Kick‑start your career in Business Support!
A Centre of Excellence for Business Support, delivering a professional, high‑quality, flexible service for our customers.
If you’re keen to learn, enjoy helping others and want to grow your career, we’d love to hear from you.
What will your day look like?
As an apprentice, you’ll support internal and external customers by responding to everyday queries via email, telephone and face to face queries. Your work will be varied and could include helping with finance and invoicing, processing data and entering information into specialist systems, working with the recruitment team to develop & post adverts, taking meeting notes, using spreadsheets, supporting with DBS and customer face to face duties and more! No two days will be the same, and you’ll be supported to learn as you go.
Who are we looking for?
We’re looking for an enthusiastic Business Support Apprentice to join our Central Business Support Service. This is a great opportunity to earn while you learn, gain real‑world experience and develop valuable skills in a fast‑paced, supportive environment.
You’ll move between different teams across our People & Governance Service Area , where you will support and learn from colleagues across Recruitment, HR, Payroll and System Admin gaining valuable insight into how these key services operate, giving you the chance to learn lots of new skills and gain a wide range of experience.
This role involves working with sensitive and confidential information, so being careful and accurate is really important. You don’t need to know everything on day one, we’re looking for someone who is keen to learn, communicates well and enjoys helping others.
You’ll be organised, pay attention to detail and be happy to ask questions, use your initiative and manage your time. Most importantly, you’ll enjoy working as part of a supportive team where you can build confidence, develop new skills and grow in your career.
Why join us?
You’ll build skills in administration, communication and problem‑solving, with hands‑on training and mentoring to support your development.
Joining our Central Business Support Service means becoming part of a supportive and collaborative team where your development really matters. You’ll gain hands-on experience across a range of business areas. We’ll support you every step of the way with training, mentoring and opportunities to build your confidence and skills. This is more than just an apprenticeship, it’s a chance to start your career, make a real difference and be part of a service that is committed to excellence and continuous improvement.
For more information, please refer to the attached guidance and role profile. If you would like an informal discussion, please contact Kimberley Harriman Email: [email protected]
Key Dates
Advert closing date: Sunday 7th June 2026.
We aim to send interview invites: Monday 8th June 2026.
We aim to interview candidates: Thursday 11th and Friday 12th June 2026.
We want you to have the best interview experience with us, we will provide candidates selected for interview their questions in advance of meeting us by 4pm the evening before.
We reserve the right to close our adverts early if we have received a significant volume of suitable applications.
We love AI and think it plays a great role in the world of work. However, for your application, we want to hear from YOU! As such, we will be testing applications to determine the use of AI, and applications that have heavily utilised the function will be scrutinised for suitability.
As part of your RewardNEL package, you will have a generous leave entitlement (including bank holidays) and enrolment into a local government pension.
You will also have access to our exclusive RewardNEL platform.
This includes a variety of salary sacrifice schemes including Cycle2Work, Holiday Extra and Tusker (Car Lease), discounts at local coffee shops and bars, direct access to our inhouse wellbeing support, free and discounted local car parking as well as instant access to new savings at major retailers, entertainment and hotels.
NELC staff can also benefit from flexible working and excellent training and development opportunities and a Fostering friendly scheme.
Do you need support?
If you need any help applying for this position, please contact Wendy Trask on 07702 338542 (text or call). Wendy can support with digital access as well as offering advice and guidance about completing the different sections of the application form.
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