Business Administrator Apprentice in Addison

Your role is to support engineers and SMT on a daily basis, provide administration assistance where required, ability to complete tasks to deadlines, and to support the day-to-day running of the office, carrying out a range of customer service and operational duties.

Annual wage: From £16,000 - £23,000 in the first year, then at least National Minimum Wage for your age. The first year's wage will be between £16,000 and £23,000 dependent on the candidate and decided at the point of an offer being made to the successful candidate.

Training course: Business administrator

Hours: Monday - Friday 9am - 5:30pm. 37.5 hours a week

Duration: 21 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:

• Provide general administrative support including filing, scanning, photocopying, data entry and archiving.
• Maintain company quote tracking spreadsheet in Excel.
• Answer telephone calls, take messages, and direct enquiries to the appropriate person.
• Respond to emails and assist with customer enquiries in a professional manner.
• Maintain accurate records, databases, and filing systems.
• Assist with preparing reports, marketing presentations, and business documents.
• Maintain company social media using Social Pilot by updating case studies, employee highlights and marketing brochures.
• Support scheduling of meetings, appointments, and diary management for Senior Management.
• Help with ordering office supplies and monitoring stock levels.
• Assist with processing incoming invoices.
• Support the team with recruitment administration & IT set up for new starters.
• Work with different departments to understand business operations and provide support where needed.
• Maintain confidentiality when handling company and employee information.
• Follow company procedures, policies, and health and safety requirements.
• Attend training sessions and complete all apprenticeship coursework and assessments.

Where you’ll work: 2 Berghem Mews, Blythe Road, London, W14 0HN

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: INTEC BUSINESS COLLEGES LIMITED

Your training course: Business administrator, equal to Level 3 (A level)

Your training plan: Business Administrator Level 3, End Point Assessment, Monthly Tutor/Assessor Sessions, Work Based Training

Requirements:

• Essential qualifications: GCSE English (Grade 9-4 (A*-C)), GCSE Mathematics (Grade 9-4 (A*-C))

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
• Organisation skills
• Customer care skills
• Administrative skills
• Team working
• Willingness to learn
• Professional & positive
• Time-management

Other requirements: Previous work experience in an office or customer service environment and familiarity with office systems/Microsoft Office applications would be advantageous but not essential.

Desirable Personal Qualities:

• Reliable and punctual
• Friendly and approachable
• Motivated and eager to learn
• Able to use initiative
• Flexible and adaptable
• Honest and trustworthy

About this company: With our unique blend of expertise and passion we can push the boundaries of design and service. Our proactive collaboration with developers, architects and construction professionals results in the successful delivery of projects, often with significant time, cost and risk reductions.

After this apprenticeship: The sky is the limit really, there is a progression route available to become the Office Manager upon successful completion of this apprenticeship for the right candidate.