Apprentice Junior Estate Agent

Summary

We are looking for a Junior Estate Agent to join our team. The role requires someone who is self-motivated and highly organised. This customer-facing position involves providing crucial administrative support to secure successful property sales.

Annual wage: £12,646.40 a year
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Training course: Junior estate agent (level 2)
Hours: Shifts to be confirmed.
38 hours a week
Possible start date: Tuesday 29 October
Duration: 1 year 3 months
Positions available: 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

Data registration
Producing window adverts
Arranging and booking viewings
Accompanying colleagues on site visits to various properties
Selling additional services
Collecting keys

Where you’ll work

THE PROPERTY CENTRE

SOUTHERNHAY

BASILDON

SS14 1ET

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

WOODSPEEN TRAINING LIMITED

Your training course

Junior estate agent (level 2)

Equal to GCSE

Course contents

To demonstrate an understanding of the competitive market-place and commerciality of Estate Agency, Innovation, recognising opportunities and referrals.

To be able to organise and plan work in a flexible manner to ensure tasks are prioritised and completed within agreed timescales. Show effective decision making in order to ensure work and tasks are completed in line with instruction and on time, including the principles of productivity, diary management, prioritising, targets/objectives and to understand task setting.

To be able to work effectively with internal colleagues and external partners to achieve individual, team and business targets, identify solutions to problems, appreciate the importance of team working, and understand job roles and where they fit within the team. To use appropriate communication and interpersonal skills such as active listening, engagement and managing ambition.

Know how to manage the relationship with the customer. Know the importance of written, verbal and non-verbal communication (including body language), email, letter, telephone and personal etiquette.

Appropriate use of social media sites, ie. Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and smartphone applications.

Effective use of IT equipment and software, including specific sales and lettings packages, phone systems, use of mobile phones, measuring devices, dictation machines, damp meters, touch typing, cameras, PCs/laptops/tablets, multifunction copiers, cloud data systems (and data compliance), safety devices.

To be able to demonstrate presentation skills, viewing and selling properties, cross selling, lettings and referrals. Standard methods of concluding sales; understanding needs.

To have an understanding of active listening, active questioning, empathy, handling difficult people and situations, objection handling, public relations and research. To be inquisitive, respectful, polite and know how to take control of a negotiation conversation.

Be able to apply a range of administrative skills in order to support the range of estate agency activities and related services. An understanding of the importance and use of digital and hardcopy records, including appropriate software packages. Diary management, filing, making and receiving telephone calls.

Demonstrate both spoken and written ‘business English’ and the difference between internal and external communications etiquette (email, letter, telephone) and numeracy (use of percentages).

Your training plan

Level 2 Junior Estate Agent Apprenticeship Standard
Training schedule has yet to be agreed
Details will be made available at a later date

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE or equivalent in:

English (grade 4)
Maths (grade 4)

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
Attention to detail
Organisation skills
Customer care skills
Logical
Team working
Initiative
Patience
Sales

Other requirements

Must have a full UK drivers licence and vehicle are essential.

About this company

Kingswood Estate Agents is an independent, privately owned Estate Agent in Basildon providing a high standard of service in all aspects of Residential Sales & Lettings. We are proud to be Basildon’s longest established independent Estate Agents. The company is run by Richard Frost M.N.A.E.A and Max Ayres M.N.A.E.A, who have over 35 years’ experience between them and they understand how to make sure that the sell or purchase of your property runs smoothly.

http://kingswoodbasildon.com/home (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

For the right person, there is the opportunity to secure full-time employment and progress to higher-level qualifications

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

WOODSPEEN TRAINING LIMITED

Karl Ungi

karl.ungi@woodspeentraining.co.uk

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000282059.

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Closes in 9 days (Monday 28 October)

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