Business Administration Apprentice
Published: Nov 29, 2022
Ref: MS29112022
Glanville Environmental are looking to recruit a driven, organised and confident individual to join their current administration team within the new transport depart in their Plympton office. The Glanville Group encompasses our environmental & utility works, along with Glanville Training, our high-quality training academy, Glanville Properties, our extensive property portfolio, and Glanville Geospatial services, who specialise in all aspects of land/hydrographic and measured surveys.
The Glanville Group continues to develop, through ambitious projects, a talented workforce, and an innovative approach.
The Apprentice’s Role
During your apprenticeship you will be given a variety of tasks and duties required for the start of a very promising future.
Working Hours: The working hours will be 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday, 8:30am to 5pm with the ability to change these hours slightly if required.
Wages: £6.50 per hour, 40 hours per week (£260 Per Week).
Holiday: 20 days holiday entitlement (plus bank holidays) will be paid each year, during the course of your apprenticeship.
Glanville Environmental have premises throughout the Southwest and Midlands, and are market leaders in providing a fast, efficient and cost friendly service for both commercial and domestic clients. Glanville Environmental was founded in 1983 by David Glanville, a self-employed sole trader working with his tractor and trailer in rural Devon. At the heart of the company remains the same family ethos, hard work, and pride engendered by David over 39 years ago.
Since then, the company has grown exponentially and has over 180 employees working across many depots and offices.
Their core services include:
Past Apprentices
The company has recently taken on a business administration apprentice along with other apprentices in trade and due to the success of this they are now looking to recruit an additional apprentice to join their every growing business administration team working alongside the previous apprentice.
The role is progressive, and the successful candidate may be able to take on more responsibility and progress within the company and the company would be looking to offer a full-time role to the successful candidate.
Skills Required
The successful candidate will need to have excellent customer service skills and an efficient and pleasant telephone manner, together with good communications skills, both verbal and written. You will need to have the ability to gather information in order to forward to colleagues.
You must have great organisational skills, with a focused approach to all the work that you will undertake for this role. Good timekeeping and attendance are also very important for this position.
Personal Qualities
The successful candidate must be honest, reliable, professional and enthusiastic towards their working tasks. You must have excellent communication and ICT skills and be open to taking on new tasks and challenges.
As you will be the first point of contact for many customers/clients over the telephone and walking into the office, you must be professional, and have a pleasant outgoing personality at all times.
Prior Qualifications
The qualifications required are GCSE grades in English and Maths, A* to C (9-4), or the equivalent grades.
The Apprenticeship in Level 3 Business Administration consists of:
You will attend monthly sessions as part of your off-the-job training throughout your apprenticeship. Most aspects of your training will be delivered on-site by the employer, where you will gain all the skills, knowledge and experience to assist you in this role. Your duties will vary from day to day, and throughout your on-site learning process you will work closely with experienced members of staff.
You will have regular visits every six to eight weeks from your designated assessor, who will help you and monitor your progress throughout your apprenticeship programme