HR Apprentice

CT Skills

Deepdale Business Park, Ashford Road, Bakewell, DE45 1GT (DE45 1GT)

Closes in 23 days (Friday 16 January 2026)

Posted on 23 December 2025

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Summary

You will be supporting with HR admin duties and to assist the Central HR team in delivering a wide range of HR services across the Trust and its schools. This role will provide support in key HR functions such as communication, recruitment, onboarding, employee relation matters linked to policies and procedures, and day to day HR admin.

Wage

£15,704 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

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Training course
HR support (level 3)
Hours
Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm (min. 2 days in office, the rest working from home/ at schools).

40 hours a week

Start date

Monday 19 January 2026

Duration

1 year 4 months

Positions available

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

  • Acting as a first point of contact for both internal & external enquiries alongside the HR Team
  • Monitoring & responding to the HR inbox within the CRM system alongside the HR team
  • Supporting the HR Officer & providing admin support for all recruitment activities & processes including placing adverts on various platforms, collating & sharing completed application forms, preparing documents for shortlisting etc.
  • Providing support to the HR team, advising Headteachers and School Business Managers on effective recruitment processes and providing information on HR policies & procedures
  • Providing admin support on the Central team's single central record, including carrying out DBS & pre-employment checks via the online platforms
  • Providing admin support on the HR system (SAMpeople), drafting starters, leavers and adjustment forms for the Central Team during the transition to SAMpeople for approval by the appropriate Line Manager, keeping information up to date
  • With guidance from the HR Team support with queries from schools regarding SAMpeople and directing as appropriate
  • Minimum of 6 hours per week spent on apprenticeship work and training

Where you'll work

Deepdale Business Park, Ashford Road, Bakewell, DE45 1GT
DE45 1GT

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

Training provider

CT SKILLS LIMITED

Training course

HR support (level 3)

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What you'll learn

Course contents
  • Service Delivery: Delivers excellent customer service on a range of HR queries and requirements, providing solutions, advice and support primarily to managers. Builds managers’ expertise in HR matters, improving their ability to handle repeated situations themselves where appropriate. Uses agreed systems and processes to deliver service to customers. Takes the initiative to meet agreed individual and team KPIs in line with company policy, values, standards. Plans and organises their work, often without direct supervision, to meet commitments and KPIs.
  • Problem Solving: Uses sound questioning and active listening skills to understand requirements and establish root causes before developing HR solutions. Takes ownership through to resolution, escalating complex situations as appropriate.
  • Communication & Interpersonal: Deals effectively with customers/colleagues, using sound interpersonal skills and communicating well through a range of media eg phone, face to face, email, internet. Adapts their style to their audience. Builds trust and sound relationships with customers. Handles conflict and sensitive HR situations professionally and confidentially.
  • Teamwork: Consistently supports colleagues /collaborates within the team and HR to achieve results. Builds/maintains strong working relationships with others in the team and across HR where necessary.
  • Process Improvement: Identifies opportunities to improve HR performance and service; acts on them within the authority of their role. Supports implementation of HR changes/projects with the business.
  • Managing HR Information: Maintains required HR records as part of services delivered. Prepares reports and management information from HR data, with interpretation as required.
  • Personal Development: Keeps up to date with business changes and HR legal/policy/process changes relevant to their role. Seeks feedback and acts on it to improve their performance and overall capability.

Training schedule

You'll attend monthly 1-2-1 meetings (online via teams every month - NO classroom OR college!) with your tutor and learn about modules including business fundamentals, legislation & policies, role fundamentals, and HR service fundamentals.

You will be given a minimum of 3 hours per week to complete any apprenticeship work (assignments, research, and projects) and will receive at least another 3 hours of training from your employer.

Requirements

Desirable qualifications

A Level or equivalent in:

None required (grade None required)

Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.

Skills

  • Administrative skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Communication skills
  • Customer care skills
  • Initiative
  • IT skills
  • Logical
  • Non judgemental
  • Organisation skills
  • Patience
  • Presentation skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Team working

About this employer

Derby Diocesan Academy Trust (DDAT) was formed in 2014 in response to the national Academy and Free School Programme and provides a Diocesan home to schools (Church or non-Church) either choosing or requiring an academy solution. DDAT strives to help ensure the sustainability of highly valued church schools, even in the unfortunate circumstances that a school is required to move away from being maintained by the local authority in order to secure rapid school improvement.

After this apprenticeship

  • As with any apprenticeship opportunity - if you prove yourself to be a valuable member of the team there is a strong chance of a permanent post within the business

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The contact for this apprenticeship is:

CT SKILLS LIMITED

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000006443.

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Closes in 23 days (Friday 16 January 2026)

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