Apprentice Junior Estate Agent
FISKS LTD
Canvey Island (SS8 7AY)
Closes in 21 days (Friday 9 January 2026 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 18 December 2025
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Summary
The role of the Apprentice Negotiator is to support the sales team, working directly with and reporting to the sales director, conducting property viewings and prospecting. The applicant would be required to work Saturdays and would therefore have a day off during the week.
- Wage
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£15,704 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
- Training course
- Junior estate agent (level 2)
- Hours
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Monday - Saturday, 9.00am - 6.00pm, with a day off in the week in lieu of working Saturday. This will include a 1 hour lunch break which is unpaid.
40 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 12 January 2026
- Duration
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1 year 1 month
- 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
The role of the Apprentice Negotiator is to support the sales team, working directly with and reporting to the sales director, conducting property viewings and prospecting. The applicant would be required to work Saturdays and would therefore have a day off during the week.
- To register applicants onto the database
- To manage the data base with regular contact to purge redundant applicants
- To book viewings by calling the data base and property matching, as well as downloading email and web leads requesting viewings
- Obtaining regular feedback from viewings
- Conduct property viewings
- Prospecting - by calling data base of local property owners with potential property to sell and booking in valuations
- Prospecting - Generate a tout list obtained by tracking properties that have been on the market with other agents for a period of time and not sold
- Generate tout list by obtaining addresses of the tracked properties, and send letters periodically to the property owners to gain their instruction
- Prospecting - by dropping door to door leaflets in specific areas, in roads where we have recently sold, and also to properties that have been on the market with other agents, or withdrawn from
the market - Various administrative tasks to support the sales team, including printing and franking letters for posting, archiving, filing
- Front office - to meet and greet potential clients who come into the office and register their details on the system for sale or let
- Print and hand out brochures to applicants visiting the office
- Take part in the morning sales meetings and diary management for the day
- Adhere to company policies and procedures and use of company systems on the pc and paper forms including any requirements for money laundering and GDPR
Where you'll work
85A Furtherwick Road
Canvey Island
SS8 7AY
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
CROWN VOCATIONAL TRAINING LIMITED
Training course
Junior estate agent (level 2)
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What you'll learn
Course contents
- To demonstrate an understanding of the competitive market-place and commerciality of Estate Agency, Innovation, recognising opportunities and referrals.
- To be able to organise and plan work in a flexible manner to ensure tasks are prioritised and completed within agreed timescales. Show effective decision making in order to ensure work and tasks are completed in line with instruction and on time, including the principles of productivity, diary management, prioritising, targets/objectives and to understand task setting.
- To be able to work effectively with internal colleagues and external partners to achieve individual, team and business targets, identify solutions to problems, appreciate the importance of team working, and understand job roles and where they fit within the team. To use appropriate communication and interpersonal skills such as active listening, engagement and managing ambition.
- Know how to manage the relationship with the customer. Know the importance of written, verbal and non-verbal communication (including body language), email, letter, telephone and personal etiquette.
- Appropriate use of social media sites, ie. Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and smartphone applications.
- Effective use of IT equipment and software, including specific sales and lettings packages, phone systems, use of mobile phones, measuring devices, dictation machines, damp meters, touch typing, cameras, PCs/laptops/tablets, multifunction copiers, cloud data systems (and data compliance), safety devices.
- To be able to demonstrate presentation skills, viewing and selling properties, cross selling, lettings and referrals. Standard methods of concluding sales; understanding needs.
- To have an understanding of active listening, active questioning, empathy, handling difficult people and situations, objection handling, public relations and research. To be inquisitive, respectful, polite and know how to take control of a negotiation conversation.
- Be able to apply a range of administrative skills in order to support the range of estate agency activities and related services. An understanding of the importance and use of digital and hardcopy records, including appropriate software packages. Diary management, filing, making and receiving telephone calls.
- Demonstrate both spoken and written ‘business English’ and the difference between internal and external communications etiquette (email, letter, telephone) and numeracy (use of percentages).
Training schedule
Level 2 Junior Estate Agent. Training delivery to be confirmed.
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
- Team working
- Patience
- Driving Licence
Other requirements
Vacancy may close earlier than closing date if suitable candidate is found.
About this employer
Fisks, estate agents since 1965 are expert in the sale, letting and management of residential property. Drawing on 50+ years of local experience, Fisks are well placed to advise on property for sale and to rent within the local Castle Point, Basildon and Thurrock areas. As a Letting Agent, Fisks joined the Association of Residential Letting Agents (ARLA Propertymark) in 2003.
After this apprenticeship
A full-time position may be available after the completion of the apprenticeship; however, this is not guaranteed. Current apprentices are being retained in employment following the completion of
their programmes. Completed candidates will have the opportunity of taking further qualifications in the sector.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
CROWN VOCATIONAL TRAINING LIMITED
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000005864.
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Closes in 21 days (Friday 9 January 2026 at 11:59pm)