Business Administrator Apprentice
Kirton Lindsey Primary Academy
Kirton Lindsay (DN21 4EH)
Closes in 23 days (Monday 20 October 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 26 September 2025
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Summary
Working in a friendly and fast-paced environment, the successful candidate will be providing administrative support to the team at different levels in the process. You’ll be working alongside a team of people who thrive in a busy atmosphere.
- Wage
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£12,759.50 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, times to be confirmed.
32 hours 30 minutes a week
- Start date
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Monday 3 November 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
General duties including (full training will be provided):
- Answering the telephone in a professional and helpful manner
- Meeting and greeting customers
- General administrative duties including typing correspondence by e-mail and letter
- Entering data onto internal systems with a high level of accuracy and speed
- Tracking internal projects including results from work flows and testing
- Working with various databases to extract and manipulate information
- Organising meetings and producing appropriate papers, i.e., agenda and minutes
- Any other duties requested by the line manager
Where you'll work
Kirton Lindsay Primary Academy
Cornwall Street
Kirton Lindsay
DN21 4EH
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
DN COLLEGES GROUP
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 be at Doncaster College, where you will access a wide range of facilities on offer.
Day release.
You will undertake the Level 3 Business Administration apprenticeship standard.
https://www.instituteforapprenticeships.org/apprenticeship-standards/business-administrator-v1-0
You will undertake both on and off the job training by a team of industry-qualified professionals to give you the best skills, knowledge, and experience.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade 4)
- Maths (grade 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
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Presentation skills
- Administrative skills
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
- Physical fitness
Other requirements
We need to ask all applicants whether they have any relevant criminal convictions and/or pending investigation as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Relevant meaning offences against a person, whether violent or sexual, offences involving drugs or controlled substances, or theft. A declaration of a relevant Criminal Conviction will result in a Risk Assessment being carried out to determine whether the applicant poses a risk to the welfare or safety of others. This does not include warnings, cautions, reprimands and (for example) speeding fines/points. You will be asked about this when we contact you to arrange a pre-screening interview. A YES ANSWER DOES NOT AUTOMATICALLY EXCLUDE YOUR APPLICATION.
About this employer
We are a school in a rural community and, as our motto ‘Where Young Minds Shine’ suggests, we pride ourselves on the fact that the children are the most important part of our school and our key aim is to support every single child to achieve all they are capable of. Staff and Governors work hard to offer the children in our care a very personalised first experience of school life. We value each member of our school individually and do all we can to promote self-confidence and self-esteem in all. We have a nurturing approach to school life, being very willing to accommodate individual needs and interests. Learning should be fun for the teachers as well as the children. We value parents’ involvement in their child’s learning and warmly welcome parents as well as their children into our school community. Our approach seems to work and we are very proud of the standards the children achieve, both academically and personally.
After this apprenticeship
Successful completion of the apprenticeship could lead to a higher-level apprenticeship or full-time employment for the right candidate. Several opportunities for career progression on completion.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
DN COLLEGES GROUP
Anna Phoenix
Anna.Phoenix@don.ac.uk
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000343998.
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Closes in 23 days (Monday 20 October 2025 at 11:59pm)
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