Apprentice Business Support
Apprentice Business Support
Apprentice Business Support
🌟 Kickstart Your Career: Become a Business Support Apprentice at Leading Lives! 🌟
📍 Based in Ipswich
💷 30 hours per week💷 Apprenticeship salary | 🎓 Fully funded qualification | 🤝 Employee‑owned social enterprise
Are you looking to start a rewarding career where you can grow, learn, and make a real impact behind the scenes? Do you enjoy being organised, helping others, and being part of a team that genuinely cares?
At Leading Lives, we’re looking for a motivated and enthusiastic Business Support Apprentice to join our Independent Lives team. This role is perfect for someone starting their career, returning to work, or looking to gain valuable skills in administration, communication, and digital systems.
About this role
About this role
😁 Why You’ll Love Working With Us:
🏆 Be part of something bigger – Join an employee‑owned organisation where your voice matters and your work genuinely contributes to helping people live independent and fulfilling lives.
🎓 Award‑winning training – Gain a fully funded Business Administration qualification while developing hands-on skills in a supportive environment.
🚴♀️ Great perks – Cycle to work scheme, casual dress (service dependent), on-site parking (where available), employee assistance programme, and more.
💼 Build your future – Permanent contracts and up to 8% pension contribution.
📈 Learn and grow every day – No two days are the same, and you’ll gain experience across a wide range of administrative tasks.
🛠️ What You’ll Be Doing:
As a Business Support Apprentice, you’ll play a key role in keeping our Independent Lives service running smoothly. You’ll learn to:
Support colleagues with day‑to‑day administrative tasks
Communicate effectively with teams, partners, and stakeholders
Organise meetings, prepare documents, and maintain accurate records
Use digital tools (e.g., Microsoft Office, internal systems) to improve efficiency
Contribute to projects, reporting tasks, and process improvements
Maintain confidentiality and follow GDPR and data-handling standards
Provide friendly, reliable and professional support across the organisation
You’ll contribute to our four core pillars:
🧡 People – Support colleagues and build positive relationships
✨ Impact – Help information flow smoothly and accurately
🏅 Quality – Follow processes carefully and support continuous improvement
🌱 Sustainability – Use resources responsibly and develop efficient ways of working
🚀 Your Journey Starts Here:
We’ll welcome you with a thorough induction, a supportive buddy, and guidance from experienced colleagues. You’ll complete a structured apprenticeship programme, gaining real workplace experience while studying towards your qualification.
Your start date will follow a successful enhanced DBS and safer recruitment checks.
💬 Ready to Start Your Career?
If you’re organised, eager to learn, and excited to grow your career in a supportive and meaningful workplace, we’d love to hear from you.
Apply now and start your journey with us!
What you will need
Required criteria
- Eligibility to undertake an apprenticeship program.
- Willingness to learn and develop new skills.
Desired criteria
- Interest in administration.
- Interest in communication.
- Interest in digital systems.
- Enjoy being organised.
- Enjoy helping others.
- Enjoy being part of a team.
- Motivated and enthusiastic.
Skills needed for this job opportunity
Teamwork
Communication
Administrative skills
Organisational skills
