2021, we also signed up to the Race at Work Charter. We are strongly committed to promoting equality and opportunity, championing employee wellbeing and investing in staff training and development. Our aim is to work with communities and partners to deliver public services that make Leicestershire the best possible place to live and work for everyone. Our employees play a key role in supporting this goal and helping us deliver the vital services we provide to the people of Leicestershire. Leicestershire County Council is an inclusive organisation which is on a journey to embed and celebrate equality, diversity and inclusion at every level. We warmly welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, as having a diverse workforce with different perspectives and ideas is fundamental to our values and enriches the services we offer our communities. We particularly welcome applicants from Ethnically Diverse and LGBTQ+ communities and people with disabilities to create a balanced workforce and one that reflects the communities we serve. Applicants with a disability who meet the criteria listed in the 'About You' section above will be offered an interview under the Disability Confident Employer Scheme.
After this apprenticeship
- Possible progression within the company and progression onto the next level apprenticeship
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
THE GROWTH COMPANY LIMITED
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000000910.
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Closes in 11 days (Monday 1 December 2025)
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