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Job profile The job requirements are detailed below. Where applicable the skills, qualifications and memberships required for this job have also been included. Job details Job details Job reference 000011441 Date posted 11/09/2025 Application closing date 23/09/2025 Working Pattern Full time Salary Grade: Apprentice Grade £17,710.89 a year £9.18 an hour Contractual hours 37 Basis Full time Job category/type Administration Attachments Blank Apprentice Business Administration - Level 3 Job description Directorate: Chief Executives Hours: 37 hours a week Contract Type: Fixed Term for 24 Months Location: The Council House / Hybrid Working   This is an exciting opportunity to launch your career with a Modern, Resilient and Flexible Local Authority.   We are offering an Apprenticeship in our Business Support Hub team including a Business Administration Level 3 qualification.  On completion there may be the possibility of a permanent position within the team.   Business Support is Derby City Council’s centralised administrative service and provides a wide range of services across the different departments within the council.  The role is based within the Business Support Hub, we are looking for a motivated, forward thinking person to join our busy team.  You will need to be enthusiastic with a professional outlook, positive attitude to work, self-motivated, work as part of a team and focused on achieving your goals and aspirations with a commitment to your own personal development. You will have the opportunity of a mixed working week with two days based in the Council House and the remaining time working from home.     Essential requirements: • Maths and English GCSE Grade 4 and above (A – C) or equivalent.  • Good IT Skills. • Able to work as part of a team. • Good communication and customer service skills. • Practical approach • Ability to understand basic legislative requirements.   Who We Are Here at Derby City Council, we’re dedicated to delivering nearly 250 first-class services to citizens and businesses in the heart of the Midlands. People are at the centre of all that we do, and we have an outstanding track record of recruiting and developing talented individuals by providing them with varied and fulfilling career opportunities. Find out more about what it’s like to work for us.   What We Offer You too could be part of something brilliant by becoming a colleague at Derby City Council; in addition to making a difference to the lives of people across the city, you’ll also receive:   • Flexible work/life balance scheme (depending on your role) • Hybrid working (depending on your role) • Modern office environment (depending on your job location) • Continued professional development opportunities & career conversations • 27 days annual leave (rising to 32 days after 5 years' service), plus bank holidays (depending on contract) • Local Government Pension Scheme (depending on contract) • Team Derby Rewards – retail and leisure discounts • Tusker Car Benefit Scheme • Cycle2Work Scheme & free cycle training • Employee Assistance Programmes & Support • Access to our Equality Employee Networks – LGBTQ+, Disabled Employee Network & Carers and our Black, Asian & Minority Ethnic Employee Support Network • Support for colleagues who are carers   Next Steps If you would like to apply for this vacancy, please submit an application via the Derby City Council website .    The closing date for this vacancy is at midnight on 23rd September 2025.  Any applications received after the closing date will not be accepted.   Important Information Links to the full Job Description and Person Specification are below.   As part of our safer recruitment checks the successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check.   All employees will normally be appointed to the minimum of the grade for the job.   Before you complete your application form please read ourguidance on filling in your application form.   Remember to align your personal statement to the essential criteria in the Person Specification.   Please be aware that where there are colleagues within the organisation who are 'at risk' of redundancy, requirements to redeploy to another suitable role will apply and take priority.   Equality, Diversity & Inclusion We are a fair and inclusive employer and welcome applications from people from all backgrounds. We recruit for diversity and value difference.  As many of our roles can now be home-based, we are able to offer more opportunities for people who need this facility.   We are proud to be a Disability Confident Leader. If you are a disabled person, you have the choice to apply under our Guaranteed Interview Scheme so long as you demonstrate that you meet the essential requirements for the job.   We feel it is essential that we recruit a talented workforce that is as diverse as the community we work for.   Please let us know of any individual requirements or reasonable adjustments you may have during the application, interview, or onboarding process and we’ll do all we can to help. We strongly believe in social understanding of disability and for us it’s all about removing barriers to equality.   