Details Reference number 350530 Salary £26,800 - £27,039 £26,800 per annum. Rising to £27,039 per annum on successful completion of probation. A Civil Service Pension with an average employer contribution of 27% GBP Job grade Administrative Officer C1 APT Contract type Permanent Apprenticeship Business area Inspection and Regulation Type of role Administration / Corporate Support Operational Delivery Policy Other Working pattern Flexible working, Full-time Number of jobs available 1 Contents Location About the job Benefits Things you need to know Apply and further information Location Clive House, London About the job Job summary We are recruiting for a Social Care Administrator, Apprentice to join our Social Care Practice team. The post holder will provide administrative functions to the Social Care Practice team to ensure that Ofsted discharges its duties in a robust, consistent, effective and efficient manner. This is a fantastic opportunity to further your experience in Ofsteds well-established team. The post holder will work with high-achieving professionals at all levels, surrounded by a friendly and supportive team. They will have access to amazing benefits, such as flexible working hours, the Civil Service Pension Scheme, and 32.5 days annual leave 8 bank holidays. We offer a hybrid working model, so you may also choose to spend a proportion of time working from home. The Apprenticeship: You will undertake a fully funded Level 3 Apprenticeship qualification in Business Administration. Over the 18 months of the apprenticeship-training programme, you will develop skills and knowledge that will support you in a wide range of duties. Every 6 to 8 weeks, youll have one-to-one sessions with a tutor to get you thinking about how to apply the learning to workplace scenarios, allowing you to build up a useful portfolio of tools and techniques. Over the duration of your apprenticeship, you will spend a minimum of 20% (1 working day) of your time at work completing off-the-job learning. When you start the apprenticeship, you will be allocated a tutor to help you make the most of the training programme. Eligibility Criteria This role is open to graduates and candidates should NOT hold or have equivalent or higher qualifications in this field (Business Administration). We are particularly interested in your aptitude, enthusiasm and your potential, along with a passion for pursuing a career in public service. It is important that you do not already have the skills, knowledge and behaviours that the apprenticeship is designed to deliver. Please refer to the job specification for further information. Person specification Please refer to the job specification for further information. Qualifications GCSEs (or equivalent), grade A-C (9-4), including English and Maths. Behaviours We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process: Communicating and Influencing Managing a Quality Service Working Together Making Effective Decisions Technical skills We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process: Good organisational skills including the ability to prioritise, work to deadlines and attention to detail. Please can you describe a situation when you have worked in a team to achieve a common goal? What would you consider your biggest achievement and why? Benefits Alongside your salary of £26,800, Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills contributes £7,236 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides. Full details of the benefits available can be found in our Ofsted Offer brochure. Ofsted is devoted to equality, diversity and inclusion. Within our Ofsted Strategy 2023-2027 we have stated that we will improve the representation of under-represented groups across the organisation and publish our progress on this annually. We are always looking to expand on our diverse workforce by recruiting candidates from varied backgrounds and differing experiences. We are proud to be a Disability Confident Leader, we continually engage with our 5 staff networks for protected characteristics, and highlight the work of our Equalities, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Group. We ensure all candidates are treated with fair and open competition, with all appointments being made on merit and we use our Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) to provide assurance to all candidates of this. Things you need to know Selection process details This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Experience and Technical skills. Application and Shortlisting: The selection panel will assess your application based on your evidence you have provided against the criteria as set out in the job specification and the advert. You will also be asked to provide information within the Employer/Activity History section of the application form. This information is equivalent to the information you would provide on a CV setting out your career history (this may be used in the sifting process). In the event of high number of applications, we reserve the right to pre-sift on the leading criteria: Good organisational skills including the ability to prioritise, work to deadlines and attention to detail. Assessment and Interview: Candidates who pass the benchmark at the shortlisting stage will be invited to an assessment and interview where they will be assessed against a mixture of the Civil Service behaviours and the criteria set out in the job specification. Assessment and Interviews will be held during the week commencing Monday 20 May 2024 at Clive House, London. Please be aware that, as part of our pre-employment checks, you will be required to complete an online health questionnaire. Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment. Security Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check. People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks. Nationality requirements This job is broadly open to the following groups: UK nationals nationals of the Republic of Ireland nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window) nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020 Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service