Administration Apprentice
St George's Catholic Primary School
Essex (SS3 9RN)
Closes in 16 days (Sunday 20 September 2026 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 4 September 2026
Contents
Summary
This is a new exciting Apprenticeship opportunity, suitable for a school or college leaver or if you are ready to start your career within education. St George’s Catholic Primary School are seeking to recruit an Admin Apprentice who will assist the school in handling day-to-day office administration and Reception duties.
- Wage
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£15,392 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
- Training course
- Business administrator (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday, 8.00am to 4.00pm (inc. 30 minutes unpaid lunch break).
4 days per week in school and one day per week with Training Provider. Term time only plus INSET days.
37 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 28 September 2026
- Duration
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1 year 9 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
The following are the core responsibilities of the Admin Apprentice.
There may be on occasion, a requirement to carry out other tasks; this will be dependent upon factors such as workload and staffing levels:
- To assist in all areas of administration, office and reception to
support the smooth and safe running of the school - Use of ICT systems including Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Teams
and in-house systems to produce letters, mail merges,
spreadsheets, presentations, communications to parents - Reception cover, including meeting and greeting visitors,
answering the telephone, dealing with queries from staff,
students and external customers and sorting and distributing
post and deliveries - Setting up meeting rooms, including refreshments
- Reprographics duties, including copying and distributing documents
- Maintaining filing systems
- Assisting with the general administration of the school as required. • Dealing with staff and pupil enquiries as appropriate
- Attending training courses as appropriate
- These duties are not exhaustive and additional duties may be
required to ensure the safe and smooth running of the school
Where you'll work
Eagle Way
Shoeburyness
Southend-on-Sea
Essex
SS3 9RN
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL
Training course
Business administrator (level 3)
Understanding apprenticeship levels (opens in new tab)
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
4 days on the job training and working in school. 1 day per week studying for Apprenticeship with Training Provider.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade C/4)
- Maths (grade C/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
- Team working
- Patience
- Flexible
- Sympathy
- Work Under Pressure
- Reliable
- Trustworthy
Other requirements
All posts are subject to pre-employment checks and Enhanced DBS clearance. References will be sought and an online search carried out on applicants as part of our due diligence.
Before a formal offer of employment is made, the school’s application form must be completed.
About this employer
St George’s Catholic Primary School is part of Assisi Catholic Trust
based in Shoeburyness.
We are a Catholic School but applications are equally welcome from
non-Catholics who support our Catholic ethos.
After this apprenticeship
Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).
The Trust has a very successful record with its apprenticeship-training
package and although not guaranteed, many apprentices have gained
permanent employment at the end of their training.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL
Holly Sigournay
recruitment@assisicatholictrust.com
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000051686.
Apply now
Closes in 16 days (Sunday 20 September 2026 at 11:59pm)