Business Administration Apprenticeship - People team

Join us, we re an Investors in People Gold Standard Company, and this is your opportunity to earn while you learn!

We have an exciting brand-new opportunity for a Business Administration Apprentice to join our fast paced and fun People team at Ground Control.

This role will be split across our Talent and Learning and Development teams so you will get exposure to all aspects of recruitment and training as well as all you need to know about working in an office environment. We will support you every step of the way with your studies spending up to 20% of your week completing your Level 3 Business Admin course.

Day to day we will get you involved in many aspects of HR including;

• New starter onboarding including chasing up references and payroll information
• Managing the Talent email inbox
• Updating recruitment trackers and new starter logs
• Booking training courses
• Updating learner records
• Working with suppliers and raising PO s
• Dealing with to our operational and office teams to assist them with ad queries re learning and recruitment

You ll be part of a large HR team as well as building your organisational, communication, planning and relationship building skills in this role and have responsibility for helping new people join our business.

Who are we looking for?

We are looking for fast learner with a curious mindset who has a genuine interest in learning key admin skills in an HR environment. This is a busy but fun and close knit department so everyone s efforts are important to the overall success of team. You ll have to show a strong team ethic focusing on fantastic customer service every day as well as being able to maintain high enthusiasm at all times. You ll get a buddy and lots of support and your manager will work with you each day to help you as you become competent in the role.

You ll need to love being organised and get a kick out of ticking things off your to do list. You ll need to have strong computer skills including Excel & Outlook to help with this. We can help you with this too.

This role will be a hybrid role spending 1 to 2 days a week in our office in Billericay and then the rest of the week working from home partnering with the team on video calls. These days can flex with the needs of the business. We will support you with your studies but you must be highly self-motivated as you will need to complete this at the same time as your busy role.

If you d like this opportunity to learn as you earn, in a fast paced fun team then apply now!

What we offer:

At Ground Control we believe in creating an inspirational environment , and rewarding our employees for their hard work. We offer a wide-ranging benefits program , supporting you to realise your full potential, and are proud to be recognised as a great place to work:

Awards, Accolades and Culture

• We have been awarded world-class status for employee engagement in the 2023 best companies results, ranking at #16 in the Top 100 Large Companies to Work For league table.

• Certified B-Corp Accredited, Ground Control has been certified by B Lab, the not-for-profit behind the B Corp movement, as having met rigorous social and environmental standards which represent its commitment to sustainable goals ahead of profit.

• We inclusively support The Race at Work Charter , Ban the Box , The Armed Forces Covenant and are Disability Confident'

• We invest 5% of our profits into the Evergreen Fund, an investment fund dedicated to sustainability and environmental initiatives.

• By 2025 we have committed to planting 1,000,000 trees, having a fully electric fleet, and achieving carbon net zero after becoming carbon neutral in 2020.

• 2 personal choice volunteering days with your fundraising efforts matched up to 500!

Perks and Benefits

• Free gym access if you are Head Office based or subsidised national gym memberships if you are based elsewhere.

• Nursery Vouchers, Cycle to work scheme and Travel loans

• Bupa employee support, Free Flu Jabs, online private GP service and a premium subscription to Calm, the wellbeing app

• A supportive, entrepreneurial working environment that fosters collaboration.

• Training, development, coaching and mentoring plans including our GC Leadership Academy, job specific accreditations and higher education opportunities

• Hybrid working opportunities with time in the office including breakfast Mondays and dog friendly Fridays.

• Financial benefits include yearly bonus scheme, access to Wagestream and employee share options
  

How we work:

We put people at the centre of everything we do.
Everyone is welcome. We re embracing a culture where difference is valued. Your uniqueness will be celebrated. We believe diversity grows innovation, and innovation creates initiative. Together we ll succeed in caring for each other, caring for our communities and caring for our Environment. Together, we re stronger.

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