Apprentice Junior Estate Agent

Summary

We are looking for a Junior Estate Agent apprentice to join our team. The role requires a switched-on individual who is self-motivated and highly organised.

Annual wage: £12,480 a year
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Training course: Junior estate agent (level 2)
Hours: Monday to Saturday - Shift days and times to be confirmed.
37 hours 30 minutes a week
Possible start date: Tuesday 7 January
Duration: 1 year
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
General administrative duties

Where you’ll work

86 Church Street

Sutton-On-Hull

Hull

HU7 4TD

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 delivered by Woodspeen Training Ltd.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

English and Maths (grade C/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
IT skills
Attention to detail
Organisation skills
Customer care skills
Problem solving skills
Presentation skills
Administrative skills
Number skills
Analytical skills
Logical
Team working
Creative
Initiative
Non judgemental
Patience

Other requirements

Please consider travel times before applying

About this company

We are a motivated and independent estate and letting agency providing a high quality service to sellers, purchasers, landlords and tenants in the Hull and East Lancashire areas. Established in the 1990’s as a family business, we have grown ever since and now have five offices and many awards to our name. As well as residential property sales and lettings, we cover property management, commercial, investment, mortgages and more. We cover Hull and all the surrounding villages as well as East Lancashire

https://www.whitakers.co.uk/ (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

A permanent position in the company may be offered to the right candidate, as might further training opportunities.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

WOODSPEEN TRAINING LIMITED

April Morten

April.morten@woodspeentraining.co.uk

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000289892.

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Closes in 15 days (Monday 6 January)

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