If you have any questions regarding this vacancy or are having difficulty applying, please contact our Recruitment Team on 01332 640844 (Relay UK - 18001 01332 640 844) or at recruitmentteam@derby.gov.uk https://www.derby.gov.uk/signing-service/ Please see Job Description here   Please see Person Specification here Apply online Send to a friend Job title Apprentice Business Administration - Level 3 Job reference 000011441 Date posted 11/09/2025 Application closing date 23/09/2025 Working Pattern Full time Salary Grade: Apprentice Grade £17,710.89 a year £9.18 an hour Contractual hours 37 Basis Full time Job category/type Administration Attachments Blank Job description Directorate: Chief Executives Hours: 37 hours a week Contract Type: Fixed Term for 24 Months Location: The Council House / Hybrid Working   This is an exciting opportunity to launch your career with a Modern, Resilient and Flexible Local Authority.   We are offering an Apprenticeship in our Business Support Hub team including a Business Administration Level 3 qualification.  On completion there may be the possibility of a permanent position within the team.   Business Support is Derby City Council’s centralised administrative service and provides a wide range of services across the different departments within the council.  The role is based within the Business Support Hub, we are looking for a motivated, forward thinking person to join our busy team.  You will need to be enthusiastic with a professional outlook, positive attitude to work, self-motivated, work as part of a team and focused on achieving your goals and aspirations with a commitment to your own personal development. You will have the opportunity of a mixed working week with two days based in the Council House and the remaining time working from home.     Essential requirements: • Maths and English GCSE Grade 4 and above (A – C) or equivalent.  • Good IT Skills. • Able to work as part of a team. • Good communication and customer service skills. • Practical approach • Ability to understand basic legislative requirements.   Who We Are Here at Derby City Council, we’re dedicated to delivering nearly 250 first-class services to citizens and businesses in the heart of the Midlands. People are at the centre of all that we do, and we have an outstanding track record of recruiting and developing talented individuals by providing them with varied and fulfilling career opportunities. Find out more about what it’s like to work for us.   What We Offer You too could be part of something brilliant by becoming a colleague at Derby City Council; in addition to making a difference to the lives of people across the city, you’ll also receive:   • Flexible work/life balance scheme (depending on your role) • Hybrid working (depending on your role) • Modern office environment (depending on your job location) • Continued professional development opportunities & career conversations • 27 days annual leave (rising to 32 days after 5 years' service), plus bank holidays (depending on contract) • Local Government Pension Scheme (depending on contract) • Team Derby Rewards – retail and leisure discounts • Tusker Car Benefit Scheme • Cycle2Work Scheme & free cycle training • Employee Assistance Programmes & Support • Access to our Equality Employee Networks – LGBTQ+, Disabled Employee Network & Carers and our Black, Asian & Minority Ethnic Employee Support Network • Support for colleagues who are carers   Next Steps If you would like to apply for this vacancy, please submit an application via the Derby City Council website .    The closing date for this vacancy is at midnight on 23rd September 2025.  Any applications received after the closing date will not be accepted.   Important Information Links to the full Job Description and Person Specification are below.   As part of our safer recruitment checks the successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check.   All employees will normally be appointed to the minimum of the grade for the job.   Before you complete your application form please read ourguidance on filling in your application form.   Remember to align your personal statement to the essential criteria in the Person Specification.   Please be aware that where there are colleagues within the organisation who are 'at risk' of redundancy, requirements to redeploy to another suitable role will apply and take priority.   Equality, Diversity & Inclusion We are a fair and inclusive employer and welcome applications from people from all backgrounds. We recruit for diversity and value difference.  As many of our roles can now be home-based, we are able to offer more opportunities for people who need this facility.   We are proud to be a Disability Confident Leader. If you are a disabled person, you have the choice to apply under our Guaranteed Interview Scheme so long as you demonstrate that you meet the essential requirements for the job.   We feel it is essential that we recruit a talented workforce that is as diverse as the community we work for.   Please let us know of any individual requirements or reasonable adjustments you may have during the application, interview, or onboarding process and we’ll do all we can to help. We strongly believe in social understanding of disability and for us it’s all about removing barriers to equality.   If you have any questions regarding this vacancy or are having difficulty applying, please contact our Recruitment Team on 01332 640844 (Relay UK - 18001 01332 640 844) or at recruitmentteam@derby.gov.uk https://www.derby.gov.uk/signing-service/ Please see Job Description here   Please see Person Specification here Apply online Send to a friend Send to a friend Apply online

 

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