Administration Assistant Apprentice
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Company: Derbyshire Constabulary
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Location: Derbyshire, DE5 3RS
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Type: Apprenticeship
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Salary: £14,526.20 per year
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Sector: Business and administration
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Ref: NAS-2000012379
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Application Deadline Date: 10/04/2026
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Start Date: 07/09/2026
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Positions Available: 4
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Working Week: Monday - Friday - times will be confirmed by each department as they vary throughout the force.
Brief Description
This is a rare opportunity to become part of the Derbyshire Constabulary "family" based at their Force Headquarters in Ripley. The purpose of these roles is to provide a customer-focused, effective and efficient administrative support to the regional forces.
Training to be Provided
- 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
Future Prospects
- You will attain the Business Administrator occupational standard and Level 2 Functional Skills in maths & English (where applicable) upon successful completion of your apprenticeship
Vacancy Detail
Duties include but are not limited to:
- Undertake the required apprenticeship training and associated qualification work
- Collect and distribute mail
- Accurately input and retrieve data as required
- Gather documents using relevant IT systems
- Deal with enquiries and respond to queries either by email, telephone or in-person
- Undertake photocopying, scanning, and filing
- Track correspondence and collation of information
- Participate in team meetings
- Make arrangements for meetings and associated administrative tasks as requested
- Monitor and maintain the stationery and supplies, ensuring adequate stock levels
- Undertake other clerical/administrative tasks as required
Other Information
- Whilst not essential, prior work experience in any type of role is preferred but not essential. This apprenticeship will not start until 7th September 2026. Once you have received a provisional offer of an apprenticeship, you will be required to undergo a full DBS background check before a formal offer can be made. Derbyshire Constabulary particularly welcomes applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic candidates as this group is underrepresented within our organisation. It’s a priority for us to have a workforce which reflects the communities we serve. The apprenticeship placement is within a civilian role and not for Operational Police Officer roles. Formal interviews will be held during the w/c 27th April 2026 at Force HQ to allow time for the full DBS checks to be completed in time for the 7th September start date. We reserve the right to close this vacancy at any point and ahead of the planned closing date during the recruitment process.