Business Admin Apprentice

Summary

To provide an effective and customer focused service, working as part of a team delivering housing and support services to residents of our dispersed temporary accommodation across the city of Manchester and to our private rented customers.

Wage

£14,918.80 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices

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£7.55 Per Hour

Training course

Business administrator (level 3)

Hours

Monday to Friday, 9.00am to 5.00pm.

37 hours 30 minutes a week

Start date

Monday 16 June 2025

Duration

1 year 6 months

Positions available

2

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

To provide general office support to a team of Housing Support Workers, Property Inspectors and other Housing staff, ensuring accurate data entry and updating a range of systems. To provide customers with a knowledgeable and professional first point of contact on the telephone, in writing and in person.

To work as part of a team to deliver excellence, solve problems and deliver value for residents.

Key responsibilities:

Be the first point of contact for housing services, receiving enquiries from customers by telephone, by letter and electronically, and provide information and advice on housing services aiming to resolve problems immediately, where possible.
Develop and maintain a good working knowledge of housing services and procedures and ensure that procedures are followed when dealing with customer enquiries and requests.
Deal with difficult situations in a way that tries to resolve issues for the customer, seeking assistance from the Contracts Manager, Housing Support Manager or Senior Property Inspector when necessary.
Ensure ICT skills are up to date and meet developing needs, using Microsoft packages for producing written information and analysing data.
To assist the Housing Assistant when required to ensure all office administrative work,including updating the database and accurately scanning documentation, as directed by the Contracts Manager, or Housing Support Managers.
Assist the Housing Support Workers and Property Inspector in processing and updating information around repairs, safety certificates, lettings, key returns, void properties and liaise with the provider to ensure voids are completed on time, notifying the financial controller where rent stops are required.
To assist the Income Officer in processing requests for tenancy information, refunds, rent statements, direct debits, references, and letters etc.
To assist the Income Officer in resolving benefit queries by liaising with the Housing Benefit Team/customers and providing any rent information to customers as and when required.
Assist with compiling and co-ordinating statistical data for the Contracts Manager, Income Officer and Housing Support Manager.
Responsible for co-ordinating information for the monthly performance dashboard.
Provide active cover and support across the service and assist in the training and induction of new members of staff and work experience students.
Maintain accurate, up to date records and collect data and information in relation to all District Homes tenancies, ensuring achievement of internal and external targets.
To assume any other reasonable functions, duties and responsibilities as requested by the Contracts Manager, Housing Support Manager or Senior Property Inspector which are within the reasonable competence of the postholder.
Personal commitment to ensure diversity is positively valued, resulting in equal access and treatment in employment, service delivery and communications.
Personal commitment to continuous self-development and service improvement.
Work collaboratively with colleagues and cover for colleagues during absences.
Support the Operations Director and managers in ensuring a healthy and safe working environment for clients and staff and undertake other duties as required.
Comply with District Homes’ standards of information governance, data security and protection, and documented systems and procedures.

Where you'll work

19 York Street
Heywood
OL10 4NN

Training

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

College or training organisation

ROCHDALE TRAINING ASSOCIATION 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

Training will take place on-site at the employer with a tutor from Rochdale Training.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

Maths and English (grade Grade 4/C or above)

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
Attention to detail
Organisation skills
Problem solving skills
Number skills

Other requirements

You will play an important role within the organisation, and will be covering multiple administration processes within the business, This will involve you working in multiple departments for blocks of time.

About this company

District Homes, was established in 2013. Our main objective as a housing association is to offer landlords a very reliable, efficient and competitive Guaranteed Rental service that they could trust and depend upon and secondly, to offer London local authorities, seeking social housing, better value for money and much better quality accommodation in the private rented sector, for their tenants.

After this apprenticeship

Progression is in place for candidates who excel in their role.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

ROCHDALE TRAINING ASSOCIATION LIMITED

Jason Wales

jwales@rochdaletraining.co.uk

01706 631 417

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000319585.

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