Office Administrator Apprentice in Birmingham

Position: Office Administrator Apprentice

Job Type: Full Time

Salary: £15,600

Location: Birmingham

Employer: Emmaus UK

Application Deadline: October 1^st, 2026

Summary

Join Emmaus UK as an Office Administrator Apprentice and develop valuable administration, customer service and organisational skills while supporting a charity that helps people overcome homelessness. You will provide office and team support, manage enquiries and contribute to Emmaus’ mission of helping people rebuild their lives.

Wage

£15,600 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices

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Training course

Business administrator (level 3)

Hours

Monday- Friday 9am- 5pm Wednesday- College Day subject to change Remote working included

37 hours 30 minutes a week

Start date

Sunday 1 November 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

Enquiries and customer service

• Act as the first point of contact for all general telephone and email enquiries, creating a professional first impression and ensuring all enquiries are passed to the correct person for further action
• Signposting service-users and potential service users to relevant support services
• Answering queries from stakeholders, including troubleshooting issues and the administration of complaints as per the Complaints procedure ensuring that complaints are recorded and dealt with in a timely manner

Office support

• Support with incoming and outgoing post and any items to be sent by courier when required
• Maintain office supplies and ensure office equipment is in full working order
• Responsible for the purchasing and provision of equipment to staff and new starters, maintaining and updating supply records accordingly
• Ensure compliance with policies and procedures in the office environment such as Health & Safety and Destruction of Confidential Waste
• Managing administrative tasks, including filing and scanning documents

Team administration support

• Providing administration support to EUK teams as required
• Provide support arranging meetings including organising venues and ordering catering and refreshments as required
• Maintaining office contacts and email distribution lists, updating the organisational chart and EUK information documents as required
• Provide administration support to HR including gaining information from new starters and updating internal systems

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

Training provider

SOUTH & CITY COLLEGE BIRMINGHAM

Training course

Business administrator (level 3)

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What you’ll learn

Course contents

Training schedule

You will attend our Digbeth campus one day a week to complete your off the job training

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

• English (grade 4/C or above)
• Maths (grade 4/C or above)
• Desirable qualifications

GCSE in:

• IT (grade 4/C or above)
• Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.

Skills

• Communication skills
• IT skills
• Attention to detail
• Organisation skills
• Customer care skills
• Problem solving skills
• Presentation skills
• Administrative skills
• Logical
• Team working
• Creative
• Initiative

Other requirements

• Due to the nature of the role, candidates must be 18+ due to remote working.
• You will need a suitable base to work from at home to be successful

About this employer

Emmaus (pronounced em-may-us) is a movement of charities that empowers people to overcome homelessness. We provide a stable home and tailored, life-changing support for people who are experiencing or at risk of homelessness. By focusing on each person’s strengths, we help people rebuild their lives and work towards the future they want to create.

As part of a nationwide network of Emmaus charities, we provide skills, training and work experience to help people achieve their goals and regain independence.

Together, we are ending homelessness one person at a time.

https://emmaus.org.uk/ (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).

Possible Office Administrator role at Emmaus UK or progression to any administration or customer service role

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

SOUTH & CITY COLLEGE BIRMINGHAM

Jade Kellegher

Jade.kellegher@sccb.ac.uk

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000049726.

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