Administration Apprentice
RHINO ASPHALT SOLUTIONS LTD
LEWES (BN7 3PF)
Closes in 30 days (Friday 31 October 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 30 September 2025
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Summary
Are you a bright and ambitious individual looking to kickstart your career in business administration?We are seeking a motivated and detail-oriented individual to join our dynamic team. This apprenticeship offers a fantastic opportunity to gain hands-on experience and build essential skills, whilst supporting the smooth running of our organisation.
- Wage
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£20,000 a year
- Training course
- Business administrator (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday - Friday, 9.00am - 5.00pm with an hour for lunch.
35 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 3 November 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
Duties:
- Perform data entry tasks accurately and efficiently, ensuring all information is up-to-date and organised
- Assist in the management of office supplies and inventory, ensuring that resources are readily available
- Provide admin support, including filing, scanning, and maintaining physical and electronic records
- Manage incoming phone calls with professionalism, demonstrating excellent phone etiquette
- Receive and welcome visitors at reception in a professional manner
- Manage incoming and outgoing post and parcels ensuring all deliveries are passed on to the correct person/department
- Support team members with administrative tasks as required, fostering a collaborative work environment
Where you'll work
UNIT 1
ASHDOWN
SWANBOROUGH
LEWES
BN7 3PF
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
EAST SUSSEX COLLEGE GROUP
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
Business Administrator Level 3 Apprenticeship Standard
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
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Administrative skills
- Team working
- Initiative
Other requirements
Applicants will require their own transport due to the rural location of the office.
About this employer
We are a specialist Highways Maintenance Contractors company and were established in 2020. Our Head Office is in Lewes, East Sussex, with depots in Stoke and Kent, but we have national UK coverage.
After this apprenticeship
- There is potential permanent full-time employment available on successful completion of the apprenticeship
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
RHINO ASPHALT SOLUTIONS LTD
Phoebe Rivet
phoebe.rivet@rhino-uk.com
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000344300.
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Closes in 30 days (Friday 31 October 2025 at 11:59pm)
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