Apprentice Admin Assistant - Choices Advocacy

Apprenticeship in Business Administration

Wage 
£3.70 per hour with a 3 month review

Vacancy description

Choices Advocacy are a local charity providing independent advocacy for people living in Southampton and Hampshire. They are looking for an administrator to provide administration support to the staff team. This will include answering the telephone, recording messages, maintaining databases, typing letters

Job role & responsibilities

The role includes processing referrals and adding to CRM system, maintaining the filing system, photocopying, co-ordinating office diaries, updating annual leave calendars, booking taxis for meetings, assisting with expense claims and support the organisation of events/ meetings such as the AGM.

There is an opportunity for development within the role depending on the skills of the applicant.

Skills required

(Desirable)

• Good level of English
• Willingness to learn
• Able to work under pressure
• IT skills
• Telephone communication
• Team player
• Patient

Due to the support they offer at Choices the applicant will need to have good communication skills and be able to communicate effectively with people who have a learning disability, volunteers and professionals from other agencies.

Qualifications required

5 GCSEs grade C/4 or above (including English and maths)