HR Apprentice (Watson Ramsbottom Limited)
WATSON RAMSBOTTOM LIMITED
BLACKBURN (BB1 6DN)
Closes in 16 days (Wednesday 25 November 2026)
Posted on 9 November 2026
Contents
Summary
To assist the HR team by completing a broad range of HR administrative tasks under the guidance of HR colleagues.You will be completing a Level 3 CIPD Qualification alongside receiving on-the-job training andfeedback.
- Wage
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£18,000 a year
- Training course
- HR support (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday-Friday 9am-5pm
35 hours a week
- Start date
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Tuesday 5 January 2027
- 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
HR Administration & Records:
• Maintain accurate electronic personnel files and employee records.
• Process new starter, contract, transfer, promotion, and leaver paperwork.
• Update HR information systems (HRIS) and manage databases regarding absence, annual leave, and sickness tracking.
Recruitment & Onboarding:
• Draft job adverts, post vacancies on job boards or internal portals, and manage recruitment inboxes.
• Support shortlisting administration, coordinate interview schedules, and send candidate communications.
• Assist with induction arrangements and delivery
• Carry out pre-employment checks, including right-to-work documentation, reference requests, and background/DBS checks.
Employee Support & Queries:
• Act as a first point of contact for routine employee and manager queries via phone, email, or in person
• Assist with general correspondence, draft letters, take meeting notes, and support employee wellbeing or internal communications.
Training & Development Support:
• Help coordinate staff training sessions, track mandatory compliance training, and maintain learning records.
Data & Reporting:
• Assist in gathering data for HR metrics, turnover reports, and equality, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) monitoring
Where you'll work
25-29 VICTORIA STREET
BLACKBURN
BB1 6DN
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
BPP PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION 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
BPP apprenticeship training programmes are delivered virtually by our fully qualified and industry-experienced training team. Using their expert knowledge, we’ve purposefully built our programmes around the real-world use of modern technology, so that the skills we create can be directly applied in the workplace.
Throughout the apprenticeship learners receive coaching, help and guidance from a dedicated team who are there to ensure they get the most from their work experience.
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
- Attention to detail
- Team working
- Microsoft Word, Excel
- Basic IT literacy
- Interpersonal skills
- Accuracy
- Positive
- Proactive
- Can do attitude
Other requirements
• Basic IT literacy (Microsoft Word, Excel, and database familiarity).
• Strict understanding of confidentiality, data protection, and GDPR principles
About this employer
Watson Ramsbottom is a multi service law firm with offices across the country offering a full range of legal services to personal and commercial clients. The roots of our firm go back several generations. Every page of our esteemed history has been guided by the same commitment to our clients.
Our mottos are more than just words—they are the ingrained principles we live by and the very essence of the Watson Ramsbottom experience.
We are Human — We’ve #GotYourBack
Company benefits
Additional day holiday for birthday
PMI - Bupa cover following one year service
Holidays: 25 days plus bank holidays
After this apprenticeship
Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).
On successful completion of the apprenticeship possible opportunity to join the HR team initially as a HR Administrator.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
BPP PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION LIMITED
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000063276.
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Closes in 16 days (Wednesday 25 November 2026)
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