Administration Apprentice

Are you looking to develop your administrative skills within a friendly team? Do you want to complete an apprenticeship that will lead to a full-time role? If you have a keen interest in technology, then please apply!
Drift IT are currently working in partnership with PETA to recruit and train a new Administration Apprentice for their procurement department. This fantastic opportunity offers a highly competitive starting salary of GBP14,000 - GBP18,000 depending on experience.
Why choose an apprenticeship with Drift IT?
Drift IT are one of PETA s leading employers with a history of successfully recruiting and supporting apprentices for over 6 years. Shortlisted for PETA Apprentice Employer of the Year awards, Drift IT understand the importance of providing ongoing training and support to their apprentices.
Many of Drift IT s apprentices have gone on to progress with in the organisations. Some of the success stories include our Senior Helpdesk Team Leader and our Solutions Architect who both initially started their careers as apprentices!
As an Administration Apprentice, you will be studying towards the Level 3 Business Administrator Apprenticeship Standard. This apprenticeship programme will help you to develop a diverse knowledge of the world of business.
The programme is 15 months in length and will involve ongoing training and mentoring from the Drift IT team combined with 10 off the job training days at the PETA centre.
What will my new role involve?
As an Administration Apprentice within the procurement department, you will learn how to manage a range of tasks including:
Accepting deliveries at the office, checking in stock on spreadsheets, recording serial numbers and tracking discrepancies
Informing technicians that stock has arrived and chase them to collect if required
Chasing purchase orders with schools
Actioning and processing basic quotes
Answering the phone, taking messages and dealing with sales calls
Raising tickets for incoming enquiries using the company support management system
Updating and maintaining the company CRM system
Could this be the ideal role for me?
As this is an apprenticeship role, no experience is required! Our ideal applicant will be friendly, positive, organised, and competent using IT systems. If this sounds like you and you have a keen interest in technology, this could be the perfect role.
To be considered for the role, you must:
Have GCSEs in maths and English with at least a grade 4/C
Be willing to work hard and complete the apprenticeship programme
Be an excellent team player and have great communication skills
Desired skills:
Customer service experience
About Drift IT
Drift IT provide straightforward, innovative, and hassle-free IT support to education providers. They have an extensive client base of schools in the South East and over 15 years experience in the sector, providing a proactive, friendly approach to IT support that has been developed specifically with the needs of educators in mind.
Benefits
Joining a lovely team of 3 in a growing department
Wage increase incentives (e.g. 6 month probation, 12 month review, 15 month completion)
Permanent post available upon completion
Very friendly and supportive environment
Cross department and team vibe - work together
Free parking and close to train station
Enrolment into company pension scheme after 3 months
Enrolment to Perkbox, (employee perks scheme)
Socials and team building days - pay day drinks, summer BBQs etc.
Peer voted Employee of the Month with prizes
If you have a passion for technology and are keen to develop a range of administrative skills, we would love to hear from you. Apply now for the role of Administration Apprentice