School Admissions Administrative ApprenticeNational Minimum Wage (£12.71 per hour)37 Hours, Full TimeTemporary, until 31st August 2028.Hybrid – Home based and Stopford House (minimum 2 days per week office‑based working)
Application Deadline: 13th July 2026 at 11:59pm
Possible early closing if high volume of applications received. Encourage early application.
Shortlisting Date: 15th July 2026Interview Date: W/C 27th July 2026Interview Type: Remote via Microsoft Team
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Your Role
Stockport Council has an exciting opportunity available as a Business Administration Apprentice within the School Places, Admissions and Transport Team.
Our small yet hard working team are looking for someone new to join them. We are precise, honest, fair, and value the relationships we have with schools, our colleagues and each other.
The role is primarily administrative and relies on good communication with residents, schools and other teams within the Council to ensure the children of Stockport have access to education, and we offer a fair and sustainable school transport service. You will be a hardworking, flexible individual with strong organisational skills, resilient and quick‑thinking and a good communicator with proficient IT skills.
As part of your role, you will be trained and supported in a Business Administration Level 3 apprenticeship; undertaking a range of administrative and business support duties.
About You
- Good written and oral communication skills
- Good level of literacy and numeracy
- Ability to work flexibly
- Proficient IT skills
- GCSE in English and Maths
About Us
The School Places, Admissions and Transport Team are responsible for planning sufficient school places, school admissions/appeals and school transport.
We provide a dedicated service to residents seeking school places and process over ten thousand school place applications a year.
At Stockport Council we are one ambitious team on a mission to create opportunities for everyone who lives, works and spends time in the borough.
We are proud to be recognised under the Good Employment Charter as an organisation committed to the wellbeing of our colleagues. As members of the charter we have been recognised as a great place to work for all colleagues and pledge to pay the real living wage, engage staff in key decisions and endorse fair and flexible working conditions.
If you would like to find out more about the role please contact Lauren Bulger on lauren.bulger@stockport.gov.uk for an informal discussion about the role.
The successful applicant’s appointment will be subject to satisfactory pre‑employment clearances including a Disclosure and Barring Service check.
Please note that we have made a commitment to improve the employment opportunities for people with disabilities, care leavers and ex‑military personnel. As part of the Guaranteed Assessment Scheme you will therefore be guaranteed to be shortlisted for assessment if you meet both the criteria for the scheme and the essential job role criteria.
Find out if you meet the criteria here: https://www.greater.jobs/our-guaranteed-assessment-scheme
Stockport Council is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive workforce culture – a place where we can all be ourselves and succeed. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and communities to join our workforce. We want our employees to have a good work life balance and in many job roles we can offer a range of flexible/hybrid working arrangements. We also have inclusive employment policies and staff engagement forums to support our diverse workforce. We will listen to, learn from, and develop our workforce.
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