Business Administration Apprentice
GUSTO GROUP LIMITED
Nottinghamshire (NG23 7DX)
Closes in 19 days (Friday 7 November 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 16 October 2025
Contents
Summary
The Apprentice Administrator will support Gusto Group’s daily operations across Reception, Finance, and Administration. Duties include reception cover and office support to ensure smooth operations at Gusto House. This developmental role offers hands-on experience and a Business Administration qualification.
- Wage
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£14,722.50 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
- Training course
- Business administrator (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday - Friday, 9.00am - 5.00pm
37 hours 30 minutes a week
- Start date
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Wednesday 7 January 2026
- Duration
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1 year 9 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
To provide efficient, professional, and confidential administrative support across multiple departments within Gusto Group, while ensuring exceptional front-of-house service and contributing to the delivery of effective Finance operations.
Duties will include, but will not be limited to:
Reception and Front-of-House Duties:
- Provide daily reception cover, greeting visitors, and handling calls and enquiries in a professional and courteous manner Maintaining visitor logs and site safety for visitors
- Manage the main reception inbox and switchboard, ensuring messages and requests are directed promptly and accurately
- Keep reception and meeting areas clean, organised, and welcoming at all times including meeting room bookings and assist with hospitality and company event arrangements
Administrative Support - HR and Learning & Development:
- Provide administrative assistance to the HR and L&D team, including document preparation, filing, scanning, and record maintenance
- Support recruitment processes, including job advertising, and monitoring of applications
- Support internal communication and engagement initiatives, contributing to a positive and inclusive workplace culture
Finance Administration Support:
- Assist the Finance team with routine administrative and clerical tasks, including invoice entry, purchase order processing, and document filing
- Assist with credit control, building successful relationships with customers and suppliers through positive communication
- Maintain accurate and organised financial records for audit and reporting purposes
- Provide data-entry and reconciliation support as directed by the Finance Manager
General Office Administration:
- Support office management tasks, including stationery orders, office supplies, and maintenance coordination
- Assist with the organisation of internal meetings, training sessions, and company events
- Contribute to the improvement of administrative processes and interdepartmental coordination
Where you'll work
Gusto House Green Way
Collingham
Newark
Nottinghamshire
NG23 7DX
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
LINCOLN COLLEGE
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
- The Apprentice will work towards their Apprenticeship Standard in Level 3 Business Administrator
- The successful candidate will be assigned a dedicated assessor who will provide support and guidance throughout the course
- This is a month release programme, which means you will attend Lincoln College, once a month, term time only. This will fall within your contracted working hours
More training information
Course outline:
https://skillsengland.education.gov.uk/apprenticeships/st0070-v1-0
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
- Administrative skills
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Patience
Other requirements
Closing Date for application 7 November 2025 Group Interview Day (Assessment Centre): 1 December 2025 10.00-14.00 (times tbc) The assessment day will take place in a group environment and include a series of practical tasks relevant to the role, followed by an individual interview. Lunch will be provided. Proposed Start Date: 7 January 2026
About this employer
Gusto Group is the parent company supporting an innovative group of companies based in Nottinghamshire; Gusto Construction, Rototek & Studio G Architects are our core businesses. With a joint turnover of £20m, we employ over 180 people across multiple sites. Innovation is at our core as a group, whether that’s through Studio G’s design of our clean energy homes, the communities we build on our housing developments or the technical innovation Rototek are driving forward in the rotational moulding industry. This compliments our B Corp Certification; as a B Corp we are proud to be part of a growing movement of companies that are focussed on people, planet and profit.
After this apprenticeship
- This apprenticeship offers the opportunity to gain valuable administrative experience across multiple departments within a dynamic and values-driven organisation
- The successful candidate will receive mentoring and structured training while developing professional, technical, and interpersonal skills essential for a successful career in business administration
- The long-term plan would be that the suitable candidate will progress into further training within finance and would develop into a key member of the Group Finance team
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
LINCOLN COLLEGE
Kateryna Shevchenko
katerynashevchenko@lincolncollege.ac.uk
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000346803.
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Closes in 19 days (Friday 7 November 2025 at 11:59pm)
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