Modern Apprentice - Duns

Job Details

Hours: 35 Hourly Rate: £12.56 (Scottish Local Government Living Wage) Grade: Modern Apprentice SLGLW Salary: £22921.97 per annum Contract Duration: Temporary until 14 April 2026

Role Purpose

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join Scottish Borders Council as a Modern Apprentice providing business support to a team of Social Work professionals in Adult and Children’s services within the Duns Social Work office. Modern Apprenticeships provide an opportunity to learn while you work and offer an entry point into the employment market. As part of the apprenticeship you will be required to engage with a training provider to obtain the desired qualification of Business & Administration SCQF Level 6. Principal Duties will include answering the telephone; monitoring team mailboxes; letter typing and distribution; minute taking and distribution; scanning and filing; processing and inputting data to the departmental database; processing referrals and police concern forms; using SBC applications such as Mosaic Business World, Intranet as well as One Drive and Microsoft packages; first point of contact via telephone, e-mail and reception for members of the public and professionals.

Essential

A good standard of general education

Informal Enquiries

Informal enquiries may be made to Carolyn Allison by telephone on 01361 886103 or by email at callison@scotborders.gov.uk Scottish Borders Council is committed to improving the diversity of its workforce to better reflect the communities we serve. We welcome applications from all minority groups and individuals who identify with one or more of the protected characteristics as defined by the Equality Act 2010. In particular from candidates who assess themselves as having a disability, under the Disability Confident Employer scheme this guarantees an interview to those individuals who meet the essential criteria of the post. All appointments will be made on merit.