Administration Apprentice

Summary

Fantastic opportunity to kickstart your career in administration! As part of your apprenticeship, you will be enrolled into a Level 3 Business Administration Apprenticeship, fully funded, and be exposed to many other training and development opportunities.

Annual wage: £12,480 a year
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Training course: Business administrator (level 3)
Hours: Monday to Friday 8:30am - 5:00pm, with a 1-hour lunch break
37 hours a week
Possible start date: Sunday 5 January
Duration: 1 year 6 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

Welcome and log all visitors to the building
Answering the telephone and fielding enquiries across all business units
Providing hospitality for both internal and external meetings, where required
Providing day to day administrative support for the team on-site, including but not limited to, scanning, copying, updating documents, proof reading documents, conducting online research
Assisting the receptionist administrator in planning the visitor/hospitality schedule for the following working day
Carrying out daily AM and PM office checks, including liaising with the on-site cleaning team to maintain high standards within all Office areas
Carry out weekly office checks to support the on-site receptionist administrator in the ordering of stationery and hospitality items
Supporting the People Team & Comms Team with the planning and delivery of company engagement, training and wellbeing events across the group

Where you’ll work

Geneva Way

Leads Road

Hull

North Humberside

HU7 0DG

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

TEC PARTNERSHIP

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

This training plan has not been finalised. Check with this employer if you’ll need to travel to a college or training location for this apprenticeship.

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
Attention to detail
Organisation skills
Customer care skills
Administrative skills
Team working
Initiative

About this company

Sewell Group is a multi-disciplined group of companies operating across the North of England. As a family business, it has a long and illustrious history dating back to 1876. Alongside its retail division, which operates 13 fuel and convenience stores across East Yorkshire, Sewell Estates is a collective of built environment businesses made up of Sewell Investments, Sewell Construction, Sewell Facilities Management, Illingworth and Gregory, Shared Agenda & Parallel Data Intelligence.

https://sewell-group.co.uk/ (opens in new tab)

Company benefits

Annual bonus opportunity 25 days holiday (plus Bank Holidays), rising with length of service to 30 days Auto Enrolment pension Staff discounts High Street & Retail discount schemes Bike 2 Work Scheme Technology Scheme

After this apprenticeship

Receptionist Administrator with potential of wider opportunities within the group of businesses.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

SEWELL GROUP LIMITED

Brandon Long

brandon.long@sewell-group.co.uk

07842024430

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000287395.

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