GoRizzume

Sefton Council: does its apprentice procurement assistant level 4 sponsor a UK visa?

No published policyApprentice Procurement Assistant Level 4 (21 month Level 4 Procurement and Supply Chain Practitioner apprenticeship)

Unconfirmed. Sefton Council publishes no sponsorship policy for its apprentice procurement assistant level 4, so we cannot state a firm answer. The pack says applicants must have lived in the UK for the past three years but says nothing about visa sponsorship.

Sponsors grads?
Not published
Pay vs threshold
Below the threshold
Opportunity
apprenticeship
Pay
National minimum wage for age plus 5%: 25,060 pounds a year at age 21 and over, 21,381 pounds at 18 to 20, 15,768 pounds at 16 to 17
2027 cycle
Applications open now, closing 15 October 2026 at 23:59 (or earlier if there is a high volume of applications); interviews Wednesday 28 October 2026
Confidence
high

Sefton Council Apprentice Procurement Assistant Level 4: at a glance

Locations
Bootle“Location: Magdalen House, 30 Trinity Road, Bootle L20 3NJ”Source
The catch: You must have lived in the UK for the past three years, and pay depends on age (15,768 pounds at 16 to 17, 21,381 pounds at 18 to 20). The council may close the vacancy before 15 October 2026 if it gets many applications, and you request the application pack by email.
Sefton Council early careersVerify on gov.uk

Applying to Sefton Council? Check your CV first.

Most graduate applications are filtered by an ATS before a human ever sees them. GoRizzume Pro scores your CV against the job description and shows you what to fix.

Try Pro free for 7 days

£0 today, then Pro is £14.99/month from day 8Card needed.We email you the day before you pay.Cancel anytime in Settings, Billing.

What Sefton Council publishes about this programme

Checked against Sefton Council's own careers pages on 2026-10-12. Anything not published is worth asking the early careers team before you apply.

  • Visa sponsorship policy: not published
  • Application dates: published
  • Programme description: not published
  • Duration and start date: not published
  • Who can apply: not published
  • Pay: published
  • Locations: published
  • Degree requirement: not published
  • Recruitment stages: not published

Sources

Verdict last checked 2026-10-12. How we check programme verdicts

Common questions

Does Sefton Council sponsor visas for its apprentice procurement assistant level 4?

Unconfirmed. Sefton Council publishes no sponsorship policy for its apprentice procurement assistant level 4, so we cannot state a firm answer. Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council's own applicant system advertises an Apprentice Procurement Assistant in its Procurement team at Magdalen House, Bootle, on a 21 month fixed-term contract of 36 hours a week. The apprentice works towards the Level 4 Procurement and Supply Chain Practitioner qualification, runs request-for-quotation exercises, prepares tender documents under the Procurement Act 2023 and reports on council spend, and must gain the CIPS Ethical Procurement accreditation within a month of starting. The recruitment pack sets pay at the national minimum wage for age plus 5%, which is 25,060 pounds a year for those aged 21 and over. The pack says applicants must have lived in the UK for the past three years but says nothing about visa sponsorship.

Does the pay clear the UK Skilled Worker salary threshold?

The pay for this scheme sits below the Skilled Worker salary threshold, which is itself a reason sponsorship is not possible.

What is the catch international students miss with Sefton Council?

You must have lived in the UK for the past three years, and pay depends on age (15,768 pounds at 16 to 17, 21,381 pounds at 18 to 20). The council may close the vacancy before 15 October 2026 if it gets many applications, and you request the application pack by email.

When do applications open for the Sefton Council apprentice procurement assistant level 4?

Applications open now, closing 15 October 2026 at 23:59 (or earlier if there is a high volume of applications); interviews Wednesday 28 October 2026. Checked on 2026-10-12 against Sefton Council's own site.

Where is the Sefton Council apprentice procurement assistant level 4 based?

Bootle, according to Sefton Council's own careers information.

How should I confirm Sefton Council's sponsorship before applying?

Read the specific vacancy on Sefton Council's careers site, ask its early-careers team directly, and check the employer on the gov.uk Register of Licensed Sponsors. Policies and thresholds change, so treat this page as a starting point and confirm for the exact role and cycle.

Related guides

All visa and sponsorship guides

Other public sector schemes

Before you apply

Check your CV against UK applicant tracking systems, then tailor it to the schemes that can actually sponsor you. GoRizzume Pro and Premium start with a 7-day free trial on monthly billing.

Try Pro free for 7 days
See what each plan includesSee all graduate schemes

Pro: £0 today, then £14.99/month. Card needed, we email you the day before, cancel anytime.

Other public sector schemes we track

Sponsorship data: Home Office register + job ad wording. Not immigration advice, verify on gov.uk. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we check this data.