Business Administration Apprentice (Open to Care Leavers Only)
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Company: Devon County Council
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Location: Exeter, EX2 4QD
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Type: Apprenticeship
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Salary: £25,185.00 per year
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Sector: Business and administration
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Ref: NAS-2000033250
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Application Deadline Date: 12/06/2026
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Start Date: 03/08/2026
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Positions Available: 1
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Working Week: Typically, you would be working 9.00am - 5.00pm, Monday - Friday. Flexible working opportunities available, including home working. However. this will be subject to the needs of the role.
Brief Description
Are you looking to work in an organisation where you are valued and provided with an attractive benefits package? Through our Step In Apprenticeship Programme, we are looking for a Business Administration Apprentice to join our Business Support Team working in the Quality Assurance, Reviewing and Safeguarding Service.
Training to be Provided
The duration of the Apprenticeship contract will be 18 months. This is a great opportunity to balance work and study.
Apprentices will work towards a level 3 qualification in Business Administration. This will be supported by a combination of training and practical work experience, allowing you to apply your learning to your work.
Future Prospects
There are no guarantees of employment at the end of the programme, but we would expect the apprentice to apply for further employment, ideally within the council or within the wider Devon economy.
Vacancy Detail
- You will be using a laptop, various internal systems and Microsoft packages to conduct your role.
- Working in an office environment.
- Drafting & responding to emails.
- Uploading/downloading evidence to/from internal systems, including quality checks to ensure information uploaded to systems is accurate, complete, and compliant.
- Applying confidentiality and GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) principles when handling sensitive information.
- Inputting data into spreadsheet/word documents.
- Supporting with Subject Access Requests/Police Search requests.
- Ingoing/outgoing mail.
- Processing and sending out letters.
- Managing and maintaining accurate electronic and paper records in line with data protection and retention policies.
- Please note that this role may involve access to and review of confidential or potentially sensitive information. Appropriate support and guidance will be provided.
Other Information
Please note this post is open to care leavers only. The legal definition of a care leaver is a young person aged 16-25 years old who has been 'looked after' by the local authority at some point since they were 14 years old and were in care on or after their 16th birthday. Interview Date: Week commencing 25th March