Administration Apprentice
CLIMB 4 LIMITED
Grimsby (DN33 1HE)
Closes on Monday 23 June 2025
Posted on 23 April 2025
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Summary
Are you organised, reliable, and ready to learn? We're looking for a motivated and friendly individual to join our team as an Administration Apprentice! If you're a self-starter who enjoys working with people, this could be the perfect role to get your foot in the door and grow your career!
- Wage
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£14,918.80 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
- Training course
- Business administrator (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday
9am to 5pm
37 hours 30 minutes a week
- Start date
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Monday 7 July 2025
- Duration
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1 year 4 months
- Positions available
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1
Work
Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.
What you’ll do at work
The successful candidate will provide evidence of their initiative, be a self-starter, accurate and flexible. You will need to be personable, able to work effectively under pressure, and have great organisational skills.
- Assist with payroll
- Filing and file management
- Take minutes at meetings
- Book rooms and venues
- Assist with our booking system BookWhen
- Assist with diary management and arranging meetings via Bright HR software
- Assist with purchase orders using Xero software
- Assist with printing and copying
- Assist with IT
- Update account information using Xero software
- Answer the phone and respond to enquiries
- Where applicable produce reports and other relevant documents
- Support with events including booking forms, surveys and registrations
- Support with customer service including emails, Facebook messenger, letters and marketing materials
Where you’ll work
Centre 4
17 a Wooton Road
Grimsby
DN33 1HE
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
College or training organisation
AVANT PARTNERSHIP LIMITED
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
- 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
More training information
The successful candidate will be required to undertake training sessions with Avant Skills Academy every other week throughout the length of the apprenticeship.
If you have not achieved a GCSE grade 4 (C) in English and maths or equivalents, you will be required to complete Functional Skills Level 2 in English and maths.
As part of the Level 3 Business Administrator apprenticeship standard, you will learn the knowledge, skills and behaviours which will support you for your end-point assessment. You will take part in a combination of activities, such as face-to-face classroom-based sessions, remote learning sessions, work shadowing and online learning, to support your learning and development and compile a portfolio of evidence
End-Point Assessment (EPA):
At the end of the on-programme learning, you will be required to undertake an End-Point Assessment (EPA) to demonstrate you have met the occupational standard
This includes:
- Knowledge Test
- Professional Discussion
- Project Presentation
Requirements
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
- Administrative skills
- Team working
- Initiative
- Customer Service
About this company
CLIMB 4 is a user-led social enterprise based in Grimsby, supporting children, young people, and families across North East Lincolnshire and surrounding areas. Operating from the Centre4 building, CLIMB 4 offers a wide range of creative, inclusive, and informal learning activities, peer support groups, workshops, and training programmes. Their experienced team is dedicated to promoting emotional, social, mental, and physical well-being. The name CLIMB 4 stands for Creative Learning, Inclusive of Mind and Body—reflecting the organisation’s holistic and community-focused approach.
After this apprenticeship
- Continued employment and progression with the growing company
- With experience and further training, you could become an administration manager, office manager
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
AVANT PARTNERSHIP LIMITED
Alysha Lond
apprenticeships@avant.ac.uk
01472 426624
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000316788.
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Closes on Monday 23 June 2025
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