Business Administrator Apprenticeship - Traffic Management Apprentice
HIGHWAY ASSURANCE LIMITED
Ipswich, IP6 0PF
Closes on Friday 31 January
Posted on 6 December 2024
Contents
Summary
Highway Assurance are looking for an 'administrator apprentice' role to work closely with local councils and construction contractors across the UK to maintain roads and provide traffic management. Ideal candidates have strong conversational skills and strong organisation techniques.
- Annual wage
- £12,480 a year
- Training course
- Business administrator (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday - Friday, 09:00 - 17:00
30-minute lunch unpaid.
37 hours 30 minutes a week
- Possible start date
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Monday 3 February
- Duration
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1 year 3 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
- Approving/allocating operatives' annual leave requests
- Raising department purchase orders
- Minute taking for department meetings
- General Admin duties
Opportunity to undertake CAD training to progress role specific skills within the Traffic Management department.
Where you’ll work
HA HQ, Broomfield Pit
Lower Crescent
Barnham
Ipswich
IP6 0PF
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
RM TRAINING (UK) 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
- Business Administrator Level 3 Apprenticeship Standard
- The apprenticeship programme duration is 15 months
- 20% off the job training will be required as approved by the employer
- Once a month you will meet your skills coach for two hours at the workplace
- Functional Skills in maths and English and ICT (if required)
- You will be based in the employer’s office so you will gain 15 months of office-based training
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
- Creative
Other requirements
The location of Highway Assurance HO Is in a rural area, So you will need to be able to travel with your own form of transportation.
About this company
Based in Suffolk Highway Assurance are a respected reliable supply chain partner to contractors including Kier, Ringway Jacobs , Skanska and Hutchinson’s Ports , throughout the East Anglia region. We have considerable experience of collaborative partnering with these contractors to help deliver schemes, maintenance works, new industry innovations with a sustainable delivery method . Work is scheduled around our client’s needs and the works carried out efficiently with minimal disruption and to a high standard of craftmanship. We ensure that the works we deliver are constructed to the highest quality within an industry where getting things right first time is essential.
After this apprenticeship
- After 15 Months a full time role will be offered (subject to employer review)
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
RM TRAINING (UK) LIMITED
Chris Greenfield
chris@rmtraining.co.uk
01702 782001
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000290958.
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Closes on Friday 31 January
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