Administration Assistant Apprentice (Level 2)

WALKER FOSTER

Settle (BD24 9EX)

Closes on Friday 13 November 2026

Posted on 12 October 2026

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Summary

A very exciting opportunity has arisen for an Administration Assistant Apprentice to support the small but busy team at Walker Foster Solicitors in Settle. The team is made up of 2 colleagues in Conveyancing and a further 2 in Private Client.

Wage

£15,000 a year

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Training course
Administration assistant (level 2)
Hours
Monday to Friday from 9:00am to 5:00pm

35 hours a week

Start date

Monday 23 November 2026

Duration

1 year

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

  • Meeting and greeting clients
  • Answering the phone and returning calls
  • Photocopying, filing and archiving
  • Maintaining stationery stock levels and placing orders when stock is required
  • Monitoring petty cash
  • Typing dictation
  • Franking letters ready for posting
     

Company Benefits:

  • 23 days’ holiday per year plus bank holidays
  • Additional leave for Christmas shutdown period
  • The day off on your birthday
  • An increase in your leave entitlement of 1 day once you have reached 3, 5 and 7 years’ service
  • Subscription to “Perkbox” – our employee discounts and benefits platform
  • Automatic enrolment into workplace pension after your first 3 months of employment (subject to eligibility)
  • Enrolment into company paid healthcare cash plan after 6 months of employment, so you can claim money back on your healthcare expenses
  • Access to Remote GP Services and an Employee Assistance
  • Programme and structured counselling sessions
  • Pure Gym discount
  • Life Insurance

Where you'll work

1 High Street
Settle
BD24 9EX

Training

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

Training provider

DAMAR LIMITED

Training course

Administration assistant (level 2)

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What you'll learn

Course contents
  • Receive, retrieve, process, record and store information and data.
  • Operate within organisational policies, standards and procedures and relevant legislation respecting confidentiality; adapting to operational changes as they occur.
  • Use software packages and tools for example AI or automation to input and process data and information, to contribute to routine administration tasks in line with organisational policies and procedures.
  • Handle and communicate information in line with organisational policies, procedures and security requirements.
  • Recognise and rectify issues and escalate as required. For example stakeholder documents and reports, safeguarding concerns or abusive behaviour.
  • Plan and review administration tasks allocated by supervisor.
  • Maintain professional relationships with stakeholders.
  • Monitor and report on the use of resources such as materials, equipment and supplies.
  • Use agreed organisational systems and protocols to manage calendars, diaries and booking systems.
  • Source information as requested by stakeholders, ensuring they are shareable. As examples client records, signpost to services or reports.
  • Use continuing professional development including self-reflection to support current and future training and development needs.
  • Use communication tools to respond to stakeholders using professional language and organisational etiquette.
  • Operate within agreed health and safety standards.
  • Use time management tools to meet deadlines.
  • Handle feedback following expected professional etiquette.
  • Maintain wellbeing, accessing organisational support mechanisms if required.
  • Review and check own work.
  • Use cloud services to share documents for use and or collaboration.
  • Protect against security threats for example, strong passwords, two step verification, office tailgating and display of security passes or clothing that identifies secure workplaces.
  • Seek clarification and help, when required, to complete assigned tasks within agreed timeframes.
  • Receive, retrieve, process, record and store information and data.
  • Operate within organisational policies, standards and procedures and relevant legislation respecting confidentiality; adapting to operational changes as they occur.
  • Use software packages and tools for example AI or automation to input and process data and information, to contribute to routine administration tasks in line with organisational policies and procedures.
  • Handle and communicate information in line with organisational policies, procedures and security requirements.
  • Recognise and rectify issues and escalate as required. For example stakeholder documents and reports, safeguarding concerns or abusive behaviour.
  • Plan and review administration tasks allocated by supervisor.
  • Maintain professional relationships with stakeholders.
  • Monitor and report on the use of resources such as materials, equipment and supplies.
  • Use agreed organisational systems and protocols to manage calendars, diaries and booking systems.
  • Source information as requested by stakeholders, ensuring they are shareable. As examples client records, signpost to services or reports.
  • Use continuing professional development including self-reflection to support current and future training and development needs.
  • Use communication tools to respond to stakeholders using professional language and organisational etiquette.
  • Operate within agreed health and safety standards.
  • Use time management tools to meet deadlines.
  • Handle feedback following expected professional etiquette.
  • Maintain wellbeing, accessing organisational support mechanisms if required.
  • Review and check own work.
  • Use cloud services to share documents for use and or collaboration.
  • Protect against security threats for example, strong passwords, two step verification, office tailgating and display of security passes or clothing that identifies secure workplaces.
  • Seek clarification and help, when required, to complete assigned tasks within agreed timeframes.

Training schedule

Administration Assistant Level 2 apprenticeship standard

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

5 x including English and maths (grade 4/C and above)

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
  • Team working

About this employer

Walker Foster is a long-established law firm (over 100 years old) providing clients with a friendly, reliable and professional service in market towns and rural areas.
The company vision is to provide clients with a valued and reliable service, building lifelong relationships through generations in their local communities.

https://www.walkerfoster.com/ (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).

The organisation are looking for someone once they have successfully completed their Level 2 Administration Apprenticeship, and Level 3 Business Administrator Apprentice to ultimately become a Legal Assistant, supporting both the Conveyancing and Private Client team.

Further qualifications beyond this can be discussed should both parties feel this would be appropriate.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

DAMAR LIMITED

Sabina Adam

Sabina.Adam@damartraining.com

07566 289 979

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000058691.

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Closes on Friday 13 November 2026

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