Business Administration Apprentice (Curriculum support)

The successful candidate will be undertaking data processing tasks and support including: Supporting students and apprentices within the College’s department, dealing with general enquiries, monitoring and reporting attendance and assisting with curriculum initiatives in the area.

1. Working as part of a team your focus will be the maintenance and production of accurate and timely information.

2. Provide administrative support to the team to a high standard of accuracy and presentation, to include producing general correspondence and reports, undertaking mail shots and the execution of general office duties.

3. Work effectively together with classroom based and work-based colleagues as one team, respecting and valuing each other to deliver outstanding services to students.

4. Support the department with the maintenance of timetable records, notifying the Curriculum and Timetabling Assistants of any changes in class times, staff or rooms, and ensuring that students are notified of changes affecting their classes in an effective and timely fashion.

5. Support managers and directors in accurate record keeping for students and staff teams.

6. Arrange room and IT resource bookings for meetings, events and other activities within the directorate, using central systems and process to record usage.

7. Reporting and follow-up of student attendance and absence, ensuring that teaching staff are notified in advance of class start times, and pro-actively following up unexplained absences.

8. Provide support for the setup and start of commercial courses within the directorate, ensuring that students receive excellent customer service during the enquiry, booking and delivery of the course.

9. Support marketing activity and provide support for the setup and promotion of directorate events, student led activities and stakeholder events as required.

10. Provide a central point of contact for students studying within the directorate, ensuring that messages to staff are effectively communicated, concerns are acted upon and that complaints are managed in line with College processes.

11. Produce letters, reports, minutes and other correspondence using a range of software, to a high standard of accuracy and presentation.

An apprenticeship allows you to earn a wage, gain valuable work experience and industry specific competence.

You will be expected to work towards the Business Administrator Level 3, with support from your employer and the Chesterfield College Group.