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Customer Service Apprentice - Estate Agents BERESFORDS RESIDENTIAL LTD

Beresfords have a fabulous opportunity for an apprentice to join Beresfords Head Office Group Resources team, providing customer service support to all teams and divisions across the Group. Based at Head Office, Springfield Lyons Approach. You will work towards a Level 2 Customer Services Practitioner apprenticeship standard. Duties will include meeting & greeting people visiting our Head Office, offering teas and coffees.

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Closing date: 15 Mar 2023

Apprenticeship summary

  • Annual wage

    £11,000.00

  • Working week

    Monday - Friday 8.30am - 5.30pm with a 1 hour unpaid lunch break

    Total hours per week: 40.0

  • Expected duration

    13 Months

  • Possible start date

    16 Mar 2023

  • Date posted

    10 Jan 2023

  • Apprenticeship level

    Intermediate
    Level 2 (GCSE)

  • Reference number

    VAC1000121264

  • Positions

    1 available

What will the apprentice be doing?

  • Meet & greet people visiting our Head Office, offering teas and coffees
  • Answering all incoming telephone calls, taking messages, and passing them on to fellow colleagues
  • Contacting all branches via telephone each morning to confirm all video walls, internal wall TVs and external windowTVs are in full working order
  • Responsibility for all meeting rooms including ensuring they are adequately prepared in advance of meetings taking place.
  • Offering teas & coffees, clearing of cups and plates then cleaning down tables and replacing cutlery. Leaving rooms clean and tidy
  • Taking deliveries and notifying recipients straight away
  • Ordering and preparation of lunches and beverages linked to business meetings and coding invoices as appropriate to enable SOS to approve
  • Completion cards - Completion cards to be sent each Monday and franked under each office

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

Level 2 Customer Service Practitioner Apprenticeship Standard, which includes:

  • Level 2 Functional Skills in maths and English (if required)
  • End-Point Assessment (EPA)

Candidate will work towards End-Point Assessment and compile a project and portfolio of evidence under the Tutor's guidance. 

What is the expected career progression after this apprenticeship?

Successful candidates will have the opportunity of progressing quickly within the company after completion of the apprenticeship. This is dependent on progress and performance.

Requirements and prospects

Desired skills and personal qualities

Communication skills, Organisation skills, Customer care skills, Administrative skills, Team working

Qualifications

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

About the employer

Beresford's is one of the largest independent, family run property advisers in the south east and is dedicated to providing the highest possible levels of service and conduct to all clients. The company was established in 1968 and over the past four decades, the business has expanded from the original base in Upminster to cover Essex and into Greater and Central London. Due to continued growth, the Beresford's group currently have over twenty-five offices and departments covering Residential Sales, Country Homes, Lettings and Management, Land and New Homes, Financial Services, Commercial Property and Surveying. Recent expansion has seen the group move into Great Dunmow and Maldon. The company was established in 1968 by RD and EG Beresford as a single independent practice in Upminster. Their son, Paul Beresford, joined the company in 1975 and now fulfils a joint Chairman and Managing Director role. Over the past four decades we have expanded to cover most of Essex, Greater and into Central London.

Employer

BERESFORDS RESIDENTIAL LTD

Address

10 Springfield Lyons Approach

Springfield

Chelmsford

CM2 5LB

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Training

Training provider

RM TRAINING (UK) LIMITED

Contact

Katie

katie@rmtraining.co.uk

01702 782001

Apprenticeship standard

Customer service practitioner

Level 2 (GCSE)

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