Business Administration Apprenticeship
MILES STREET SALVAGE LTD
OLDHAM, OL1 3PJ
Closes in 4 days (Friday 22 November at 11:59pm)
Posted on 1 October 2024
Contents
Summary
An exciting opportunity to join our team. Your role will be to provide general administrative support and assisting with our online shop sales on Facebook Marketplace.
- Annual wage
- £9,984 a year
- Training course
- Business administrator (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm.
30 hours a week
- Possible start date
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Monday 25 November
- Duration
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1 year 6 months
- Positions available
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1
Work
As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.
What you’ll do at work
- Providing office support: This can include helping customers and answering phones, and taking messages
- Assist with a range of administration duties
- Advertising our latest stock and parts arriving daily checking ebay and Facebook Marketplace
- You will be responding to calls and messages from customers who need vehicle parts
Where you’ll work
MILES STREET
OLDHAM
OL1 3PJ
Training
An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.
College or training organisation
THE OLDHAM COLLEGE
Your training course
Business administrator (level 3)
Equal to A level
Course contents
- Skilled in the use of multiple IT packages and systems relevant to the organisation in order to: write letters or emails, create proposals, perform financial processes, record and analyse data. Examples include MS Office or equivalent packages. Able to choose the most appropriate IT solution to suit the business problem. Able to update and review databases, record information and produce data analysis where required.
- Produces accurate records and documents including: emails, letters, files, payments, reports and proposals. Makes recommendations for improvements and present solutions to management. Drafts correspondence, writes reports and able to review others' work. Maintains records and files, handles confidential information in compliance with the organisation's procedures. Coaches others in the processes required to complete these tasks.
- Exercises proactivity and good judgement. Makes effective decisions based on sound reasoning and is able to deal with challenges in a mature way. Seeks advice of more experienced team members when appropriate.
- Builds and maintains positive relationships within their own team and across the organisation. Demonstrates ability to influence and challenge appropriately. Becomes a role model to peers and team members, developing coaching skills as they gain area knowledge.
- Demonstrates good communication skills, whether face-to-face, on the telephone, in writing or on digital platforms. Uses the most appropriate channels to communicate effectively. Demonstrates agility and confidence in communications, carrying authority appropriately. Understands and applies social media solutions appropriately. Answers questions from inside and outside of the organisation, representing the organisation or department.
- Completes tasks to a high standard. Demonstrates the necessary level of expertise required to complete tasks and applies themself to continuously improve their work. Is able to review processes autonomously and make suggestions for improvements. Shares administrative best-practice across the organisation e.g. coaches others to perform tasks correctly. Applies problem-solving skills to resolve challenging or complex complaints and is a key point of contact for addressing issues.
- Takes responsibility for initiating and completing tasks, manages priorities and time in order to successfully meet deadlines. Positively manages the expectations of colleagues at all levels and sets a positive example for others in the workplace. Makes suggestions for improvements to working practice, showing understanding of implications beyond the immediate environment (e.g. impact on clients, suppliers, other parts of the organisation). Manages resources e.g. equipment or facilities. Organises meetings and events, takes minutes during meetings and creates action logs as appropriate. Takes responsibility for logistics e.g. travel and accommodation.
- Uses relevant project management principles and tools to scope, plan, monitor and report. Plans required resources to successfully deliver projects. Undertakes and leads projects as and when required.
Your training plan
Off-the-job training will take place one day a week at Oldham College.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- 4 subjects including English and Maths (grade Grade 4-9 (A*-C))
Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Administrative skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Initiative
Other requirements
This role is working in a salvage office. Candidate would benefit from knowledge of cars and car parts but not essential.
About this company
Welcome to Miles Street Salvage. We are a company specializing in all makes and models, We sell anything and everything from Engines & Gearbox's to Interiors, Alloys, Headlights and Stereo's
After this apprenticeship
Full-time employment for the right person.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
THE OLDHAM COLLEGE
Deborah Wynn
deborah.wynn@oldham.ac.uk
01617853586
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000279738.
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Closes in 4 days (Friday 22 November at 11:59pm)
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