Business Administration Apprenticeship - Burnham On Sea
HUGHES ISAAC & CO LTD
Burnham-on-Sea (TA8 2AS)
Closes in 19 days (Friday 12 December 2025)
Posted on 21 November 2025
Contents
Summary
Hughes Isaac & Co are looking for a new Business Administration Apprentice! You will be studying toward your Level 3 Apprenticeship in Business Administration.
- Wage
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£14,526 a year
- Training course
- Business administrator (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday-Friday (09:00-17:00). Early finish Fridays 15:00.
37 hours a week
- Start date
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Sunday 14 December 2025
- Duration
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1 year
- 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
This is a full-time, on-site role based in Burnham On Sea. The Client Engagement – Business Administration & Marketing Support professional will play a key role in engaging with clients, ensuring exceptional customer service, and supporting business administration and marketing activities. The role involves onboarding and offboarding clients, taking and monitoring identity requirements, maintaining client relationships, handling enquiries, managing client meeting schedules, maintaining partner diaries, and assisting with marketing strategy and execution.
They will be working in the Burnham On Sea office, working closely with the partners in the business, the client managers and the whole team. They will need to be highly organised and able to juggle various priorities, using initiative to make diary bookings, manage events, check client paperwork and understand some regulatory requirements.
- Managing Client Onboarding & Offboarding (including identity checks, issuing of contracts, contacting previous accountants)
- Managing Partner diaries and client meetings
- Answering phone calls and emails
- Creating and managing marketing activity (social media, flyers, events)
- Responding to email queries
- Scanning and uploading received paperwork
Benefits include:
- Early finish Fridays
- Town Centre location
- Private Medical
- 28 days annual leave
- KPI linked pay rises
- Able to develop your own set of responsibilities
- WFH on occasions (subject to office cover)
Where you'll work
Manor House, Manor House, Manor Road
Burnham-on-Sea
TA8 2AS
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
PARAGON EDUCATION & SKILLS 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
Founded in 1974, we've been delivering market-leading learning and talent solutions for over forty years. We’re privileged to help individuals unlock their potential and realise the value of their skills and talents. We help build meaningful careers that give individuals security, satisfaction, and purpose – and in turn help organisations and wider industry meet the challenges of a changeable operating environment.
On completion of this 12-month apprenticeship, you will have gained your Business Administration Apprenticeship L3 Qualification.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
Other 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
Other requirements
The closing date is guidance. If a successful candidate is found before the advertised dates, the advert will close early.
About this employer
Founded in 1988, our firm has been a trusted advisor to companies of all sizes and industries for over 35 years. Unlike traditional accounting practices that simply keep score, we take a proactive, consultative approach to develop tailored strategies that propel your business toward its goals. We don’t want to just understand the numbers side of your operations. We're entrepreneurs ourselves who have walked a mile in your shoes. Our goal is to translate financial performance into strategy and actions that help you deliver your business goals, whether they are to improve cash, profits, increase your free time or just get you back to enjoying what you do.
After this apprenticeship
Possibility of a full time role after the completion of the apprenticeship
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The contact for this apprenticeship is:
PARAGON EDUCATION & SKILLS LIMITED
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000001832.
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Closes in 19 days (Friday 12 December 2025)
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