Apprentice Estate Agent

Summary

Start a successful career in estate agency by joining us as an apprentice. You will work directly with our Director for your day to day mentoring, who has been successfully selling houses in our area for over 25years. Earn while you learn and kick-start your property career in a local, friendly, thriving, independent agency. Apply today!

Annual wage: £12,313.60 to £22,010.56 a year
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Training course: Junior estate agent (level 2)
Hours: Monday to Friday, between 9am to 5pm. Alternate Saturdays, 9.30am to 2pm.
37 hours a week
Possible start date: Saturday 1 March
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

Customer contact via; face to face, telephone and e-mail
Register new Clients on our CRM system
Booking viewings, valuations and mortgage appointments
Accompany colleagues on viewings, valuations and property inspections
Sales progression
Use of Company social media channels

Where you’ll work

Unit A Briar Rhydding

Baildon

Shipley

West Yorkshire

BD17 7JW

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

TRAINING ASSESSMENT & CONSULTANCY SERVICES 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

Training will take place through a combination of on-the-job learning and a structured workplace college apprentice course.

Your on-the-job training will be daily and weekly apprentice course modules, with end point assessment.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

English and 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
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
Empathy

Other requirements

Full drivers licence

About this company

A boutique, proudly independent estate agent, offering a bespoke service, successfully selling local property.

http://www.ornellasestates.com (opens in new tab)

Company benefits

Bonus payments for appointment generation and fee discount for qualifying family/friends referrals.

Disability Confident

A fair proportion of interviews for this apprenticeship will be offered to applicants with a disability or long-term health condition. This includes non-visible disabilities and conditions.

You can choose to be considered for an interview under the Disability Confident scheme. You’ll need to meet the essential requirements to be considered for an interview.

After this apprenticeship

Sales Negotiator
Valuer
Partner

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

ORNELLA'S ESTATES LTD

Ornella Davies

ornella@ornellasestates.com

01943 661506

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000291154.

Apply now

Closes in 28 days (Sunday 19 January at 11:59pm)

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