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At Damar, we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of learners and the employers with whom we work share that commitment. If you have any concerns about a learner’s welfare then we are here to support you. 

Please note that we can never promise to keep any disclosure that you make secret. However, any concern that you raise will be taken seriously and will be dealt with promptly and professionally. 

If you have a concern that you wish to raise, please contact any of the following: 

• Your Damar assessor, either via mobile or on 0161 480 8171 

• Maria Grimsley, our designated person for safeguarding on 07960 888 149 

• Robin Lindsay, our deputy designated person for safeguarding on 07960 815 300 

• Jonathan Bourne, Director, on 07768 056 712 

As a result of high demand for the Government’s “golden hello” scheme to encourage employers to take on apprentices aged 16 or 17 we currently have 30+ vacancies for apprenticeships across the Greater Manchester region. We also have several vacancies in Cheshire. Most of the job vacancies are in administration or customer service.

Because of the number of vacancies at present it is hard to keep the vacancy list on our website completely up to date. Instead, we recommend that you contact our recruitment team direct on 0161 480 8171 to see if we have a vacancy that might suit you. Alternatively, please email your CV and contact details to info@damartraining.com and one of us will call you back.

Office Assistant/Accounts - Bolton
Job Type: Permanent vacancy
Salary: Minimum wage
Job Sector: Web design Software Company
Job Specification
The position is for an office assistant to join the team and in a varied and growing role, the candidate will be involved in all administration tasks including the faxing filing and photocopy work, there is a large percentage of computer work involved and on the companies own bespoke system as well as on excel and work and spreadsheet database work to record specific organisational information.
The role will include some telephone liaison with clients and engineers.
Person Specification
The person required will be confident and have good communication skills, the company are looking for someone to join who is a confident and focused individual who is able to multitask and deal with a variety of tasks day to day. A methodical approach and ability to prioritise work loads is essential in this busy role.
Contact: Elizabeth McGrail, 0161 480 8171, email elizabeth@damartraining.com.
Office Accounts Assistant – Sharston, Wythenshawe
Job Type: Accounts assistant
Salary: £8.000 - 10’000 pa based on the individual
Job Sector: Claims
Job Specification: This is an excellent opportunity to join a busy and expanding team environment of work for a busy and very supportive employer. The role will be to assist with general accounts administration in an assisting capacity and to look at all types of duties and offer a support back up to the accounts section within the employer. General accounts assistance including ledgers, and records maintenance. The person will be creating spreadsheets and will be using Excel.
Contact : Elizabeth on 0161 480 8171
Administration Assistant – Cheetham Hill
Job Type: Administration
Salary: Apprentice rate of £95.00 per week
Job Sector: Solicitors
Job Specification:
The position is for an admin assistant to join a busy firm of Solicitors. Duties include answering incoming calls, dealing with clients/booking appointments, Audio typing/copy typing, photocopying, faxing, dealing with incoming and outgoing post, dealing with computer data on the case management system and banking.
Contact: Debbie on 0161 480 8171 or email debbie@damartraining.com
Accounts Clerk – Cheetham Hill
Job Type: Accounts
Salary: Apprentice rate of £95.00 per week
Job Sector: Accountants
Job Specification:
Duties include faxing, filing and photocopying, purchases and expenses analysis, income analysis, bank analysis, cash analysis, control accounts, office management, making and answering telephones, making appointments, dealing with incoming and outgoing post.
Contact: Debbie on 0161 480 8171 or email debbie@damartraining.com
Legal Cashier, Accounts Apprentice – Stockport Centre
Job Type:  Permanent
