Apprentice Business Support and Research Assistant

Reference: CBC243131
Salary details: National minimum wage for age
Job term: two-year fixed term apprenticeship
Appointment type: full time
Hours: 37 hours per week
Location: Town Hall
Department: Housing Investment and Assets

Chesterfield Borough Council is dedicated to ensuring that its land and property assets benefit the borough.

Our unwavering commitment to maximising social value, promoting inclusive growth, providing quality housing, creating attractive green spaces, and achieving the ambitious goal of net zero carbon by 2050 is not just a mission but a source of inspiration for a sustainable future.

The Housing Assets Department plays a crucial role, carrying out tasks ranging from completing major capital improvements to keeping our homes to the decent homes standard, which is a set of criteria that ensures homes are safe, warm, and in a good state of repair, along with the plan to decarbonise our homes to meet government targets.

A crucial element in delivering our services effectively is ensuring that our asset management system is equipped with current, robust, and meaningful data.

This involves regularly updating and validating our information to reflect the latest asset performance, market conditions, and any relevant regulatory changes.

By maintaining this high-quality data, we can make informed decisions, optimise our asset management strategies, and ultimately enhance the value we provide to our clients.

Now is an exciting time to join the team in this new role and work with the Housing Assets Manager and team to ensure our systems, processes, and data, ensuring that we are compliant with all regulatory requirements.

You will need to have the following:

• GCSE grade 4 (GCSE C or above) or equivalent in math and English
• excellent keyboard skills
• great customer service skills in all things you do
• you will put in 100% effort because you are a team player and whatever the day brings, you will be able to take pride in your achievements as you progress towards your qualification
  if you have completed another apprenticeship or qualification, it must be at a lower level or in a completely different subject area to the apprenticeship you are applying for
• if you are successful in your application, you must not be in receipt of or attending any other funded training or signed to another apprenticeship
• finally, we need you to bring personality and a positive can-do attitude, and we will help you make this role your own

What’s in it for me?

You’ll also get the opportunity to gain a recognised qualification, Business administrator (level 3). Once this has been successfully completed and you have demonstrated yourself in the role, you will progress into the role of Business Support and Research Assistant.

You’ll also receive:

• National Minimum Wage depending on your age
• flexible working hours to achieve a healthy work-life balance
• access to the Local Government pension scheme
• training opportunities to assist in your personal development

For further information, please contact: nicola.fletcher@chesterfield.gov.uk or to apply, please see below.

Candidates must possess the necessary right to work authorisation to enable them to work for Chesterfield Borough Council. Regrettably, we are unable to provide sponsorship or assume sponsorship of an employment visa at this juncture.

How to apply
Interested candidates should initially apply with their CV and a covering letter stating the job title, and clearly demonstrating suitability and experience for the role. Please send it to hrjobs@chesterfield.gov.uk no later than the closing date shown below.

Closing date: 16 February 2025
Provisional interview date: 10 March 2025