Team Wigan Business Apprenticeship

Various Teams across Wigan & Leigh Salary: Apprentice Corporate Rate (NLW) £12.21 per hour 37 hours per week Temporary for 18 months We're on a journey to build a workforce reflective of our Borough. We are committed to fostering diverse teams where everybody can bring their authentic selves to work and feel that they belong. If you want to work for a Council where everybody is encouraged to meet their full potential and make a difference in our neighbourhoods, we would love to hear from you! Are you looking to gain valuable skills and knowledge whilst completing a recognised Level 3 Business Administration qualification? If you answered YES, exciting Team Wigan Business Apprenticeship opportunities are now available, working within various teams across Team Wigan. Your role: You will be expected to provide a full and comprehensive administrative support service to your designated team. This will involve dealing with internal and external customers both face to face and on the telephone, operating a variety of ICT systems and providing general administrative support to the team. You will also be required to spend a proportion of your time undertaking a relevant Level 3 Business Administration qualification and will gain a range of skills and experience whilst learning from your colleagues and training professionals. Your apprenticeship will be spent with the Strategic and Private Sector Housing Team. We are a diverse and dynamic housing service, providing a range of support and incentives to help local residents access affordable housing, and to live warm, safe and well in their own homes. We also work on a range of projects, policies and strategies to help ensure housing provision meets local needs, and to drive up the standards of privately rented housing. An Apprenticeship with the team will provide a great introduction to a broad range of housing initiatives, with opportunities to connect to various Council services. About you: You will be eager to learn, develop and grow and committed to providing excellent customer care. You will have good communication skills and the ability to build good working relationships with internal and external colleagues. You will work independently and manage your own time and deadlines whilst working as part of a team. You will work flexibly as part of a team to meet service needs, within the core hours of 7am -7pm About us: Wigan Council has been voted 'Overall Council of the Year' at the APSE (Association for Public Service Excellence) Awards. We are signed up to the Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment ensuring that your service will be continuous or 'unbroken' between the supporting organisations. The Progress with Unity plan is a place movement for change for the next decade, bringing a new era for Wigan Borough. It draws on the strengths of our individual organisations, recognising that together we can achieve much more for our communities by delivering on our 2 place missions; create fair opportunities for all children, families, residents and businesses and make our towns and neighbourhoods flourish for those who live and work in them. You will be supported throughout the apprenticeship by your manager and colleagues within your team and by the Employment Pathways and Apprenticeships team. As part of your learning, you will network with colleagues completing the Team Wigan Business Apprenticeship and support each other on your apprenticeship journey. As part of the application process, you are required to upload your CV and a covering letter or statement, to include how you meet the requirements of the job specification. Here are some handy hints and tips to help you: 1. Read the advertisement and job specification carefully 2. Your CV is a profile of you, your education information, grades, employment history and is your chance to promote yourself. 3. Your covering letter or statement will give you the opportunity to provide examples and demonstrate how you meet each essential requirement under 'In this job you will need' section of the job specification. Provide clear examples and try to avoid using bullet points. 4. Be concise, keep sentences short and to the point. 5. Read the guidance we have attached to the advert to help you. 6. Finally, ask someone to support you by reading your CV and covering letter, a relative, friend or carer to make sure you have covered everything. Here at Wigan, we are proud to support flexible working patterns, when the service can accommodate this. We also take a blended approach to where we work, depending on the work we do. This may include working from home, the office, or the community. We like to thank our employees for their hard work and commitment by giving them the opportunity to access a range of exclusive rewards and benefits click here to find out more about working for TeamWigan. To be appointed to this role you must be able to prove your right to work in the UK. Please visit the link below to check you qualify to apply. Please note, at present we are not a licenced sponsor. Prove your right to work to an employer: Overview - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) Prove your right to work to an employer If you require any further information, please contact the Employment Pathways & Apprenticeships team apprenticeships@wigan.gov.uk Closing date: Monday 25 August 2025 at 23:59 Interviews date: Tuesday 2nd September 2025 To view the details relating to this position, please click the links below:

Location: Wigan, Borough of Wigan, GB

Posted Date: 8/5/2025