Administration Assistant Apprentice - Level 2 (Salary £25,219 FTE, pro rata term-time only)
Ringway Primary School
Manchester (M22 0WW)
Closes in 28 days (Friday 6 November 2026)
Posted on 8 October 2026
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Summary
Ringway Primary School are seeking a new administration assistant apprentice who is organised and professional to join their friendly and supportive team. The successful candidate will play a key role in ensuring the smooth day-to-day running of the school office, providing administrative support to staff, pupils, parents, and visitors.
- Wage
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£25,219 a year
Minimum wage rates (opens in new tab)
FTE, pro rata term-time only
- Training course
- Administration assistant (level 2)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday, from 8:15am to 4:00pm.
37 hours 30 minutes a week
- Start date
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Monday 16 November 2026
- Duration
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1 year
- 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
- Managing the school's reception area and dealing with enquiries from parents, staff, pupils, and visitors.
- Maintaining pupil records and school databases.
- Supporting attendance monitoring and reporting.
- Processing correspondence, emails and telephone enquiries.
- Assisting with admissions and student enrolment processes.
- Organising meetings, events and diary management.
- Supporting financial administration, including ordering supplies and processing invoices.
- Ensuring compliance with school policies, safeguarding procedures, and GDPR requirements.
- Supporting School Business Manager with monitoring of
- Maintenance log.
- HR data entry.
Where you'll work
Rossett Avenue
Manchester
M22 0WW
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)
Understanding apprenticeship levels (opens in new tab)
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:
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
- Problem solving skills
- Team working
Other requirements
The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All appointments are subject to satisfactory references, an enhanced DBS check, and other pre-employment checks.
About this employer
Ringway Primary School are a larger than average, two-form entry school in the heart of Wythenshawe. They are proud of their welcoming, friendly school which is working hard to build community links and a sense of connection to the local area and the people within it.
After this apprenticeship
Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).
Opportunities for further development and progression onto the Business Administration Level 3 Apprenticeship (upon successful completion of the Administration Assistant Apprenticeship Level 2).
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 VAC2000057749.
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Closes in 28 days (Friday 6 November 2026)
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