Business Administration Apprentice

BLUE MONK SERVICES LTD

Bedfordshire (MK44 2YA)

Closes in 13 days (Tuesday 5 August 2025 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 22 July 2025

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Summary

This is an exciting opportunity to progress your skills through a business support and administration apprentice. By carrying out administration duties it will help to keep the company compliment and secure by supporting the wider team.

• Wage:

  £16,700 a year

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  Age dependent

• Training course: HR support (level 3)
• Hours: 7:45am - 4:45pm, days to be confirmed.

  40 hours a week

• Start date:

  Monday 1 September 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

As an Administration Apprentice in the surveying team, you will help support the daily running of the department. Your focus will be on helping with paperwork, keeping records accurate and up to date, and making sure all information is checked and complete. This is a great opportunity for someone looking to start a career in business administration while learning more about the construction industry.

• Learning: Take part in all training sessions, complete your assignments, and apply what you learn to your daily tasks. You’ll get regular support and feedback from your manager and mentor.
• Admin Support: Help with filing, scanning, printing, and preparing documents and reports related to property surveys.
• Checking Surveyor Work: Review surveyor reports to make sure they are complete, accurate, and meet company standards. Flag any missing or unclear information and making any necessary corrections.
• Data Entry & Records: Enter survey data into systems and keep both digital and paper files.

Where you'll work

Building 115
Bedford Technology Park
Bedford
Bedfordshire
MK44 2YA

Training

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

Training provider

MILTON KEYNES COLLEGE

Training course

HR support (level 3)

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What you'll learn

Course contents

• Service Delivery: Delivers excellent customer service on a range of HR queries and requirements, providing solutions, advice and support primarily to managers. Builds managers’ expertise in HR matters, improving their ability to handle repeated situations themselves where appropriate. Uses agreed systems and processes to deliver service to customers. Takes the initiative to meet agreed individual and team KPIs in line with company policy, values, standards. Plans and organises their work, often without direct supervision, to meet commitments and KPIs.
• Problem Solving: Uses sound questioning and active listening skills to understand requirements and establish root causes before developing HR solutions. Takes ownership through to resolution, escalating complex situations as appropriate.
• Communication & Interpersonal: Deals effectively with customers/colleagues, using sound interpersonal skills and communicating well through a range of media eg phone, face to face, email, internet. Adapts their style to their audience. Builds trust and sound relationships with customers. Handles conflict and sensitive HR situations professionally and confidentially.
• Teamwork: Consistently supports colleagues /collaborates within the team and HR to achieve results. Builds/maintains strong working relationships with others in the team and across HR where necessary.
• Process Improvement: Identifies opportunities to improve HR performance and service; acts on them within the authority of their role. Supports implementation of HR changes/projects with the business.
• Managing HR Information: Maintains required HR records as part of services delivered. Prepares reports and management information from HR data, with interpretation as required.
• Personal Development: Keeps up to date with business changes and HR legal/policy/process changes relevant to their role. Seeks feedback and acts on it to improve their performance and overall capability.

Training schedule

Training to be provided by Milton Keynes College in support of the apprenticeship.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

• Maths (grade 9-4)
• English (grade 9-4)

Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.

Skills

• Polite
• Professional
• Patient
• Innovative
• Organised
• Teamwork

Other requirements

£7.55 per hour full time. (Age 18+) = £16,700 including working an extra 2.5 hours a week. (Age under 18) = £15,700 per annum inclusive of a 1 hour unpaid lunch break.

About this employer

Blue Monk Services Ltd was incorporated in September 2020 and provides business support services including business administration, payroll and bookkeeping. We undertake our commissions in a professional manner with the commitment and determination to deliver to our clients’ satisfaction. It is this ethos that has enabled us to successfully build up strong, long-term client relationships.

After this apprenticeship

Full-time employment is a possibility upon full and successful completion of the apprenticeship.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

MILTON KEYNES COLLEGE

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000333192.

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Closes in 13 days (Tuesday 5 August 2025 at 11:59pm)

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