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Apprentice Licensing Customer Service Assistant

Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council · COVENTRY AND WARWICKSHIRE CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE TRAINING LIMITED
Location
Solihull
Postcode
B91 3RG
Salary
£24,552 a year
Duration
1 Year
Hours per week
37h
Positions available
1
Level
Level 2 – Intermediate
Qualification
Customer service practitioner (level 2)
Start date
1 January 2027
Application deadline
15 November 2026
Posted
30 October 2026
Vacancy reference
2000061695
Disability Confident
✓ Yes

Apprenticeships are open from age 16, once you have finished Year 11 (S4 in Scotland).

About the role

To be trained to answer all enquiries in a timely, courteous, and professional manner, ensuring that customer needs are clearly understood, and those enquiries are followed through to conclusion, through the use of effective problem solving and interpersonal skills.

To use own initiative and problem-solving skills to deal with enquiries via a range of communication methods including face to face, telephone, and email.

To be first point of contact for the public and other service users that have made enquiries or requests for services and to ensure they are received and recorded correctly.

To work as part of a team to handle difficult or sensitive issues and customer complaints effectively.

To communicate effectively with customers and take responsibility for keeping accurate and up to date records in accordance with appropriate standards, procedures and quality management systems of the service.

Working week

Monday to Friday, 9.00am to 5.00pm.

Skills

Communication skillsIT skillsAttention to detailOrganisation skillsCustomer care skillsTeam working

Required qualifications

Essential
GCSE · English · Grade A-C/4 or above
Essential
GCSE · Maths · Grade A-C/4 or above

Training & development

Face to face workshops every month on the work premises.

Future prospects

There is no guarantee of a permanent role at the end of the apprenticeship but there is the opportunity to apply for any relevant internal vacancies.

About Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council

Here at Solihull Council we want to ensure that all our citizens have an equal chance to share in Solihull’s success. We do this by putting our customers at the heart of everything we do. We recognise that our employees are the key factor in achieving our vision. As such, we are always on the lookout for talented individuals, who want to make a real positive difference to people’s lives and can help us to continue building on our success.