Overview
Transport Delivery Assistant – Apprentice – PO12AL, United Kingdom
Job Category: Administration
Region / Division: UK Region
Location: Civic Offices, Guildhall Square
Working Hours: 37
Kick-start your career with Portsmouth City Council as a Transport Delivery Assistant Apprentice. This is a fantastic opportunity to gain a nationally recognised Level 3 Business Administration qualification while earning a salary and developing valuable workplace skills, helping to deliver transport projects and improvements that make a real difference to people across the city.
Your new role
As a Transport Delivery Assistant Apprentice, you will help support the day-to-day work of the Transport Delivery Team, helping to keep projects and services running smoothly. You will be supported to respond to enquiries, assist with traffic and transport consultations, help investigate requests from residents and stakeholders, prepare reports and information, process purchase orders and invoices, and work closely with colleagues across the council while building valuable administrative and communication skills.
Who is the person summary:
Regardless of your age, previous experience or qualifications (although you must be at least 16 years of age and not in full-time education), we welcome applications from those that show potential, determination and a drive to succeed.
We are looking for someone who is:
- Organised with good numerical skills.
- A clear communicator who enjoys working with people
- Customer-focused and keen to learn
- Experienced in using Microsoft Office and IT systems
- Ready to take initiative and manage tasks working to agreed timeframes.
If you’re proactive, creative, and want to start a career in transport delivery then we would love to hear from you!
For full details, please review the job profile attached below.
As part of the application process, we would like you to answer the following two questions. Please copy and paste the questions along with your answers in the relevant box in the application form.
Question 1
- What do you consider to be some of your key strengths that will help you within this role?
Question 2
- How do you prioritise tasks when everything seems urgent?
About Portsmouth City Council
Portsmouth City Council is a unique organisation, committed to making a difference, and is guided by core values that set who we are as people, what we stand for, and how we act.
We are committed to our values of respect, integrity, collaboration, inclusivity and being people-focussed. These values set out how we can contribute to the success of the council and our own success as individuals. Learn more about our values and behaviours.
Additional Information
Please ensure that you read the job profile for full details on the post.
We offer hybrid working with the expectation to attend the office minimum 2 days a week (pro rata for part time), this remains flexible, depending on the role and subject to business needs.
We are not able to offer sponsorship for this position.
Interview date: Assessment and interviews will take place week commencing 5th October 2026.
Our recruitment process
Full information about our recruitment process can be found on our support for applicants’ page: Support for applicants – Careers portal
We are a disability confident employer and Armed Forces Covenant gold standard. More information can be found at Equality, diversity and inclusion – Careers portal
You will need to demonstrate that you have the Right to Work in the UK. No post will be offered without it.
Read more about working at Portsmouth City Council and our benefits on our career’s portal homepage: Careers Portal – Find jobs with Portsmouth City Council
Should you require any support in completing the application form please contact recruit@portsmouthcc.gov.uk or call the recruitment team on 023 92 616 800.
If you need additional support looking for roles, you may be eligible for help under our Connect to Work programme, for more information please visit Connect to Work – Portsmouth City Council
IMPORTANT: Before applying for this role, please make sure you have the right to work in the country where the role is based. Unless it clearly stipulates within in the job advert above that the hiring company is looking to or able to sponsor applicants it is deemed that the hiring employer will only consider applications from those able to comply with and work in the country where the role is based.
