Administration Apprentice (Housing Commercial Repairs Team)
About this job
FIXED TERM (16 Months): 37 hours per week
SALARY: £9.40 per hour
LOCATION: Tiverton
An opportunity has arisen for an Apprenticeship at Mid Devon District Council working in our Housing Team based in our Old Road depot in Tiverton.
About the Role
The successful candidate will be working within a small but busy office environment. You will be involved in a range of administrative functions such as sorting and opening the post for the council, scanning documents into an electronic workflow system, taking and dealing with calls from tenants and providing administrative support to housing officers, supervisors and surveyors.
The service you will be working in deals with all housing matters such as dealing with new tenancy sign ups, tenancy disputes, tenant feedback, rent enquiries and repairs.
About You
You will ideally need a GCSE or equivalent in English and Maths at Grade C/4 or above or be willing to work towards a Level 2 in English and Maths functional skills.
About the Apprenticeship
Within your apprenticeship you will develop your knowledge, skills and understanding to be able to provide a high quality administrative service to the Technical Support and Repairs team. You will be working to complete the Business Administration Level 3 Apprenticeship with the training provider MBKB who have just received Outstanding from Ofsted.
The level 3 apprenticeship process will take approximately 16 months to complete and will be supported with on the job and off the job training. You will have regular contact and access to a tutor virtually and there will also be time spent away from day to day duties to complete coursework and assignments.
To find out more
For an informal discussion about the post, contact Ben Penney Commercial Services Manager on 01884 233021.
For full details please read the Job Description and Person Specification - HS15 - Administation Apprentice
The Job Description refers to the level of competencies required for this post. For an explanation of what this means, please see Core Competencies.
A satisfactory basic disclosure check and three years complete employment history will be requested in the event of you being offered the position.
Unfortunately we are unable to sponsor skilled worker visas at this time. For more information on pre-employment checks, please review the documents found here.
How to apply
Please download and complete our Job Application Form and send to Opportunities@middevon.gov.uk. Alternatively, print and send by post to:
People Services
Mid Devon District Council
Phoenix House
Phoenix Lane
Tiverton, Devon
EX16 6PP
Please remember to quote the following post and vacancy numbers:
| CLOSING DATE: | 31 July 2024 at 1:00pm |
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| POST NUMBER: | HS15 |
| VACANCY NUMBER: | 2024098 |
MDDC reserves the right to close this vacancy early. We therefore encourage early applications.
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