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Apprentice Administration Assistant ELVET CONSTRUCTION CONSULTANTS LTD

Do you want a job that will leave you feeling happy and satisfied daily? Do you want to start a lifelong career with a company that cares about your wellbeing as well as your future? If you want all of this and £13,000 per year, then apply with Elvet Construction Consultants Ltd.

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Closing date: 17 Oct 2022

Apprenticeship summary

  • Annual wage

    £13,000.00

  • Working week

    Monday - Friday, 9.00am - 5.00pm

    Total hours per week: 35.0

  • Expected duration

    18 Months

  • Possible start date

    18 Oct 2022

  • Date posted

    06 Sep 2022

  • Apprenticeship level

    Advanced
    Level 3 (A level)

  • Reference number

    VAC1000084316

  • Positions

    1 available

What will the apprentice be doing?

General administration duties

  • Assisting surveyors in preparing and maintaining project files
  • Preparing letters and issuing to our customers
  • Typing reports on behalf of our surveyors using our in-house templates
  • Recording received post, distributing to relevant people and tracking responses
  • Scanning in documents and filing electronically in accordance with our filing structure
  • Maintaining our electronic filing structure
  • Assisting our surveyors in taking minutes, preparing minutes and other site reports

Telephone/Client interface:

  • Main point of contact for telephone calls within the business, recording details, forwarding to relevant people etc.
  • Contacting our clients to organise meetings, making appointments or dealing with general queries
  • Booking appointments on behalf of our surveyors in accordance with our management system, issuing and recording job tickets This may include planning in our surveyor’s diary
  • Ensure our surveyors maintain appointments
  • Issuing documents to our clients

Other tasks:

  • General bookkeeping using our internal software to track orders, invoices etc.
  • Collecting timesheets and inputting data into our performance monitor sheet
  • All other generalist administration duties in keeping with the business operation

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

  • In-house training from the employer
  • Functional Skills, if required
  • Level 3 Business Administrator apprenticeship standard

What is the expected career progression after this apprenticeship?

  • Progression within the company

Requirements and prospects

Desired skills and personal qualities

Communication skills, IT skills, Attention to detail, Organisation skills, Administrative skills, Logical, Team working, Initiative, Diligent

Qualifications

GCSE or equivalent Maths and English (Grade C/4) Desired

About the employer

Our team of dedicated and professional chartered surveyors have experience in a diverse range of disciplines and sectors in the UK construction consultants industry and are members of The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) and The Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB). Speak to any of our clients and we are confident they will tell you that we are an ambitious, determined and committed team, ensuring your project is in a safe pair of hands. We champion diversity within our workforce and strive to create a culture where our team can benefit from training and career progression through a structured programme, which enhances our competency, feeds continuous professional development and ensures you receive the highest quality of service every time.

Employer

ELVET CONSTRUCTION CONSULTANTS LTD

Address

Portland House

Belmont Industrial Park

Durham

DH1 1TW

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Training

Training provider

KEY TRAINING LIMITED

Contact

Jack Skiggs

jack.skiggs@keytraining.co.uk

07526 012423

Apprenticeship standard

Business administrator

Level 3 (A level)

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