Job Description The Service & Team: We’re part of Cornwall Council’s Customer and Corporate Services Directorate. Our job is to make sure the Council collects the money it’s owed and gives financial and practical support to those who need it. We help people pay their Council Tax and Business Rates, and we assess applications for Disabled Parking Permits (known as Blue Badges) and the concessionary fares scheme which provides free bus travel to eligible residents. In addition, we assess claims for financial support through the Housing Benefit, Council Tax Support and other financial assistance schemes. The Assessment, Billing and Collection Team plays a key role in helping residents access support and pay what they owe fairly and on time. We manage a wide range of services, including Blue Badge parking permits and concessionary travel passes. We’re proud of our role in helping Cornwall Council run smoothly and support its residents. As part of our commitment to continuous improvement, we’re always looking for new ways to use data and technology to make our services even better. The Role As a Business Administration Apprentice, you’ll learn while you work. Your main focus will be helping us to deal with applications for made through the Blue Badge and concessionary fares schemes. You will spend your time assessing applications, speaking to customers and making sure records are accurate and up to date. You’ll help people understand what support they can get and make fair decisions based on national and local guidance. You will also help spot fraud and errors and support other parts of the team when needed. This is a public/customer-facing role, where the statutory English language requirement for public sector workers applies. Working Pattern This is a full-time apprenticeship with flexible working options, including flexitime and potential for hybrid working. You will also occasionally be asked to attend in-person team meetings or training sessions. What You’ll Need To Succeed To succeed in this role, you’ll need: A Level 2 qualification or equivalent Good communication skills to understand what our customers need and find the best solutions for them Confidence using IT systems like Word, Excel and Outlook Ability to organise your work and meet deadlines Willingness to learn and work as part of a team Eligibility to enrol on a Level 3 Business Administrator Apprenticeship You’ll also need to be open to travelling for training and learning sessions Please read the role profile for the full details of this role attached below in this advert What You’ll Get In Return Cornwall Council’s ambition is to be an employer of choice, a high performing Council and a learning organisation. We commit to providing a reward and benefits package to attract, motivate and reward our employees. We offer a range of flexible working options to our staff. This helps provide our employees with a greater work/life balance. Whilst still ensuring that service needs are met. Our Core Employee Rewards And Benefits Include a competitive salary. a defined benefit pension scheme, based on your career average earnings. This includes the option for extra voluntary contributions a generous annual leave entitlement with the potential to purchase additional leave. A national award-winning employee health and wellbeing programme Employee benefits scheme giving employees access to a wide range of discounts to local and national goods and services. Additional Information Cornwall Council is unable to offer visa sponsorship or transfer existing sponsorship for this role. The full role profile is attached here We recommend saving a copy of this to refer to if you are invited to an interview. For more information or an informal chat about the role please contact Mark Ransome at Mark.Ransom@cornwall.gov.uk Application Process Please attach a supporting statement to your application, you can add your Education & Qualifications details manually using the application form timeline or you can upload your CV. Remember to demonstrate why you are suitable against each of the points marked as ‘Application’ on the Role Profile using examples from your experience or transferable skills. This might be through qualifications or descriptive examples from your work / personal experience, which clearly illustrates what you did and the effect it had. Guidance on how to complete your application can be found here – The application process. Please note that applications cannot be edited after they have been submitted, please contact careers@cornwall.gov.uk if you have any queries or require assistance with your application. Existing employees must apply using their Cornwall Council email address through the Opportunity Marketplace on Oracle.