Summary
The People Apprentice will support a wide range of People activities, working closely with People Team colleagues and stakeholders across the organisation. You will gain exposure to employee relations, recruitment, learning and development, people systems and data, performance management, and People projects.
Wage
£30,600 a year
Training course
People professional (level 5)
Hours
Monday - Friday, 9am - 5:30pm. Hybrid with every other Monday in the Bristol office.
38 hours 45 minutes a week
Start date
Thursday 26 February 2026
Duration
1 year 6 months
Positions available
1
Work
Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.
What you'll do at work
What will you be doing?
* Support day-to-day people operations, ensuring people processes e.g. starters, leavers and changes are delivered efficiently and professionally
* Provide first-line people support to managers and employees, responding to routine people queries, signposting people to the team’s Employee Companion (AI chatbot), relevant policies, guides and training
* Assist with basic employee relations matters, including note-taking at meetings, and preparing documentation
* Maintain accurate and confidential employee records in our People Systems in line with GDPR and data protection requirements
* Support the creation and analysis of accurate people data for business reporting and insights
* Support people projects and initiatives aligned to organisational objectives and priorities
* Support performance management framework via our People system and policy guidance and engagement initiatives in line with the People Strategy
* Ensure their work is compliant with employment legislation and internal policies, supporting the maintenance of up to date and relevant policies
* Balance workplace responsibilities with off-the-job training and apprenticeship assessments
What you will need to have:
* Experience with working with systems and data, including reporting tools
* Demonstrable interest in the people profession
* Motivation to develop a career in the people profession and complete the Level 5 People Partner apprenticeship
* Able to communicate information clearly and professionally, explaining guidance in a way that supports understanding and good decision-making
* Ability to build effective working relationships with stakeholders
* Excellent Organisational, prioritisation and time-management skills
* Attention to detail and ability to handle confidential information
* IT literacy, including Microsoft Office, Excel (including formulas and data tools) and utilising AI tools
Benefits:
* 25 days annual leave
* Additional day leave for your birthday
* Holiday purchase scheme
* Flexible working & flexi time options
* Early finish for the end of your week
* Health cash plan
* Virtual GP
* Curated wellbeing package
* Enhanced sickness pay
* Company match pension up to 5%
* Life assurance
* Enhanced family benefits package
* Religious bank holiday swap
* Long service recognition and reward
* Quarterly reward and recognition awards
Lifetime Training Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all colleagues to share this commitment. Many of our roles involve working with these groups and individuals and as such are subject to robust safeguarding responsibilities, behaviours and values.
If successful in securing a role with us, you will be subject to all necessary pre-employment checks, including enhanced DBS (where applicable), or a Baseline Personnel Security Standard check, verification of relevant qualifications (where applicable), identity and right to work. You will be required to provide two suitable references, and all offers of employment will be subject to those references.
For roles that require you to undertake regulated activity you will also be subject to an online check and asked to declare any spent and/or unspent convictions that may come up on a DBS check or information that may affect your suitability to work with children, vulnerable adults and young people. Please note: It may constitute a criminal offence to apply for a position that requires regulated activity (working with children, vulnerable adults and young people) if you know you are barred from doing so.
Where you'll work
Runway East 1 Victoria Street
Redcliffe
Bristol
BS1 6AA
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
LIFETIME TRAINING GROUP LIMITED
Training course
People professional (level 5)
What you'll learn
Course contents
* Communicate information through appropriate channels to enable key stakeholders to understand what is required.
* Build and manage multiple and diverse stakeholder's relationships.
* Advise on application of policy, regulation, and law for HR issues.
* Use data and metrics to mitigate areas of risk and highlight opportunities.
* Negotiate with and influence stakeholders to support achievement of business and organisation objectives.
* Present insight and conclusions on workforce issues or people process failures.
* Enable stakeholders to deliver people solutions. e.g., through negotiation, providing guidance.
* Lead and improve people capability within the business.
* Manage and deliver people related business and change projects.
* Handle and process people data according to legislative requirements.
* Embed organisational people policy to promote a diverse and inclusive culture with stakeholders.
* Analyse financial implications of people solutions ensuring value for money.
* Support the delivery of people strategies using technology and innovation in accordance with regulations and policies.
* Make decisions on people policy and issues raised, escalating concerns outside own area of responsibility.
* Use prioritisation tools e.g., priority matrix to manage workload, and deliver against business objectives.
* Challenge matters which conflict with ethical values or legislation.
* Contribute to the development of people policies and procedures or people initiatives.
* Interpret people and management data, from both internal and external sources to identify trends.
* Educate and support stakeholders to deal with wellbeing issues.
* Benchmark to improve people policies and procedures, or people initiatives.
* Communicate information through appropriate channels to enable key stakeholders to understand what is required.
* Build and manage multiple and diverse stakeholder's relationships.
* Advise on application of policy, regulation, and law for HR issues.
* Use data and metrics to mitigate areas of risk and highlight opportunities.
* Negotiate with and influence stakeholders to support achievement of business and organisation objectives.
* Present insight and conclusions on workforce issues or people process failures.
* Enable stakeholders to deliver people solutions. e.g., through negotiation, providing guidance.
* Lead and improve people capability within the business.
* Manage and deliver people related business and change projects.
* Handle and process people data according to legislative requirements.
* Embed organisational people policy to promote a diverse and inclusive culture with stakeholders.
* Analyse financial implications of people solutions ensuring value for money.
* Support the delivery of people strategies using technology and innovation in accordance with regulations and policies.
* Make decisions on people policy and issues raised, escalating concerns outside own area of responsibility.
* Use prioritisation tools e.g., priority matrix to manage workload, and deliver against business objectives.
* Challenge matters which conflict with ethical values or legislation.
* Contribute to the development of people policies and procedures or people initiatives.
* Interpret people and management data, from both internal and external sources to identify trends.
* Educate and support stakeholders to deal with wellbeing issues.
* Benchmark to improve people policies and procedures, or people initiatives.
Training schedule
People Professional Level 5.
Requirements
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
* Communication skills
* Attention to detail
* Administrative skills
* Team working
* Knowledge of HR
* Knowledge of Employment Law