Business Administration apprenticeship
CUCUMBER RECRUITMENT LTD
Manchester (M41 6QT)
Closes in 30 days (Sunday 26 October 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 25 September 2025
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Summary
We are looking for an enthusiastic and skilled apprentice to join our Compliance team and lead initiatives aimed at improving staff engagement while maintaining exceptional candidate relations. They will play a key role in managing candidate interactions and ensuring compliance with industry standards.
- Wage
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£15,704 a year
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£7.55 - £10.18 per hour - to be set on successful interview depending on factors such as age / experience
- Training course
- Business administrator (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday - Friday - hours to be confirmed, likely 9.00am - 5.00pm
40 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 27 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
Key Responsibilities:
- Candidate Relations
- Maintain ongoing relationships with candidates, providing regular
- Updates and support to ensure a positive candidate experience
- Building positive relationships with existing staff
- Build and nurture a talent pool by maintaining regular contact with past and potential candidates
- Develop and implement strategies to enhance staff engagement and retention
Compliance:
- Ensure all candidate documentation is collected, verified, and maintained in compliance with industry regulations and company policies
- Conduct thorough background checks, including reference checks, employment verification, and criminal record checks, ensuring accuracy and adherence to legal standards
- Verify candidate credentials, including education, certifications, and licenses, ensuring all information is accurate and up-to-date
- Stay current with relevant compliance regulations, including GDPR and employment laws, and ensure company practices are aligned
- Develop and update compliance policies and procedures, ensuring they are communicated effectively to the team
- Conduct regular audits to ensure ongoing compliance with internal and external standards
Experience Desired:
- Excellent telephone manner, need to be confident and competent on the phone as this will be a key part of the role
- Previous experience in recruitment, customer relations, compliance, or administrative roles
- Ability to create strong and lasting relationships
- Experience with compliance and regulatory requirements in recruitment, including documentation and background checks
- Proven track record of maintaining organised records and producing detailed reports
Where you'll work
Kimada House
442 Flixton Road, Urmston
Manchester
M41 6QT
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 Business Administrator Apprenticeship and on successful completion, taking approx. 18months, the Level 3 qualification will be gained
- All training will take place at the workplace via tutor led monthly visits/sessions
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
- Problem solving skills
- Administrative skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Initiative
About this employer
As a professional recruitment agency, we supply agency staff to healthcare organisations around the whole of the UK. We pride ourselves on our agency staff staying with us for multiple placements in residential care homes. We believe in treating everyone with respect and providing the highest possible service to our staff and clients. Our service levels are maintained through rigorous staff screening and continued career development and training support.
After this apprenticeship
- There is a strong possibility of a full-time post upon successful completion of the apprenticeship, for the right candidate. Progression to other training opportunities
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 VAC1000343295.
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Closes in 30 days (Sunday 26 October 2025 at 11:59pm)
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