Team Wigan Business Apprenticeships

Various teams across Wigan & Leigh

Salary: National Minimum Wage for age:

21 and over - £12.71 per hour

18 20 - £10.85 per hour

Under 18 - £8.00 per hour

37 hours per week

Temporary for 18 months

We're on a journey to build a workforce reflective of our Borough.

We are committed to fostering diverse teams where everybody can bring their authentic selves to work and feel that they belong. If you want to work for a Council where everybody is encouraged to meet their full potential and make a difference in our neighbourhoods, we would love to hear from you!

Build your future with Team Wigan!

Join our Team Wigan Business Apprenticeship Talent Pool and build valuable skills while working towards a recognised Level 3 qualification in Business Administration or Data & Business Insights.

If you’re motivated, eager to learn, and ready to take the first step in your career, our Team Wigan Business Apprenticeship Talent Pool could open the door to exciting upcoming job opportunities.

Your role:

You’ll play a vital part in supporting your designated team by delivering a comprehensive administrative service. This will include working with internal and external customers face to face, over the phone, and via email, as well as inputting and extracting information across a range of data, management information and ICT systems.

Alongside your role, you’ll complete a Level 3 Business Administration or Data & Business Insights apprenticeship qualification, gaining valuable skills, hands-on experience and professional support to help your grow and succeed.

About you:

You’ll be eager to learn, develop and grow and committed to providing excellent customer care, have good communication skills and the ability to build effective working relationships with colleagues and customers. You’ll work independently and manage your own time and deadlines whilst working as part of a team and work flexibly to meet service needs, within the core hours of 7am -7pm

About us:

Wigan Council has been voted ‘Overall Council of the Year’ at the APSE (Association for Public Service Excellence) Awards. We are signed up to the Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment ensuring that your service will be continuous or 'unbroken' between the supporting organisations.

The Progress with Unity plan is a place movement for change for the next decade, bringing a new era for Wigan Borough. It draws on the strengths of our individual organisations, recognising that together we can achieve much more for our communities by delivering on our 2 place missions; create fair opportunities for all children, families, residents and businesses and make our towns and neighbourhoods flourish for those who live and work in them.

You’ll receive support throughout the apprenticeship from your line manager and work colleagues. You’ll have the opportunity to network with other apprentices and support each other on your apprenticeship journey.

Here at Wigan, we are proud to support flexible working patterns, when the service can accommodate this. We also take a blended approach to where we work, depending on the work we do. This may include working from home, the office, or the community. We like to thank our employees for their hard work and commitment by giving them the opportunity to access a range of exclusive rewards and benefits click here to find out more about working for #TeamWigan.

To be appointed to this role you must be able to prove your right to work in the UK. Please visit the link below to check you qualify to apply. Please note, at present we are not a licenced sponsor. Prove your right to work to an employer: Overview - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

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If you require any further information, please contact the Employment Pathways & Apprenticeships team apprenticeships@wigan.gov.uk

If you are selected for our assessment day, you’ll be invited to come and meet the team and complete tasks. If you’re successful at the assessment day, you’ll be invited to an interview. These will be held at Wigan Town Hall on the following dates:

Assessment day: Tuesday 16 June 2026

Interviews: Friday 19 June 2026

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