Apprentice Junior Estate Agent

Michael's Property Consultant Braintree

Braintree (CM7 1JX)

Closes in 21 days (Monday 18 August 2025 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 25 July 2025

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Summary

Michael's Property Consultants Braintree - are looking to add an apprentice Estate Agent to their growing work force. The candidate will be enthusiastic, have a full UK driving licence and their own vehicle to use.

Wage

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

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After 12 months in employment, the salary will revert to national minimum wage for age.

Training course
Junior estate agent (level 2)
Hours
Monday - Friday, 9.00am - 6.00pm (1 hour lunch) and Saturday, 9.00am - 5.00pm. When Saturday worked, time off in lieu or day off in the working week will be negotiated.

40 hours a week

Start date

Tuesday 26 August 2025

Duration

1 year 3 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

  • Booking property viewings and evaluations
  • Learn how to conduct property valuations and understand client needs
  • Shadow experienced estate agents during property viewings
  • Provide exceptional customer service to clients in person and over the phone
  • Assist in listing properties by gathering key details and photos for marketing
  • Support the sales team with administrative tasks and client inquiries
  • Dealing with telephone enquiries and email leads
  • Registering enquiries and arranging appointments
  • Closing deals
  • Follow-up enquiries

Where you'll work

61 High Street
Braintree
CM7 1JX

Training

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

Training provider

CROWN VOCATIONAL TRAINING LIMITED

Training course

Junior estate agent (level 2)

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What you'll learn

Course contents
  • To demonstrate an understanding of the competitive market-place and commerciality of Estate Agency, Innovation, recognising opportunities and referrals.
  • To be able to organise and plan work in a flexible manner to ensure tasks are prioritised and completed within agreed timescales.  Show effective decision making in order to ensure work and tasks are completed in line with instruction and on time, including the principles of productivity, diary management, prioritising, targets/objectives and to understand task setting.
  • To be able to work effectively with internal colleagues and external partners to achieve individual, team and business targets, identify solutions to problems, appreciate the importance of team working, and understand job roles and where they fit within the team.  To use appropriate communication and interpersonal skills such as active listening, engagement and managing ambition.
  • Know how to manage the relationship with the customer.  Know the importance of written, verbal and non-verbal communication (including body language), email, letter, telephone and personal etiquette.
  • Appropriate use of social media sites, ie. Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and smartphone applications.
  • Effective use of IT equipment and software, including specific sales and lettings packages, phone systems, use of mobile phones, measuring devices, dictation machines, damp meters, touch typing, cameras, PCs/laptops/tablets, multifunction copiers, cloud data systems (and data compliance), safety devices.
  • To be able to demonstrate presentation skills, viewing and selling properties, cross selling, lettings and referrals.  Standard methods of concluding sales; understanding needs.
  • To have an understanding of active listening, active questioning, empathy, handling difficult people and situations, objection handling, public relations and research.  To be inquisitive, respectful, polite and know how to take control of a negotiation conversation.
  • Be able to apply a range of administrative skills in order to support the range of estate agency activities and related services.  An understanding of the importance and use of digital and hardcopy records, including appropriate software packages. Diary management, filing, making and receiving telephone calls.
  • Demonstrate both spoken and written ‘business English’ and the difference between internal and external communications etiquette (email, letter, telephone) and numeracy (use of percentages).

Training schedule

  • Junior Estate Agent Level 2 Apprenticeship Standard
  • Remote learning 

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

Maths and English (grade 4 or above)

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

Skills

  • Communication skills
  • IT skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Organisation skills
  • Customer care skills
  • Presentation skills
  • Administrative skills
  • Team working
  • Initiative
  • Full UK driving licence
  • Vehicle for own use

About this employer

ichaels Property are one of the most successful letting and estate agents in Colchester. Fantastic portfolio of property to rent or buy. Branches all over Essex.

https://www.michaelsproperty.co.uk/branches/braintree (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

  • Depending on progress and performance, may be retained in employment, but not always guaranteed

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

CROWN VOCATIONAL TRAINING LIMITED

Sophie Chowdhury

01702 963475

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000333826.

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Closes in 21 days (Monday 18 August 2025 at 11:59pm)

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