Salary:  Will meet at least minimum wage, may exceed
Job Sector:  Solicitors
Job Specification:  Long established central Stockport solicitors seeks young person to join their existing Cashiers team.  The successful candidate will be smartly presented, hard working and have a polite and co-operative nature, and have the desire to complete an apprenticeship in accounts.
Contact:  Maria Grimsley, 0161 480 8171, email maria@damartraining.com
Accommodation Consultants (x2), Stockport
Job Type:  Permanent
Salary:  £12,500
Job Sector:  Travel/Conference Management
Job Specification:  Stockport based travel and conference management company seek young, enthusiastic, customer focused accommodation consultants to join their current vibrant team.  The successful candidate(s) will enjoy using the phone and speaking to customers to establish their needs and offer them the most appropriate travel/accommodation arrangements.  They will also be required to competently use a PC for data entry and be willing and able to maintain accurate records.
Contact:  Maria Grimsley, 0161 480 8171, email maria@damartraining.com
Entry Level Administrator, Central Stockport
Job Type:  Permanent
Salary:  To be confirmed at interview
Job Sector:  Property Management/Services
Job Specification:  Long established and professional property company requires a well presented and hard working individual to join their busy team.  The role will involve all areas of office administration, including, use of a PC, filing, faxing, telephone, post, etc.
Contact:  Maria Grimsley, 0161 480 8171, email maria@damartraining.com
Administration Assistant, Cheadle
Job Type:  6 months contract
Salary:  Apprenticeship rate, £95.00 per week
Job Sector:  Primary School
Job Specification:  Includes filing, photocopying and telephone duties.  The successful candidate will provide hospitality for visitors and act as first point of contact for visitor and telephone enquiries.  The role will also involve all clerical duties associated with the collection, recording and reconciliation of dinner monies, plus additional duties as required.
Contact:  Maria Grimsley, 0161 480 8171, email maria@damartraining.com
Administration Assistant, Altrincham
Job Type:  Permanent
Salary:  Minimum wage
Job Sector:  Estate Agency
Job Specfication:  The successful candidate will have excellent communication and listening skills and a polite, confident and friendly manner.  You will be confident in the use of computers and enjoy working with customers and building relationships.  A positive attitude and flexible and quick thinking skills are a definite advantage.  This is an all round office role including all the usual administration tasks.
Contact:  Maria Grimsley, 0161 480 8171, email maria@damartraining.com
Administration Assistant, Heaton Moor
Job type:  Permanent
Salary:  Minimum wage
Job Sector:  IT Specialists
Job Specification:  This is a small but dynamic company who are enjoying great success in their specialist area of IT.  The successful candidate will have a confident and bright personality and be a positive team player.  You will carry out a range of administration tasks and will need to be competent in the use of a PC.
Contact:  Maria Grimsley, 0161 480 8171, email maria@damartraining.com
Administrator, Prestwich
Job Type:  Permanent
Salary:  To be confirmed at interview
Job Sector:  Estate Agents
Job Specification:  Candidates will be expected to answer the phones and deal with enquiries, use the photocopier, sort e-mails and maintain contact with clients.  The role will involve occasional Saturday work between 10 pm and 3 pm.
Contact:  Maria Grimsley, 0161 480 8171, email maria@damartraining.com
Entry Level Administrator, Heald Green
Job Type:  Permanent
Salary:  Apprenticeship rate, £95.00 per week
Job Sector:  Estate Agents
Job Specification:  Busy estate agency requires enthusiastic team player to provide administration support to all members of the Mortgage Shortfall Recovery Department.  The role will include filing, post, use of a PC, faxing and photocopying, plus additional administration duties as required.
Contact:  Maria Grimsley, 0161 480 8171, email maria@damartraining.com
Accounts Assistant – Swinton
Job Type: Accounts assistant
Salary: Meets NMW
Job Sector: Accounts

