We are recruiting an apprentice to join our dedicated team at Coventry City Council’s Adult Education Service. Our team is passionate about providing high-quality learning opportunities for adults across the city, supporting personal development, career progression, and community engagement.As part of our team, you will work in a supportive environment, gaining hands-on experience while contributing to the delivery of essential education and training services. This apprenticeship is a great opportunity to develop your skills, gain qualifications, and make a real impact on learners' lives.Join us and be part of a team committed to empowering adults through education!Our ValuesIn line with our One Coventry Values, we want to ensure that our communities are represented across our workforce. A vital part of this is ensuring we are a truly inclusive organisation that encourages diversity in all respects, including diversity of thinking. We particularly welcome applicants from minority ethnic, LGBT+, disabled and neurodiverse communities to make a real difference to our residents so that equity and respect remains at the heart of everything we do.
Our Values are:
Open and fair: We are fair, open, and transparent.
Nurture and develop: We help and encourage everyone to be their best and do their best.
Engage and empower: We talk and listen to others, working together as one.
Create and innovate: We embrace new ways of working to continuously improve.
Own and be accountable: We work together to deliver the best services for our residents.
Value and respect: We put diversity and inclusion at the heart of all we do.
What is the job role?You will undertake the standard Level 3 Business Administrator Apprenticeship. Further information for this apprenticeship can be found on:https://www.instituteforapprenticeships.org/apprenticeship-standards/st0070-v1-0 This apprenticeship role is a fixed term contract for 21 Months in line with the length of the apprenticeship training.This post is exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment to this post will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).Who are we looking for?We are looking for a motivated and enthusiastic apprentice to join our Adult Education Service at Coventry City Council. The ideal candidate will have a keen interest in education and a desire to develop their skills in a supportive environment.You should be eager to learn, adaptable, and have good communication skills. A positive attitude, willingness to work as part of a team, and a commitment to helping adults achieve their learning goals are essential. No prior experience is necessary—just a passion for personal and professional growth!If you’re ready to start your career and make a difference, we’d love to hear from you!If you need help or support to complete your application, please visit our accessibility page to see how we can assist you.Guaranteed Interview Scheme - As part of our commitment to inclusion, we offer guaranteed interviews for specific groups of people. To qualify, you'll need to meet the minimum requirements for the role and identify with one of the below criteria:Members of the Armed Forces and veteransAre currently in care or have previously been in careIf you consider yourself to be disabled or if you have a long-term health conditionFor full details on the application process please read the attached document on our jobs page labelled 'Coventry City Council Application Process'. If there is any evidence of a candidate using AI to complete their application, then the application will be rejected unless the candidate can provide a justification which the Council considers to be reasonable.Closing date: 16th April 2025Pre-interview and assessment date (via Microsoft Teams): 29th April 2025Interview date(s) (Face-to-face): 8th May 2025The pre-interview is a short session to give the candidates further details of the apprenticeship role and to help them understand what to expect from and how to prepare for the final interview. You will also complete a short diagnostic assessment to check the level of Maths and English that they are currently working at and identify any support they may require.Did you know that there is support available to help you with your application?If you would like support in completing your application or have any questions about our recruitment and selection processes, help is available at The Job Shop.We would recommend that all applicants take advantage of this service in order to maximise the chances of being shortlisted.Address: West Orchard Way, Coventry, CV1 1FYPhone: 024 7678 5740Email: jobshop@coventry.gov.uk Website: http://www.coventry.gov.uk/jobshop About CoventryCoventry has a proud, innovative and creative spirit that throughout its history has seen communities come together to tackle problems and bring about real social change.
We are cutting-edge, challenging, youthful, vibrant and diverse.
At Coventry we are committed to excellence in everything we do. With around 5100 staff from a range of different backgrounds, our aim is to recruit and develop talented people who will focus on our customers, take responsibility, work together and find better ways of doing things.
To deliver the best services to our residents, we need the best people working for us to make a difference to our communities.
If you join us, we will provide a fantastic rewards & benefits package which includes:
Flexible working arrangements
An outstanding local government pension scheme
Great opportunities to develop with access to accredited courses.
Access to an award-winning Occupational Health Service
Salary Sacrifice Scheme
