Lobley Hill Primary School

Level 3 Business Administration Apprentice

Gateshead £15,392.00 37 hrs/week

A fantastic opportunity to join Lobley Hill Primary’s well-established team as a Business Administrator Apprentice in Gateshead. The post is in a very busy office environment and offers a multitude of learning opportunities which will start you on a great career path.

Working Week Description

Monday-Friday 8.30am-4.30pm

Role and Responsibilities

  • Update Facebook, website and social media with all marketing materials to increase the profile of the school.
  • Producing weekly bulletins and monthly newsletters for parents/carers
  • The operation of opening and closing school main gates from the intercom system in the main office.
  • Meet and greet parents and visitors to school.
  • Issue all visitors with a Visitor badge and check their ID badges before allowing them to proceed through the reception area.
  • Ensure visitors are aware of the fire procedures, assembly points and gate closure time as printed on the notice in the reception area.
  • Deal with all telephone calls, recording and passing on any messages to the relevant member of staff. Staff should be notified either by a verbal message or an email.
  • Dealing with incoming post. This should be date stamped and passed to the Business Manager. Any correspondence to a named member of staff should be left unopened and passed to them. All post marked confidential should not be opened.
  • Check the online registers every morning as soon as possible – preferably before 9.30am to identify any absent children. A telephone call is to be made to all parents who have not notified school of the reason for their child’s absence. These calls should start with the oldest year group first as they are more likely to come to school without a parent. If no contact is made an email is sent home for the parent to respond.
  • Record any reason for absence.

Required Skills

  • Good team player
  • Attention to detail
  • Motivated
  • Good IT skills – knowledge of different computer packages
  • Good keyboard skills
  • Numerate and Literate
  • Good communication skills
  • Ability to work to tight timescales
  • Able to work as part of a team, as well as individually
  • Able to deal with children/parents sensitively and keep information confidential
  • Awareness of Safeguarding

Training and Support

Learning and Skills apprenticeship programmes are delivered through a mixture of face-to-face and virtual methods by our fully qualified and industry experienced apprentice training team. Using their expert knowledge gained from time spent in the industry, we've tailored our programmes to use the most up-to-date tools and technologies so that the skills we create can be used directly in the workplace. As one of our learners, you'll benefit from coaching, help and guidance from our dedicated team whose job it is to ensure your success. Successful completion of this apprenticeship gives you an accredited Business Administration Level 3 Apprenticeship qualification

Apply now

Start your application

Fill in the form below and we will review your application.