Job Specification:  The role will be to assist with general accounts, duties include daily inputting of both sales and purchase invoices, reconciling of bank balances including a factoring facility, business summaries, inputting of journals onto sage including wages journals and VAT journals, reconciliation of supplier statements, credit control and banking of cheques in local branches.

Contact : Debbie Smith, 0161 480 8171, email debbie@damartraining.com

All these candidates have been pre-screened by Damar and are available to start now.
 
STEVIE -  administration, Central Manchester,Central Wigan, Leigh, Bolton
Person Specification and Experience: Mature, responsible approach to work. Presentable, enthusiastic and highly motivated. Undertook her work experience within an office environment.
Qualifications: 9 GCSE’s, NVQ Level 2 in Business & Administration.
Other: Stevie would like a role that gives her the opportunity to provide exceptional support to a busy team and where there are opportunities to achieve her Level 3 NVQ.
Contact: Debbie Smith, 0161 480 8171, email debbie@damartraining.com
SAMANTHA – administration, Central Manchester, Stockport, Didsbury, Sale, Altrincham
Person Specification and Experience: Friendly, polite and well presented.  Sam has previous customer service experience.
Qualifications: 4 GCSE’s B - D, NVQ Level 1 in Beauty Therapy, Duke of Edinburgh Award in Life Skills.
Other: Would like to work in an admin role where there is scope to progress and gain further qualifications.
Contact: Debbie Smith, 0161 480 8171, email debbie@damartraining.com
DARREN – administration/customer service, Manchester/Oldham/Tameside
Person Specification and Experience: Smart and polite young man, excellent communication skills. Currently working in a voluntary administrative role for a local community project.
Qualifications: Unable to complete his GCSEs due to illness in Year 11, he has made significant independent efforts to gain qualifications since leaving school. He has now achieved GCSE English Language and English Literature at Grade C and Key Skills Level 2 in Numeracy, equivalent to a Grade C at GCSE level.
Other: Hobbies include chess, football and creative writing.  He is strongly recommended for interview.
Contact: Maria Grimsley, 0161 480 8171, email maria@damartraining.com
GEMMA – Administration, Central Manchester, Stockport
Person Specification and Experience:  Polite young lady who has a determined attitude towards securing employment in Administration.
Qualifications: GCSE English (C), Adult Literacy and Numeracy Level 2, Level 1 Diploma -  New Clait.
Other: Hobbies and interests include Swimming, listening to music and socialising.
Contact: Debbie Smith, 0161 480 8171, email debbie@damartraining.com
TERAJ – administration/customer service, Central Manchester, East Didsbury, Heaton Mersey, Stockport, Cheadle, Gatley, Wilmslow
Person Specification and Experience:  A very bubbly and bright young lady, neat and tidy presentation and confident communication skills.  Teraj has previous part-time work experience and particularly wishes to work within an office, ideally in administration or customer service.
Qualifications:  Teraj has 6 GCSEs grades A-C, including English and Maths
Other:  In her spare time Teraj enjoys playing netball and badminton.  She is also very interested in music and enjoys socialising with her friends and shopping.
Contact:  Maria Grimsley, 0161 480 8171, email maria@damartraining.com
ROBERT – Accounts, Central Manchester, Stockport
Person Specification and Experience:  An extremely well presented and charming young man.  Projects a very friendly and co-operative attitude and has achieved excellent GCSEs and  A Levels.  He has demonstrated a commitment to work through his part-time employment.
Qualifications:  11 GCSEs Grade A*-C, 1 AS Level, Grade C, 3 A Levels Grade B-C
Other:  Enjoys sports including football, golf and tennis.  Also enjoys attending music events.
Contact:  Maria Grimsley, 0161 480 8171, email maria@damartraining.com
ANTIAA – Administration/Accounts, Manchester
Person Specification and Experience:  A lovely young lady with a very sweet nature and bright personality.  She is of very smart appearance and has a polite and endearing manner.
Qualifications:  9 GCSEs A-C
Other:  Antiaa is engaged in a community youth dance project and also enjoys roller hockey, tennis and badminton.
Contact:  Maria Grimsley, 0161 480 8171, email maria@damartraining.com
STEPHEN – Administration/Customer Service, Manchester Central, South Manchester, Stockport
Person Specification and Experience:  A very polite and confident young man with a very determined and focused approach to his job seeking.
Qualifications:  GCSEs x 3 A-C, AS Levels x 3 predicted grades C, C, B
Other:  Stephen thrives in a busy environment and is happy to work to deadlines.  He is a car owner/driver.
Contact:  Maria Grimsley, 0161 480 8171, email maria@damartraining.com
ANDY – Accountancy/Business Administration, All areas, Car Owner/Driver
Person Specification and Experience:  A lovely young man, very smart in presentation, most polite and extremely bright.  Andy has consistently held part-time jobs whilst in education and has demonstrated a dedicated work ethic.
Qualifications:  9 GCSEs grades A*-C and 3 A Levels
Other:  Andy has a number of hobbies including football, badminton and tennis and he is a member of a local fitness centre.  He is a car owner/driver.
Contact:  Maria Grimsley, 0161 480 8171, email maria@damartraining.com
OLIVIA – Administration/Customer Service, Central Stockport,  Central Manchester, South Manchester
Person Specification and Experience:  An extremely well presented young lady with confident communication skills and polite manner.  She has previous work experience on a part-time basis and as such has already acquired a number of transferable, work related skills.
Qualifications:  7 GCSEs grades A- C
Other:  Amongst her many hobbies, Olivia includes, dance, swimming and reading.
Contact:  Maria Grimsley, 0161 480 8171, email maria@damartraining.com
NICOLE – Administration/Customer Service, Central Stockport, Central Manchester, South Manchester
Person Specification and Experience:  A very sweet natured and well presented young lady with over two years work experience.  Her previous vocational area is hairdressing in which she has already achieved a Level 2 qualification and is part way through Level 3.  However, she has made a definite decision that hairdressing is not for her and she would like to transfer her notable organisational and customer service skills to a business environment.
Qualifications:  Level 1 and 2 NVQ hairdressing (5 A-C equivalent), Key skills English and Maths, Art GCSE B

