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 corporate services 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 the 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.
😍 Enjoy a Welcome Bonus of up to £250
🛠️ What You’ll Be Doing:
As a Business Support Apprentice, you’ll play a key role in keeping our corporate services 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!
Professional skills you’ll need for this job opportunity
Motivating
Motivation
Inspiring Others
Communication
Developing People
Teamwork
Building Relationships
Equal Opportunities
Empathy
Paperwork and Record Keeping
Leading Lives
At Leading Lives, you’ll grow your skills while making a real impact. We’re a supportive, inclusive team that values your individuality and passion for helping others.
With five diverse service lines, there’s a role to match your strengths — and a team that’s got your back every step of the way.
Start your journey with us and enjoy a potential welcome bonus of up to £250!
Company Culture: Values-Driven: Leading Lives not only talks about their values but actively embodies them in their daily operations. Employee Testimonials: The company encourages feedback from employees like Anna, an experienced support worker, to showcase the positive impact of their values on staff. Authenticity: Leading Lives emphasizes authenticity in their values, highlighting that they are not just empty words but a lived reality within the organization.
We’re a Disability Confident Committed employer We are happy to make reasonable adjustments whenever possible. Please do let us know if you need any support/ adjustments with your application and the process.
Our benefits
Benefits offered by Leading Lives Holiday entitlement that works for you - Our holiday package increases with service, and you have the opportunity to purchase additional hours Peace of mind should you fall ill - We offer occupational sick pay as well as statutory sick pay. We also have an Employee Assistance Programme We pay generous sleep-in rates - Sleep-in shifts are available for some of our support worker or team leader roles. The pay rate for these are £65 per shift Award-winning, in-house training - Our award-winning, bespoke, in-house training, will ensure you are confident and effective in your role Travel benefits for you & the planet - We provide a generous mileage rate of 45p per mile, and a cycle purchase scheme to help you go green! Owned and run by our employees - We’re employee-owned & not-for-profit. Surpluses are re-invested into our community. We offer a welcome aboard bonus - You could qualify for a welcome aboard bonus worth of £250
Vacation, Paid time off
Paid sick days
Employee development programs
Sabbatical leave
Casual dress
Free parking
Cycle to work
Referral bonus
Hybrid Working
Culture of recognition
Progression opportunities
Bereavement leave
Apprentice Business Support
At Leading Lives, you’ll grow your skills while making a real impact. We’re a supportive, inclusive team that values your individuality and passion for helping others.
With five diverse service lines, there’s a role to match your strengths — and a team that’s got your back every step of the way.
Start your journey with us and enjoy a potential welcome bonus of up to £250!