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Business Admin Apprentice N.I.S. LIMITED

Each individual will be placed within in a team and be expected to provide basic admin support to that team while completing their apprenticeship. There will be an opportunity to move around teams to gain an understanding of each area of the business.

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Apprenticeship summary

  • Annual wage

    £10,180.00

  • Working week

    37 hours per week: Mon – Thursday 8am – 4:30 Friday 8am – 1pm

    Total hours per week: 37.0

  • Expected duration

    19 Months

  • Possible start date

    10 Oct 2022

  • Date posted

    09 Aug 2022

  • Apprenticeship level

    Advanced
    Level 3 (A level)

  • Reference number

    VAC1000075128

  • Positions

    3 available

What will the apprentice be doing?

Provide efficient and effective administration support across several teams in NIS. Provide first line support and cover for reception as required.

Administration-

Working across a number of teams providing administration support, including but not limited to:

  • Word processing and document preparation that meets the NIS standard.
  • Organise meetings and events, taking minutes and creating action logs.
  • Present information in an appropriate and compelling format for internal and external stakeholders.
  • Using multiple IT packages and systems; specifically, MS Office - update and review databases & spreadsheets, record information and produce data analysis as required.
  • Maintenance of electronic and hard copy files on various inhouse systems.
  • Assisting in the compilation of Lifetime Quality Records documentation.
  • Photocopying, scanning, printing, filing and shredding.
    Cataloguing and archiving files.

Reception -

  • Provide reception and switchboard cover as and when required and to fulfil the duties carried out by the receptionist.

These duties include but are not limited to:

  • Answer all telephone calls and direct/forward as appropriate.
  • Greet all visitors, ensure the visitors’ book is completed correctly, issue security passes, ensure visitor health and safety induction has been completed and advise employees of the arrival of their visitors.
  • Maintain conference room bookings/ pool car bookings.
  • Arrange refreshments and buffets for meetings and deliver as required.
  • Open and distribute incoming mail.
  • Prepare and log outgoing mail.

Additional Tasks

  • Perform any other reasonable task requested by line manager.

Standards-

  • Compliance with company procedures and policies.
  • Upholds the NIS Core Values at all times
  • Display a professional, acceptable attitude and image for all work associated with and undertaken on behalf of NIS Ltd.

What training will the apprentice take and what qualification will the apprentice get at the end?

You will be working towards the following qualification/standard:

Business Administrator – Level 3

This includes:

·         Main Learning Objectives – Support a business administrator’s role in the workplace, principles of business administration, managing performance, communication in a business environment, project management, ICT for business.

·         Functional Skills (if required)

·         EPA (End Point Assessment) – Towards the final few months of the apprenticeship you will complete your End Point Assessment. This includes a knowledge test, portfolio-based interview and a project/improvement presentation. All assessment methods will be conducted and graded by an independent EPAO.

This Apprenticeship is completed within the workplace. You will be assessed through written work and observation throughout your training. You will be given time by your employer to complete portfolio work, attend training, workplace shadowing and any other opportunities to develop your skills and knowledge.

What is the expected career progression after this apprenticeship?

Once successfully completed their NVQ and consistently displaying appropriate behaviours and attitude needed to succeed in NIS, each individual will have the opportunity to agree a career pathway that meets their aspirations and continue to develop their career within NIS.

Requirements and prospects

Desired skills and personal qualities

Communication skills, IT skills, Administrative skills

Qualifications

GCSE or equivalent Any (Grade A*-D / 9-3) Essential
GCSE or equivalent Any (Grade A*-D / 9-3) Essential
GCSE or equivalent Any (Grade A*-D / 9-3) Essential
GCSE or equivalent English (Grade A*-C/ 9-4) Essential
GCSE or equivalent Maths (Grade A*-C/ 9-4) Essential

Things to consider

In order to progress your application, we will require you to complete additional paperwork and complete a BKSB assessment. The information will be sent via email if you meet the entry requirements set by the employer and linked training provider for the vacancy. Please check your junk mail whilst the vacancy is open. Until we receive the above, we are unable to progress your application so please monitor your emails. For more information on the NMW, please visit: https://www.gov.uk/national-minimum-wage-rates Please note that the company may ask you to attend an Assessment Centre Day.

About the employer

Established in 1983, located in Chorley, we have a long and proud track record of delivering high quality, often bespoke, products and services across a broad range of markets. From initial contact through to work completion, our Excellent People offer customer focused, pragmatic engineering services. Although bespoke solutions are one of our specialities, we also recognise the benefits of utilising and integrating existing technologies. Frequently drawing on our many years of experience and diverse industry presence, our focus is to deliver value-for-money engineering excellence to our current and future clients. We are privileged to work for a wide variety of prestigious clients on some of the most exciting and complex engineering projects in the world. From cleaning up nuclear legacies to developing the next generation of security scanning products, the one thing all our projects demand is excellence in engineering and manufacturing. Achieving that excellence is at the forefront of everything we do, working to the values that we have embedded within our people. This ensures that we perform to the very best of our collective abilities to deliver pragmatic, cost-effective services – powered by pride.

Employer

N.I.S. LIMITED

Address

Ackhurst Road

Chorley

Lancashire

PR7 1NH

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Training

Training provider

RUNSHAW COLLEGE

Contact

Rio Calvert

apprenticeships@runshaw.ac.uk

Apprenticeship standard

Business administrator

Level 3 (A level)

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