Other:  She enjoys swimming, cinema and shopping.Contact:  Maria Grimsley, 0161 480 8171, email maria@damartraining.com

Office Receptionist/Administrator – Liverpool/Leeds
Job Sector: Vets
Salary: Apprentice rate at £95.00 with a view to increase on achievement of qualification, increase will be to national minimum wage on gaining Level 2 Business Administration.
Job Specification
The position is for someone to join a Vets’ practice as a front of house receptionist and administrator. The candidate in this role will be to meet and greet clients and run the diary booking in appointments and treatments for patients. The candidate will be required to answer the phone and also speak face to face with individuals and with regards to their pet. The person will be required to be sympathetic to those people who’s animal is very old and sick and offer advise to new owners with regards to their pet. The role will include a varied routine of administration tasks including faxing, filing of records, records maintenance and updates, diary management, dealing with prescription requests and data base for treatment records.
Contact: Elizabeth McGrail, 0161 480 8171, email elizabeth@damartraining.com
Office Assistant/Accounts - Bolton
Job Type: Permanent vacancy
Salary: Minimum wage
Job Sector: Web design Software Company
Job Specification
The position is for an office assistant to join the team and in a varied and growing role, the candidate will be involved in all administration tasks including the faxing filing and photocopy work, there is a large percentage of computer work involved and on the companies own bespoke system as well as on excel and work and spreadsheet database work to record specific organisational information.
The role will include some telephone liaison with clients and engineers.
Person Specification
The person required will be confident and have good communication skills, the company are looking for someone to join who is a confident and focused individual who is able to multitask and deal with a variety of tasks day to day. A methodical approach and ability to prioritise work loads is essential in this busy role.
Contact: Elizabeth McGrail, 0161 480 8171, email elizabeth@damartraining.com.
Office Accounts Assistant – Sharston, Wythenshawe
Job Type: Accounts assistant
Salary: £8.000 - 10’000 pa based on the individual
Job Sector: Claims
Job Specification: This is an excellent opportunity to join a busy and expanding team environment of work for a busy and very supportive employer. The role will be to assist with general accounts administration in an assisting capacity and to look at all types of duties and offer a support back up to the accounts section within the employer. General accounts assistance including ledgers, and records maintenance. The person will be creating spreadsheets and will be using Excel.
Contact : Elizabeth on 0161 480 8171
Administration Assistant - Salford
Job Type: Administration
Salary: Apprentice rate of £95.00 per week
Job Sector: Recruitment
Job Specification:
The position is for an admin assistant to join a busy recruitment team.  Duties include answering incoming calls, use of data base, inputting information on to the system, updating/amending records, researching using the internet, keeping job boards up to date and inputting new jobs on, assisting consultants with routine admin duties.
Contact: Debbie on 0161 480 8171 or email debbie@damartraining.com
Office Assistant/Receptionist – Ardwick, Manchester
Job Type: Administration
Salary: at least minimum rate
Job Sector: Training
Job Specification: The job here is for a confident candidate to join the team and for someone who can work front of house on reception and deal with administration duties in support of a small team, the person will be required to meet and greet clients and make these clients feel comfortable. The person will be required to answer phones and take messages and also work on word Excel and spreadsheets databases bespoke to the business. The candidate will be involved in a varied job role where the person will be filing, photocopying, faxing and using email.
Contact: Elizabeth on 0161 480 8171
Admin Support Clerk – Trafford Park
Job Type: Administration
Salary: £9,000
Job Sector: Healthcare disposables
Job Specification:
The position is for a support clerk to join the accounts team in a varied and growing role, the candidate will be involved in all administration tasks including faxing, filing and photocopying, there is also cover for the sales ledger administration team, this involves cheque posting, refund requests and journaling.
Contact: Debbie on 0161 480 8171 or email debbie@damartraining.com
Trainee Accounts Person, Central Stockport
Job Type:  Range of accounts duties
Salary:  At least minimum wage, may exceed
Job Sector:  Accountancy Firm
Job Specification:  This is an excellent opportunity for any individual wishing to train in accountancy within a very professional, local firm.  You will need to be an excellent communicator, with a strong academic background and a genuine interest in a career within accounts.  You will be required to work towards professional qualifications and be smart in appearance.  The role will cover a range of accounting duties, starting from the basics and developing gradually into more complex tasks over time.
Contact:  Maria Grimsley, 0161 480 8171, email maria@damartraining.com
Junior Accounts Adminstrator - Altrincham
Job Type:  Range of accounts duties
Salary:  At least minimum wage, may exceed
Job Sector:  Accountancy/Payroll firm
Job Specification:  Excellent opportunity for any individual wishing to train in accountancy within a very professional company.  You must have GCSE grade A – C in English and Maths.   You will be required to work towards AAT qualifications.  The role will cover a range of accounting duties, such as assisting with basic accounting to more involved accounts and payroll.
Contact:  Debbie Smith, 0161 480 8171, email debbie@damartraining.com
Business Administration Apprentice – Wilmslow
Job Type:  Permanent/Administration Support
Salary:  To be agreed at interview, at least minimum wage, may exceed
Job Sector:  IT Specialists
Job Specification:  Company seeks enthusiastic team player to join this modern and very professional organisation.  Successful candidate will be highly motivated and keen to learn, diligent and well organised with excellent communication skills and a friendly manner.  Duties will include full range of administration tasks, obtaining quotes, filing arranging travel, scheduling diaries, answering the phone, use of PC, etc.
Contact:  Maria Grimsley, 0161 480 8171, email maria@damartraining.com
Legal Cashier, Accounts Apprentice – Stockport Centre
Job Type:  Permanent
Salary:  Will meet at least minimum wage, may exceed
Job Sector:  Solicitors

