Salary: Various:

Apprentices who undertake a Level 2 apprenticeship are paid the NMW rate of £8.00 per hour for Apprentices as set by Government for the first 12 months, £15,434.33 and NMW for age for the remaining months of the contract.

Apprentices who undertake a Level 3 apprenticeship are paid the NMW rate of £8.00 per hour for Apprentices as set by Government for the first 12 months, £15,434.33, and the nationally published living wage of £12.71 per hour for the remaining months of the contract, £24,521.
Apprentices who undertake a higher or degree apprenticeship (level 4 7) are paid a salary equivalent to grade 3 SCP 5 for the first 12 months, £25,583 and grade 3 SCP 6, £25,989 for the remaining months of the contract.

Contract Type: Fixed Term Apprenticeship

Closing Date: 8 June 2026

Interview Date: Week ending 3rd July 2026

Rochdale Borough Council is a great place to work. Please visit http://www.rochdale.gov.uk/jobs-and-training/Pages/work-in-the-borough-of-rochdale.aspx for information on Riverside One and the borough of Rochdale.

Rochdale Borough Council is proud of its award winning apprenticeship programme and is fully committed to the growth and development of its apprentices. We have been recognised as one of the top 100 Apprentices employers in the country in 2020.

We are now recruiting to a number of roles in a variety of services across the council. The roles are listed below with links to the apprenticeship provider. Full details inclusive of salary details, job description and person specification can be found within the link/further discussions with the provider who will support you with completing our application form.

1 x Counter fraud apprentice - Counter fraud team

Counter Fraud Apprentice (S2601) Find an apprenticeship GOV.UK

1 x Apprentice project manager Capital projects team

Apprentice Project Manager - REF 14954 Find an apprenticeship GOV.UK

1 x Apprentice business support officer Coroners team

Apprentice Business Support Officer (S2603) Find an apprenticeship GOV.UK

1 x Adult care business support apprentice Commissioning team

Business Admin Apprentice (S2604) Find an apprenticeship GOV.UK

2 x Adult care worker apprentice STARS team

Adult Care Worker Apprentice (S2605 -06) Find an apprenticeship GOV.UK

4 x Business support apprentice Children’s social care business support team

Business Support Apprentice (S2607 - 10) Find an apprenticeship GOV.UK

1 x Work and skills customer service apprentice Work and skills team

Work and Skills Customer Service Apprentice (S2611) Find an apprenticeship GOV.UK

1 x Family hub customer service apprentice Rochdale North family hubs

Customer Service Apprentice - Family Hub (S2612) Find an apprenticeship GOV.UK

1 x Libraries customer service apprentice Libraries team

Customer Service Apprentice - Libraries (S2613) Find an apprenticeship GOV.UK

1 x Housing customer service apprentice Housing team

Customer Service Apprentice - Housing (S2614) Find an apprenticeship GOV.UK

1 x IT customer service apprentice ICT team

Customer Service Apprentice - IT Department (S2615) Find an apprenticeship GOV.UK

1 x Data and systems administration apprentice Information team children’s services

Data and Systems Administration Apprentice (S2616) Find an apprenticeship GOV.UK

3 x Teaching assistant apprentices St Lukes CE Primary School

Teaching Assistant Apprentice - St Lukes (S2617-19) Find an apprenticeship GOV.UK

1 x Apprentice school business manager Ashfield Valley Primary School

Apprentice School Business Manager - Ashfield Valley Primary School (S2620) Find an apprenticeship GOV.UK

1 x Apprentice teaching assistant Heybrook Primary School

Teaching Assistant Apprentice - Heybrook Primary School (S2621) Find an apprenticeship GOV.UK

1 x School administrator apprentice Heybrook Primary School

School Administrator Apprentice - Heybrook Primary and Nursery School Find an apprenticeship GOV.UK

1 x Automation and AI apprentice Applications, development and data team

Automation & AI apprentice Find an apprenticeship GOV.UK

1 x Information security analyst apprentice Digital, ICT and transformation team

Information security analyst apprentice Find an apprenticeship GOV.UK

1 x Apprentice teaching assistant St Edwards

Teaching Assistant Apprentice - St Edward's C of E Primary(S2625) Find an apprenticeship GOV.UK

The Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects staff to share this commitment.

A number of the Apprentice Appointments are subject to a DBS assessment which may include a barred list check against the adult and child workforce. Full details are available on the supplied find apprenticeship government links and/or discussed with the training provider

Unfortunately, we are unable to offer a sponsorship for these roles

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