Business Administrator Apprentice

GREENLIGHT TRAINING LIMITED

Bristol (BS3 2SZ)

Closes in 22 days (Thursday 31 July 2025 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 8 July 2025


Summary

Greenlight Safety and Training are looking for a business administrator apprentice to join their team. The role requires a self-motivated individual who is highly organised. Attention to detail, a high level of accuracy, fantastic customer service and communication skills are very important to be a success in this role.

Wage

£15,704 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

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Training course
Business administrator (level 3)
Hours
Working Monday to Friday, between 8:30am - 5:30pm.

40 hours a week

Start date

Monday 11 August 2025

Duration

1 year 6 months

Positions available

1

Work

Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.

What you'll do at work

Key Responsibilities:

  • Administrative Support: Assist with general office administration tasks, including drafting emails, creating and maintaining Excel spreadsheets, and organising documents.
  • Recruitment Support: Help with pre-screening candidates for recruitment, scheduling interviews, and taking minutes during meetings and interviews.
  • Social Media: Assist with managing and updating the company's social media pages to enhance their online presence.
  • Daily Operations: Help create daily plans, assist with management duties, and update the Head of Operations' calendar.
  • Training and Development: Work alongside the Business Development Manager to complete relevant training, take on increasingly complex tasks, and gain insights into the company's operational functions.
  • Office Equipment: Utilise office equipment for administrative tasks, ensuring efficiency and smooth workflow.

Tasks to include: 

  • Incoming calls
  • Warm lead follow up
  • Answering the phone
  • Pre-screening applicants
  • Attending apprenticeship days
  • CRM Updating 

Where you'll work

127 South Liberty Lane
Bristol
BS3 2SZ

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

College or training organisation

HADDON TRAINING LIMITED

Your training course

Business administrator (level 3)

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What you'll learn

Course contents
  • Skilled in the use of multiple IT packages and systems relevant to the organisation in order to: write letters or emails, create proposals, perform financial processes, record and analyse data. Examples include MS Office or equivalent packages. Able to choose the most appropriate IT solution to suit the business problem. Able to update and review databases, record information and produce data analysis where required.
  • Produces accurate records and documents including: emails, letters, files, payments, reports and proposals. Makes recommendations for improvements and present solutions to management. Drafts correspondence, writes reports and able to review others' work. Maintains records and files, handles confidential information in compliance with the organisation's procedures. Coaches others in the processes required to complete these tasks.
  • Exercises proactivity and good judgement. Makes effective decisions based on sound reasoning and is able to deal with challenges in a mature way. Seeks advice of more experienced team members when appropriate.
  • Builds and maintains positive relationships within their own team and across the organisation. Demonstrates ability to influence and challenge appropriately. Becomes a role model to peers and team members, developing coaching skills as they gain area knowledge.
  • Demonstrates good communication skills, whether face-to-face, on the telephone, in writing or on digital platforms. Uses the most appropriate channels to communicate effectively. Demonstrates agility and confidence in communications, carrying authority appropriately. Understands and applies social media solutions appropriately. Answers questions from inside and outside of the organisation, representing the organisation or department.
  • Completes tasks to a high standard. Demonstrates the necessary level of expertise required to complete tasks and applies themself to continuously improve their work. Is able to review processes autonomously and make suggestions for improvements. Shares administrative best-practice across the organisation e.g. coaches others to perform tasks correctly. Applies problem-solving skills to resolve challenging or complex complaints and is a key point of contact for addressing issues.
  • Takes responsibility for initiating and completing tasks, manages priorities and time in order to successfully meet deadlines. Positively manages the expectations of colleagues at all levels and sets a positive example for others in the workplace. Makes suggestions for improvements to working practice, showing understanding of implications beyond the immediate environment (e.g. impact on clients, suppliers, other parts of the organisation). Manages resources e.g. equipment or facilities. Organises meetings and events, takes minutes during meetings and creates action logs as appropriate. Takes responsibility for logistics e.g. travel and accommodation.
  • Uses relevant project management principles and tools to scope, plan, monitor and report. Plans required resources to successfully deliver projects. Undertakes and leads projects as and when required.

Your training plan

You will be working towards the Level 3 Business administration apprenticeship.

All training will be provided on site during your paid working hours. Your day-to-day mentoring will be with your employer, and a combination of monthly sessions will be held with your Haddon Training coach.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English (grade 4)
  • Maths (grade 4)

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
  • Attention to detail
  • Organisation skills
  • Customer care skills
  • Administrative skills
  • Logical
  • Team working

Other requirements

This role is based full-time in the office.

About this company

Greenlight is the largest independently-owned Construction Apprenticeship provider, Safety Training and Consultancy company in the West and South West of England

http://www.greenlightsc.co.uk (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

There may be the opportunity to move into full-time standard employment for the right candidate.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

HADDON TRAINING LIMITED

Haddon Training

Enquiries@haddontraining.co.uk

01443749000

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000330642.

Apply now

Closes in 22 days (Thursday 31 July 2025 at 11:59pm)

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