Apprenticeship Support Officer

College Group; North East; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading educational institution in North East England is seeking an administrative professional to support the Apprenticeship Department. The successful candidate will provide comprehensive administrative assistance, manage contracts, and support recruitment efforts, while ensuring compliance with service standards. The role includes organizing events and liaising with external stakeholders. This organization promotes inclusivity and offers hybrid working options along with an array of benefits to support work-life balance.

Benefits

Hybrid working for work/life balance

Generous annual leave package

Free car parking

Reduced price for gym and beauty treatments

Qualifications

• Experience in providing administrative support to departments.
• Ability to manage compliance and coordinate contracts.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive administrative support to the Apprenticeship Department.
• Coordinate external contracts and maintain accurate records.
• Support recruitment efforts and organize events.

Skills

Administrative support

Communication skills

Event organization

Project management

Job description

Position Overview

If you are looking to further your career at a groundbreaking and award-winning College, we’d love to hear from you!

The successful postholder will provide comprehensive administrative support to the Apprenticeship Department, ensuring efficient operations and adherence to service standards. This role involves coordinating external contracts, maintaining accurate records, managing compliance, facilitating communication, and leading key projects. Additionally, the role includes supporting recruitment efforts, organising events, liaising with external stakeholders, and staying informed on relevant government policies to ensure the department's objectives are met efficiently and effectively.

Benefits

• Hybrid working for greater work/life balance
• Family friendly policies including Flexible Working, Maternity, Adoption, Shared Parental Leave, Special Leave, and Remote Working
• Generous annual leave package and option to purchase additional annual leave
• Training, support and the opportunity to develop your professional skills, including three full days each year exclusively to staff development
• Free car parking
• Reduced price for gym and beauty treatments

About us

New College Durham is a great place to work. It is a high performing and financially outstanding college. We are continually investing in new facilities and resources to benefit our students, such as our new development, T.H.E HUB. New College Durham is one of the leading Further Education colleges in the North East and continues to be at the forefront of new initiatives, being one of the few colleges in the North East to offer all the new T-Level programmes. We focus on providing training and education that creates the best outcomes for our students, giving them the edge in their chosen industry.

Inclusion & Diversity

New College Durham is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, as well as vulnerable adults, we expect all staff and volunteers to be suitable to work with these groups and share this commitment. We are committed to being a fully inclusive and diverse community. Applications are welcome from all suitably qualified candidates. We particularly encourage applications from under‑represented groups.

• Disability Confident Status
• Mindful Employer
• Dying to Work
• Better Health at Work – maintaining excellence
• New College Durham has further signed up to the AOC Mental Health and Wellbeing charter, as well as the AOC EDI Charter. We pride ourselves on our dedication to safeguarding all students; to do so we follow a strict vetting process whereby any offer of employment will be subject to the appropriate checks.

Before applying for a role with New College Durham it is important to note that it is an offence to do so if you believe you are a person who is barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. To read more information in relation to the DBS Code of Practice please see below; DBS code of practice - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk). Please note that Curriculum Vitae (CVs) will not be accepted.