Business Administration apprenticeship
Homespace Direct
Stockport (SK3 0RT)
Closes on Wednesday 15 October 2025
Posted on 9 September 2025
Contents
Summary
A fantastic opportunity is available at Homespace Direct in Cheadle Heath. A Level 3 Administration Apprentice is required to join this small, but rapidly expanding team.
- Wage
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£15,704 a year
- Training course
- Business administrator (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday - Friday. Day shifts - to be confirmed.
40 hours a week
- Start date
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Thursday 16 October 2025
- Duration
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1 year 6 months
- Positions available
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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
- Preparing new products for listing on various channels, ensuring 100% accuracy and giving all relevant information
- Various administrative duties
- Controlling social media channels
- Completing end of day order dispatching and checking
- Answering customer queries via email and telephone regarding order queries and product information
- Checking supplier invoices to ensure the correct prices have been charged
- Liaising with suppliers regarding products and deliveries
- Using Excel to analyse data
- Writing accurate product descriptions to load on to selling platforms like Ebay, Amazon, and your own website
- Editing photos as and when necessary
- As you learn more about the business and its processes, you will be involved in the areas of margin reporting, researching new products and platforms, and looking at areas such as operational efficiency, looking at keywords and what drives sales
Where you'll work
Unit B
Orion Business Park
Cheadle Heath
Stockport
SK3 0RT
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
1ST2 ACHIEVE TRAINING LIMITED
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.
Training schedule
This is a Level 3 Business Administration apprenticeship. The qualification will be gained on successful completion, taking approx. 15–18 months. All training will take place at the workplace via tutor-led monthly visits/sessions.
More training information
Training provider is 1st 2 Achieve Training Ltd.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
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
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Initiative
About this employer
HomeSpace Direct, brings you bedding in every style, colour and size. Whether you want luxury bedding, with embroidery or appliqué on high thread count cotton or a budget range, simple, printed duvet cover for every day use, you will find it here. Many of our bedding and duvet cover ranges have matching curtains, throws, and cushion covers, to give you a complete bedroom transformation and are available in super king, king, double and single bed sizes. Create the perfect tone for your room with our ready made curtains and matching cushion covers. Sheets, pillows, quilts, feather quilts and mattress protectors, or whatever you want for your bed, all available in this one stop.
After this apprenticeship
Long-term career prospects are available with the company on successful completion of the apprenticeship.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
1ST2 ACHIEVE TRAINING LIMITED
Amy
amy@1st2achieve.co.uk
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000341132.
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Closes on Wednesday 15 October 2025
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