Access Support Team Apprentice (ICF95)

Contract: 18-month Fixed Term contract working 35 hours per week

Salary: 22932 per annum plus benefits including a final salary pension scheme generous annual leave and flexible and hybrid working.

Location: Manchester. The role will be based at our Manchester office; however we are operating a hybrid way of working and support our staff to make use of remote working options when combined with regular on-site contact days with other members if the team normally 1-2 days a week.

We are recruiting an Apprentice to join our Access Support team. The team has been set up to improve and expand the support we are able to provide for our customers that experience barriers when applying to us for arts funding.

This is an exciting opportunity to develop your skills while working to make a positive difference to peoples lives. We will be improving accessibility for people with a range of disabilities physical and mental health conditions and a range of other circumstances.

You will focus on providing general and specific information about the funding we offer to our customers. This will be by telephone email and our websites live chat feature. You might also trial and help develop other methods of communicating with our customers.

Day to day responsibilities will include;

Providing a high quality empathetic and tailored customer service.
Responding to enquiries by telephone email and our websites live chat function.
Undertaking research which may include gathering information about past and current enquiries complaints customer feedback and our processes.
Acting as an advocate for the Arts Council representing the Access Support team at meetings with colleagues our applicants and other parties (e.g. training companies other funders).
Providing administrative support to the rest of the team.

The team will split its time between working remotely and in the Manchester office. Travel to other locations may be required but it is not expected that this would be more than once or twice a month. The cost of journeys to other sites will be paid for by us.

Equality Diversity and Inclusion Statement: Arts Council are committed to building an inclusive employer and workplace and recruiting a workforce that is as diverse as the communities we serve. However you identify and whatever background you bring with you we welcome you to apply for a role at Arts Council.

If there are any adjustments that would help support you in your application please do let us know when you apply. If you are disabled Evenbreak are able to provide support with your application for further information please visit their website at here

Disabled D/deaf and/or neurodivergent people and those from Black Asian and Ethnically Diverse backgrounds are underrepresented in our workforce so we particularly encourage applications from people in these groups.

About us: Arts Council offers a range of benefits to our employees including hybrid and flexible working a generous annual leave allowance and the Arts Council Retirement Plan - a final salary scheme. To find out more click here.

Please note that we are currently consulting on our Staff Code of Ethics and changes which will avoid conflicts of interest. The changes would mean that employees of the Arts Council would not be able to receive an Arts Council grant investment or loan funding - either in person as a member of a partnership or for any organisation they own. There are also limitations on board or CEO positions employees can hold in organisations we fund. For more information on this please talk to the recruiting manager or contact

We believe our recruitment process should be inclusive and transparent. Find out what to expect with our applicationguidance and more about our commitment to diversity on our website here.

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Job ref: ICF95

Closing date: 09:00 Thursday 03 July

Interviews: TBC

*Please DO NOT apply through the Arts Council England Careers website your application will not be processed*

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*PleaseDO NOTapply through the Arts Council England Careers website your application will not be processed*

To apply please click here:APPLY