Vehicle Damage Assessor

Start your career with us! Join a Gemini ARC apprenticeship and help shape the future of the accident repair industry.

Gemini Accident Repair Group are offering an exciting and unique opportunity for apprentice vehicle damage assessors to join their highly successful and growing organisation and attain a lifelong career. They will learn skills to appraise and compile estimates in order to repair accident damaged vehicles correctly.

Main Tasks:

• The Gemini Apprenticeship Programme provides you with an exciting and challenging opportunity to achieve formal qualifications and accreditations through extensive product training, while in full-time employment.
• A Vehicle Damage Assessor will construct a comprehensive repair pack to ensure damaged vehicles are repaired in a safe and structural process.
• The skills to be developed prepare the plan for the various workshop technicians to undertake all repair processes to reinstate vehicles to pre-accident condition.
• The post holder will also be required to complete any other tasks deemed by the line manager as appropriate in line with the role.

Personal Qualities:

• A passion for the automotive industry
• An enthusiasm to learn with an interest in development and progression
• A mature attitude with interpersonal skills
• Good team-working skills
• Good communication skills
• Hardworking; punctual; reliable; able to use own initiative; career minded
• Practically minded with a ‘hands on’ approach to problem solving

Skills Required:

• Excellent communication skills
• Confidence in communication via phone
• Meticulous attention to detail
• The willingness to also undertake basic duties as part of training
• Computer literate

Due to the requirements of the role, candidates are required to either hold, or be willing to work towards achieving a full clean driving license. Candidates must be able to travel to the workplace according to working hours.

Qualifications Required:

• 5 GCSEs at grade A* to C/ 9 to 4 (or equivalent) including maths and English essential. Science and ICT are desirable.

Long Term Company Aim for the Learner:

Upon successful completion of the apprenticeship, the role holder will progress to full-time employment with the company.

Pay and Benefits:

• Hours are 8:30am – 5:00pm Monday – Friday, 30-minute lunch break (40 hours per week).
• Competitive salary.
• 30 days holiday including public holidays, plus additional days with service.
• Internal and external training.
• Tablet provided.
• Backpack and stationary pack provided.
• First driving test paid for.
• Pension contributions.
• Recommend a friend technician bonus incentive.
• Long service awards.
• Colleague recognition scheme.
• Health cash plan: claim back medical costs.
• Rewards platform: high street discounts.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Free on-site parking.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay:

• Under 18: Gemini First Year Apprentice Rate: £8.55; Gemini Second Year Apprentice Rate: £9.55; Completion of Apprenticeship: To be agreed.
• 18 – 20yrs: Gemini First Year Apprentice Rate: £11.00; Gemini Second Year Apprentice Rate: £12.00; Completion of Apprenticeship: To be agreed.
• Over 21: Gemini First Year Apprentice Rate: £13.21; Gemini Second Year Apprentice Rate: £14.21; Completion of Apprenticeship: To be agreed.

We pay £1 above the National Minimum Wage for 1st Year Multiskilled Apprentices and £2 above the National Minimum Wage for 2nd Year Multiskilled apprentices. The wage rate is also governed by the Apprentice date of birth.

Bonus Criteria:

• VDA apprentices can only be eligible for bonus if the site achieves Bonus Target.
• Up to date with all apprentice work set.
• Achieved all expected Behaviour compliance with no exceptions - including college and hotel.
• Meeting all Gemini company behaviours both concerning site and training department expectations.

Schedule: Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person

Other Important Information:

The current National Minimum Wage (NMW) rate for apprentices is £4.81 per hour. This applies to 16-18 year old apprentices and those aged over 18 in the first year of their Apprenticeship. For all other apprentices, the National Minimum wage appropriate to their age applies.

This apprenticeship is work-based learning therefore most of the time you will be working at the employer's address. Depending on your training, you will only need to attend college in Nottingham for initial assessments, enrolment and a few other rare occasions.

Application Instructions:

Please click on the link provided and email over your CV with a cover letter to training@geminiarc.co.uk

Training to be Provided:

Over a two-year period, you will gain a nationally recognised qualification Level 2 Customer Service Practitioner (ST0072/AP02) and become a Vehicle Damage Assessor. A dedicated pathway containing specialist training will run alongside the Standard to ensure you gain full knowledge of your specialist area at the appropriate level.

As a Vehicle Damage Assessor, you will have direct contact with customers, initially booking them in for work to their vehicles and then informing them of any additional repairs required.

Regular review and welfare visits from appointed assessors who will observe all evidence opportunities that occur naturally in the workplace.

Additional Questions for Candidates:

During the application process, you will be asked the following additional question(s):

• Can you identify any experience or training you have completed, relevant to the chosen Apprenticeship?
• How will you be travelling to and from the workplace?