Apprentice Project Support Officer - Dorchester, United Kingdom - Dorset Councils

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Description
Organisation

  • Dorset Council
  • Location
  • Dorchester
  • Reference
  • Occupational group
  • Apprenticeship
  • Salary details

- £21,698 - £23,19
  • Job term
  • Full Time
  • Appointment type
  • Fixed Term
  • Contact
  • Anthony Foot
  • Contact
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  • Closing Date
  • 08 January :30 PM

Apprentice Project Support Officer

37 Hours per week - Fixed term until 31 July 2024

£21,968 - £23,194

County Hall, Dorchester
If you want to develop a career in administration whilst working on projects and want to get real workplace experience whilst gaining a qualification, an apprenticeship with Dorset Council could be ideal for you


An exciting opportunity has arisen to join Dorset Council as a project support apprentice in the Dorset Care Record team, you will complete a level 3 Business Administration apprenticeship whilst being supported and trained in a project environment.


You will be completing a level 3 Business Administration qualification and will be given 20% off the job time to focus and complete your apprenticeship each week.


Our apprenticeships are designed to give you the hands-on experience needed in a real job that brings out the best in you, with real responsibilities, real challenges, real projects and scope to grow your career.


Undertaking this apprenticeship you will gain a highly transferable set of knowledge, skills and behaviours that can be applied in all sectors.

In addition to learning how to develop, implement, maintain and improve administrative services in their organisation, you will develop key skills and behaviours to support your own progression towards management responsibilities.

You must deliver your responsibilities efficiently and with integrity, showing a positive attitude.

As part of the apprenticeship, you will develop and demonstrate strong communication skills and adopt a proactive approach to developing skills.

You are also expected to show initiative, managing priorities and own time, problem-solving skills, and decision-making.


What you will be doing


The apprenticeship is within the Dorset Care Record team which is a partnership team working closely with the NHS as well as within the council.

You will support us in the delivery of the established programme by using your skills to coordinate our governance and report progress within the partnership.

You will have the opportunity to work closely with Dorset's Acute Hospitals, NHS Dorset, Dorset HealthCare and Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council requiring you to build and develop strong working relationships.

Please look at the context statement for more information on what you'll be doing.


About you
Skills required

  • Ensure that projects are supported with key information.
  • Day to day support of invoices or purchase orders.
  • Monitoring action trackers and maintaining schedules.
  • Good IT skills
  • Support with the collection of statistical data and management information as required ensuring timely and accurate provision of information.
  • To support with enquiries, complaints and resolving queries within the remit of the role.
Personal qualities

  • Willing to 'give things a go'
  • Highly organised with an ability to work methodically and systematically.
  • A selfstarter, highly motivated, enthusiastic, dedicated and driven to achieve high standards and results.
  • A lateral and forward thinker, able to originate and work up ideas and problem solve
  • Able to work at pace and under pressure, with support.
  • Comfortable working on your own and within a team.
  • An excellent team player who works collaboratively and understands when to seek help if needed and has an ability to support others.
  • Excellent communicator in both verbal and written format, able to facilitate clear, concise, and timely communication amongst others.
  • Professional and courteous manner in doing business and dealing with all contacts inside and outside the organisation.

Dorset Council:
A great place to work
We're passionate about making Dorset a great place to live, work and visit. Working for us should be no exception.


At Dorset Council we:
- provide more than 450 services to over 300,000 residents
- have ambitious aspirations
- are excited about our future
- care about Dorset and all the people who live here
- know that all roles make a difference and that our employees are key to our success


You will:
- have access to a range of employee benefits
- be part of an organisation that supports each other to grow and succeed
- have access to range of training opportunities which will help with your personal development and career progression

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. We offer an interview to everyone who declares a disability and meets the essential criteria for the role.

We also look for applicants who share our commitment to our behaviours. We will ask you to evidence when you have demonstrated them as part of the selection process.

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