Business Support Admin Apprentice

Location: Bromsgrove
Contract Type: 18-month Fixed Term Contract – 35 hours per week (Monday–Friday, 9am–5pm)
Salary: £13,778.79 per annum
Benefits: 30 days’ Annual Leave (rising to 35 with length of service) + Bank Holidays, Company Pension, Life Assurance, Employee Discount Scheme & Free On-site Parking

We are Polaris, one of the UK’s largest leading communities of children’s service providers. Within the community, we have independent fostering and adoption agencies who have been passionately improving the lives of young people for over 30 years, as well as residential care services, special educational needs schools and bespoke children’s services contracts.

Our nurturing community works collectively to support the very best outcomes for each and every child in our care. We’re ambitious for our children and young people, families and staff, and believe in their futures.

We are looking for a Business Support Administration Apprentice to join our established Business Support team. This apprenticeship provides an exciting opportunity for someone who wants to join a fantastic team in a fast-moving, progressive organisation, with a varied workload offering a real breadth of experience to begin their administrative career.

The successful candidate must be willing to complete the Business Administration Level 3 qualification, for which full study support will be provided.

• Provide administrative support to departmental colleagues, including: procurement, insurance, social value, risk management, supplier services and executive support
• Prepare data and reports as required
• Maintain the department’s systems, databases and record-keeping
• Respond to inbound telephone calls and manage outgoing and incoming mail
• Manage office stocks of stationery and consumables
• Communicate effectively with all customers, internal and external to the Group
• Ensure security and strict confidentiality
• Comply with Equal Opportunities Policy and Procedure in all employment practices

• GCSE/equivalent in Maths and English (this can be completed alongside your qualification if not already obtained)
• Basic knowledge of the Microsoft Office suite, including Excel
• Basic administration skills
• Ability to manage own workload and work independently

For an informal discussion, please contact Vanessa Newell on

We are an Equal Opportunities employer. The successful applicant will be subject to a DBS check if successful for the position. Polaris is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment.

We reserve the right to close this advert without notification.