Apprentice Business Administrator

  • Annual Wage
    £15,600 a year
  • Start Date
    28 Oct 2026
  • Expected Duration
    1 Year 9 Months
  • Reference
    2000049949

The post holder’s main duties will be to provide administration support for a smoking cessation service. The post holder will be responsible for a range of administration, ensuring the smooth running of the office and the administration of the programmes to meet targets and deadlines set by the funding bodies.

  • Role Description

    • Take incoming calls, ensuring they are transferred to the relevant person/ department and making sure messages are dealt with efficiently
    • To work within a busy office as part of a team, sharing work fairly and efficiently and respecting other admin staff’s skills and competencies
    • To provide general clerical and administrative support including word processing, filing routine correspondence
    • To follow established systems for allocation and completion of work
    • Providing professional administration services to clients and identifying specific needs
    • Manage and maintain confidential patient files on a database and on paper
    • Manage and deal with incoming healthcare referrals promptly, adhering to company timescales
    • Book appointments for clients using service database
    • Record client data accurately on appropriate service database
    • To use IT systems, including Microsoft Excel, Word, Outlook and sharepoint to exchange information
    • Work closely with Admin and Managers and prepare computerised documents and reports
    • Work with service leads to source new venues, working in accordance with company budgets and areas of demand
    • Flexibility to cover colleague’s annual leave, sickness etc.
    • Weekly monitoring of workload and service targets
    • Take meeting minutes, type and distribute as required
    • General administration (record keeping, filing etc.)
  • Training & Qualifications

    Level 3 Business Administrator Apprenticeship Standard including:

    • Knowledge, Skills and Behaviours
    • End-Point Assessment
  • Career Progression

    • Possibility of a full-time position upon successful completion of the apprenticeship
  • Person Specification

    Communication skills, Organisation skills, Customer care skills, Administrative skills
  • Entry Requirements

    GCSE English (Grade 4) Desired
    GCSE Maths (Grade 4) Desired