Business Support Assistant Apprentice
Purpose of Post:
As an Apprentice at Riverside Training, you will gain hands-on experience in a dynamic and supportive environment. Your role is designed to offer a well-rounded introduction to administrative support and learner management, ensuring you develop key skills while contributing effectively to the team.
Responsible to:
Office Manager
Roles and Responsibilities:
- Conduct Enrolments: Facilitate the enrolment process for new applicants, ensuring all necessary documentation is accurately completed.
- Compliance Checks: Verify learner sign-ups to ensure all compliance requirements are met.
- Document Management: Follow up on missing documents or evidence from learners and employers, ensuring timely completion and accuracy.
- Registration: Ensure all learners are properly registered with Awarding Organisations and End-Point Assessment Organisations (EPAOs).
- Examination and Assessment Coordination: Schedule learners for examinations and end-point assessments in accordance with Awarding Organisations and EPAO procedures.
- Invigilation: Prepare for and conduct examination invigilation in line with company policies, maintaining a secure and fair testing environment.
- Achievement Recording: Promptly communicate learner achievements and update records accordingly.
- Certification: Oversee the claiming and distribution of learner certificates to ensure they are sent to the correct address.
- Breaks in Learning and Withdrawals: Accurately process breaks in learning and withdrawals, updating records as needed.
- Audit Preparation: Assist in the preparation and collation of paperwork required for external audits, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards.
- Administrative Support: Provide administrative support to assigned Learning & Development Coaches, contributing to their effectiveness and efficiency.
- Reception Duties: Greet and assist guests and visitors, ensuring a professional and welcoming atmosphere.
- Telephone Management: Answer telephone calls on behalf of the company, conveying messages with clarity and professionalism via email or Teams.
- Office Organisation: Support office organisation tasks including room preparation, and ordering catering, stationery, and janitorial supplies.
- Filing Systems: Maintain physical and electronic office filing systems with accuracy and efficiency.
- Communication: Action and respond to emails and other internal and external communications promptly.
- Professional Development: Engage in staff development opportunities and participate in continuous professional development activities.
- Policy Adherence: Work in alignment with company policies and procedures.
- Additional Duties: Perform any other duties as required to meet the needs of the post and the company.
Safeguarding Commitment:
At Riverside Training, we prioritise the safety and wellbeing of both learners and staff. Our dedication to safeguarding is reflected in our robust recruitment practices outlined in our Safer Recruitment Policy, available on our website. Please be aware that as part of our recruitment process, online searches may be conducted. All staff undergo thorough DBS and media checks, along with comprehensive induction training in Safeguarding and Prevent, which is regularly updated. We are committed to equipping all staff to recognise and support learners, adhering to our internal safeguarding and prevent policies.