School Admissions Administrative Apprentice

School Admissions Administrative Apprentice
National Minimum Wage (£12.71 per hour)
37 Hours, Full Time
Temporary, until 31st August 2028.
Hybrid - Home based and Stopford House (minimum 2 days per week office-based working)

Application Deadline: 13th July 2026 at 11:59pm
Please be aware that we may close this vacancy early if a high volume of applications are received. We encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.
Shortlisting Date: 15th July 2026
Interview Date: W/C 27th July 2026
Interview Type: Remote via Microsoft Teams

Join us at Stockport Council Best for Inclusion winner at the Greater Manchester Good Employment Awards 2026

Your Role

Stockport Council has an exciting opportunity available as a Business Administration Apprentice within the School Places, Admissions and Transport Team.

Our small yet hard working team are looking for someone new to join them. We are precise, honest, fair, and value the relationships we have with schools, our colleagues and each other.

The role is primarily administrative and relies on good communication with residents, schools and other teams within the Council to ensure the children of Stockport have access to education, and we offer a fair and sustainable school transport service.
You will be a hardworking, flexible individual with strong organisational skills. You must be a resilient, and quick thinking as well as being a good communicator with proficient IT skills.

As part of your role, you will be trained and supported in a Business Administration Level 3 apprenticeship; undertaking a range of administrative and business support duties.

About You

The Ideal candidate should:

• Have good written and oral communication skills
• Have a Good level of literacy and numeracy
• Have the ability to work flexibility
• Have proficient IT skills
• Hold a GCSE in English and Maths

About Us

The School Places, Admissions and Transport Team are responsible for the planning of sufficient school places, school admissions/appeals and school transport.

We provide a dedicated service to residents seeking school places and process over ten thousand school place applications a year.

At Stockport Council we are one ambitious team on a mission to create opportunities for everyone who lives, works and spends time in the borough. Working at Stockport Council means contributing to one of the most thriving towns in the North. We’re keen to recruit people with the right values and behaviours that can help us ensure our workplace values are at the heart of everything we do.

We are proud to be recognised under the Good Employment Charter as an organisation committed to the wellbeing of our colleagues. As members of the charter, we have been recognised as a great place to work for all colleagues and pledge to pay the real living wage, engage staff in key decisions and endorse fair and flexible working conditions.

If you would like to find out more about the role please contact Lauren Bulger on [email protected] for an informal discussion about the role.

The successful applicant’s appointment will be subject to satisfactory pre-employment clearances including a Disclosure and Barring Service check.

Please note that we have made a commitment to improve the employment opportunities for people with disabilities, care leavers and ex-military personnel. As part of the Guaranteed Assessment Scheme you will therefore be guaranteed to be shortlisted for Assessment if you meet both the criteria for the scheme and the essential job role criteria.

Find out if you meet the criteria here: https://www.greater.jobs/our-guaranteed-assessment-scheme

Privacy Notice

Follow our recruitment team on X, Instagram and Facebook for updates on our vacancies and recruitment events.

Stockport Council is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive workforce culture - a place where we can all be ourselves and succeed. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and communities to join our workforce.

We want our employees to have a good work life balance and in many job roles we can offer a range of flexible/hybrid working arrangements. We also have inclusive employment policies and staff engagement forums to support our diverse workforce. We will listen to, learn from, and develop our workforce.