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Business Support & People Assistant Apprentice

YOUNG SOMERSET · 3 Chartfield House, Castle Street, Taunton, TA1 4AS

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Salary
£15,392 a year
Level
Advanced
Course
Business administrator (level 3)
Closing date
30 Aug 2026
Start date
29 Sept 2026
Duration
1 Year 9 Months
Hours per week
37 hours
Working week
Monday - Friday, 8.30am - 4.30pm. The postholder may be required to work some evenings and weekends, for example, to support fundraising events.
Positions
1

About the role

Join Young Somerset and become a part of the team. You'll be the first point of contact for the charity, handling calls, emails and post, while providing administrative support across the organisation and helping keep day-to-day operations running smoothly.

Skills required

  • Communication skills
  • Meeting agreed deadlines
  • Working as part of a team
  • Working within an office
  • Data input
  • Use of business systems
  • Good note-taker
  • Good telephone manner
  • Understanding of the sector

Qualifications

  • GCSE · English · 4 or C and above · Essential
  • GCSE · Mathematics · 4 or C and above · Essential
  • Level 3 · any subject considered · Pass · Essential

Benefits

Holiday entitlement is 27 days, plus 8 Bank Holidays (with an additional 5 days following 5 years’ service).

Things to consider

An Enhanced DBS clearance is required as post holder will be working in close proximity to children. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Acts.

About YOUNG SOMERSET

Founded in 1997 as Somerset Rural Youth Project, we moved away from open access, universal services during the pandemic (2020), and now provide targeted support for young people which includes: <ul> <li>Alternative education provision, for those struggling with mainstream education &ndash; focused on &ldquo;learning by doing&rdquo; with accredited outcomes</li> <li>Mental health provision as the largest NHS commissioned provider of low intensity cognitive behaviour therapy for young people in the Southwest in community &amp; education settings</li> <li>An Enterprise offer, which includes a caf&eacute; and shop, where young people can engage in supported internships or work-based learning opportunities for their development</li> <li>Youth workers&nbsp;operating within health care and the community in support of statutory partners</li> </ul>

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Training provider

UNIVERSITY CENTRE SOMERSET COLLEGE GROUP · Business and administration · Level 3

Vacancy reference: 2000048055 · Posted 13 Aug 2026