Education, Skills & Early Years
Lifelong Learning Service
Apprentice Business Administration
Ref: 001601
Contract: Fixed Term – 24 months
Salary: £16,439 – £21,868 per annum (dependent on age)
Hours: 36.66 per week
Location: Oldham Council, Oldham Library and Lifelong Learning Centre, The Cultural Quarter, Greaves Street, Oldham OL1 1AL)
Closing Date: Sunday 2 August 2026
Interview Date: TBC.
Role Overview:
We are looking to recruit a committed, highly motivated individual to join the Lifelong Learning service on a Business Administration Level 3 Apprenticeship.
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide an excellent level of customer service and exchange a wide variety of information with a range of audiences.
- Provide support to the reception and Curriculum teams.
- Data entry including checking documents for completeness and accuracy; attention to detail and an ability to work to required standards with little close supervision is essential.
- Undertake key financial tasks including ordering goods and services, processing payments and balancing and reconciling monies.
Key Requirements:
- Sufficient literacy and numeracy to meet the requirements of the role
- Experience of using Microsoft Office software, including Word, Excel, and Outlook
- Ability to communicate effectively by email, face to face, and over the telephone
- Ability to plan own work (with Supervisor) and prioritise to meet deadlines
- A professional approach to their work and the ability to work and communicate effectively with a wide range of the staff team and learners
- The ability to work on a full time /full year basis for the 24-month term of the Apprenticeship
Our Benefits Package:
At Oldham Council we offer a great benefits package for our employees, which includes the following:
- 25 days annual leave which increases after 5 and 10-years’ service
- The option to purchase additional annual leave.
- An attractive LGPS benefit pension scheme with the option to make shared cost additional voluntary contributions.
- Discounted gym membership with Oldham Active.
- Staff discount scheme for shopping, entertainment, eating-out, eating-in, travel, motoring and more.
- Salary sacrifice scheme for home and electronics and Cycle to Work.
- Wellbeing support, including a Mental Health First Aider network and an Employment Assistance Programme that provides 24 hours access to advice and support.
- Staff recognition and celebration events.
- Peer support groups
Inclusive Recruitment:
We work closely with employees to help them work at their best, including making adjustments such as flexible working, describing available working patterns, providing equipment or making changes to the workplace.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and therefore expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
If you have lived or worked abroad for 3 months or more in the last 5 years or 12 months or more (whether continuously or in total) in the last 10 years whilst aged 18 or over, please refer to the link below for details for how to obtain your Certificates of Good Character. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-records-checks-for-overseas-applicants
Unfortunately, at this time we are not able to offer sponsorship.
If you have completed the GM Elevate (Leadership Development) Programme please indicate this within the ‘About You’ or ‘Supporting Statement’ section of your application.
If you’re an applicant with disabilities and have previously been in or currently in care, a carer, someone who has served in the Armed Forces, or you’ve participated in the GM Elevate Programme, and you meet the essential criteria of the role, you are guaranteed to reach the first stage of assessment under our Guaranteed Assessment Scheme.
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Important Information:
Please note that should a vacancy that has been released for internal or external recruitment be deemed suitable for a current employee at risk of redundancy, it can be pulled back at any point, up to the post being formally offered to a candidate who is not at risk of redundancy.
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