Apprentice Business Administration

Apprentice Business Administration

Temporary for 12 months, with progression opportunities available for successful candidates

Temporary, Full Time 37.5 hpw, plus brilliant benefits

Salary £4.35 to £8.21 per hour, depending on age (this is reflective of NMW)

Shaping our future with brilliant apprentices! Thats when it hits home.

Our award winning Apprenticeship Programme has been designed to get you on the career ladder! (How awesome is that!) Dont be put off by the word apprentice as you can be any age to apply.

So whats so great about this apprenticeship? Well, your wage will be higher than the national apprenticeship minimum wage, so start planning what to spend that extra cash on! Youll be employed for a 12 month period to get stacks of experience and launch your career! Youll start at NVQ level 2 (equivalent to a GCSE) with a possible progression to level 3 (equivalent to A-levels) and many apprentices secure a permanent role with us! Who knows where in future you will end up

Some of our apprentices say "Working at Home Group enables me to do what I love, receive a wage and develop my skills" and "I would happily tell anyone thinking of becoming an apprentice that it provides a worthwhile qualification and experience that could lead to a very good career".

About the role

Youll be working with our Income Management Team, supporting with tasks such as incoming and outgoing post and allocating payments. Our manager Emma has been with Home Group for 13 and a half years and has a wealth of knowledge to share with you.

The Income Team are a friendly bunch of 24 people who describe themselves as a second family. They are very inclusive and will very much make you feel at home.  They enjoy team breakfasts, lunches and the occasional social event celebrating everything from birthdays to Ramadan.

Working hours

Hours of work are 9am - 5pm Monday to Friday.

Who were looking for

Ideally you will have good written and verbal communication skills, interpersonal skills and basic Microsoft Office Skills, but before long youll be a real whizz! You be great at working with people as part of a team, but must be able to work independently and use your initiative. You are keen to learn from others how to prioritise and manage your work load, but an eye for detail is important.

You can download our Business Administration Apprenticeship Job description.

Whats on offer?

Our apprenticeship programme, which is a combination of a nationally accredited professional qualification, a competitive salary as well as a fantastic range of benefits, will make a real difference to your life inside and outside of work. You can download our Apprenticeship Candidate Pack to find out more.

Our apprentices say €œSo pleased I will be getting an NUS (student discount) card from my employer.€ Another reason to say that Home Group is a great place to work. To top this off, we also have a full recognition scheme including an annual Apprentice Award Ceremony will you be our next future Star?

The job for you?

Great, all you need to do now is upload a covering letter and your CV. Please do include the covering letter as we really want to know more about what you will bring to the role, your experience and for you to tell us how you live our values every day. To help, weve created a template for both which you can download in the job section of our website and if you are viewing the vacancy on our current job page by clicking how to apply.

A bit about us

As well as being recognised as one of the top three large employers for apprentices at the National Apprenticeship Awards 2018, were also one of the UKs biggest providers of high quality housing and care and support services.  Were one of the largest developers of new homes and providers of houses for affordable rent. What makes us No. 7 in the UKs Best Large Places to Work or gives us Investors in People Gold Standard? Its our brilliant people like you!

Our values

At Home Group, we live by our values every day through our colleagues to provide a great service to our clients and customers.  To be a success with us youll need to be Accountable (Dont pass the buck own it!), Commercial (Spending wisely and working creatively), Caring (Looking after one another) and Energised (Having a positive, can-do approach)

Youre unique!

Home Group play a big part in tackling prejudice and discrimination.  We want you to be yourself here and value everything that makes you unique. So whatever your race, sexuality, disability, religion, gender or even non-gender, we recognise and celebrate your differences. Together we make Home Group a great place to work!