Business Administration and Recruitment Services Apprentice

This busy office, trading under the business name 'Driver Hire', is looking to recruit an enthusiastic and reliable apprentice to join their team and build a career in logistics recruitment. This vacancy offers a fantastic opportunity for someone who is keen to learn and progress into a future management role.

What you'll do

• Assist senior staff in potential driver selection/application tasks
• Maintaining internal databases with all information, including candidate details
• Assist the team with any administration tasks as required, such as filing, e-mailing, calling candidates/clients, licence checks and use of in-house IT systems in support of the role
• Assist with uploading information on new and completed courses, so will need reliable and effective ICT skills
• To assist with finance-based tasks such as travel expenses
• Be main point of contact for enquiries by email/telephone/post or face-to-face contact
• Work with operations systems and manage course bookings
• To develop/maintain spreadsheets or databases containing internal data
• Liaise with internal/external stakeholders to resource training
• To attend staff and training meetings, including work towards the academic element of the role
• To assist in maintaining a safe working environment in accordance with health & safety policy

Training

• Full Business Administrator Standard - Level 3
• On-the-job training to support role development
• Off-the-job training (remote training/support and site visits)
• Employer will allocate dedicated training time to support off-the-job (OJT) training as part of qualification requirements
• Functional Skills support - maths/English - if required

After the apprenticeship

Strong possibility of employment/progression options upon successful completion of Level 3 qualification.

Skills

• Communication skills
• IT skills
• Attention to detail
• Organisation skills
• Customer care skills
• Analytical skills
• Logical
• Team working
• Initiative
• Non judgemental

Qualifications

• Desired: GCSE, English (grade A*/9 - C/4)
• Desired: GCSE, Mathematics (grade A*/9 - C/4)

Things to consider

Part of qualification requires off-the-job training as part of qualification requirements. As well as regular remote training (Zoom/Teams) and regular site visits, there will be the opportunity, if necessary, for further support from our main training centre (one full day per month allocated to Business learners if required). Training Centre is based at Marsh Mills, Plymouth.

About the employer

The business is trading under the name 'Driver Hire' and Driver Hire is the UK's largest specialist transport and logistics recruitment company. We offer temporary and full time driving jobs, non-driving work and driver CPC training.

Please note, company are expecting to move premises in early 2026 so moving from Heathfield Industrial Estate to new office based premises based in Chudleigh (address to be confirmed) so still local to the area.

Apprenticeship details

• Course: Business administrator (level 3), Business and administration
• Apprenticeship level: Advanced (level 3)
• Training provider: FOCUS TRAINING (SW) LIMITED
• Expected duration: 1 Year 6 Months
• Hours: 40 hours a week. Working week: Monday - Friday - 08.30 - 17.00 (30-minute lunch break).
• Start date: 26 October 2026
• Positions available: 1
• Wage: £16,640 a year
• Other locations: Chudleigh, TQ13 0FW