Job Specification:  Long established central Stockport solicitors seeks young person to join their existing Cashiers team.  The successful candidate will be smartly presented, hard working and have a polite and co-operative nature, and have the desire to complete an apprenticeship in accounts.

Contact:  Maria Grimsley, 0161 480 8171, email maria@damartraining.com

All these candidates have been pre-screened by Damar and are available to start now.
 
STEVIE -  administration, Central Manchester,Central Wigan, Leigh, Bolton
Person Specification and Experience: Mature, responsible approach to work. Presentable, enthusiastic and highly motivated. Undertook her work experience within an office environment.
Qualifications: 9 GCSE’s, NVQ Level 2 in Business & Administration.
Other: Stevie would like a role that gives her the opportunity to provide exceptional support to a busy team and where there are opportunities to achieve her Level 3 NVQ.
Contact: Debbie Smith, 0161 480 8171, email debbie@damartraining.com
SAMANTHA – administration, Central Manchester, Stockport, Didsbury, Sale, Altrincham
Person Specification and Experience: Friendly, polite and well presented.  Sam has previous customer service experience.
Qualifications: 4 GCSE’s B - D, NVQ Level 1 in Beauty Therapy, Duke of Edinburgh Award in Life Skills.
Other: Would like to work in an admin role where there is scope to progress and gain further qualifications.
Contact: Debbie Smith, 0161 480 8171, email debbie@damartraining.com
DARREN – administration/customer service, Manchester/Oldham/Tameside
Person Specification and Experience: Smart and polite young man, excellent communication skills. Currently working in a voluntary administrative role for a local community project.
Qualifications: Unable to complete his GCSEs due to illness in Year 11, he has made significant independent efforts to gain qualifications since leaving school. He has now achieved GCSE English Language and English Literature at Grade C and Key Skills Level 2 in Numeracy, equivalent to a Grade C at GCSE level.
Other: Hobbies include chess, football and creative writing.  He is strongly recommended for interview.
Contact: Maria Grimsley, 0161 480 8171, email maria@damartraining.com
GEMMA – Administration, Central Manchester, Stockport
Person Specification and Experience:  Polite young lady who has a determined attitude towards securing employment in Administration.
Qualifications: GCSE English (C), Adult Literacy and Numeracy Level 2, Level 1 Diploma -  New Clait.
Other: Hobbies and interests include Swimming, listening to music and socialising.
Contact: Debbie Smith, 0161 480 8171, email debbie@damartraining.com
GARY -  administration, Central Manchester,Oldham,Tameside
Person Specification and Experience: Mature, responsible approach to work. Presentable, enthusiastic and highly motivated outgoing young man with good interpersonal skills. Has prior office experience as an administrator for a company in Spain.
Qualifications: 10 GCSE’s A – C, 2 A’s, 7 B’s, 1 C.  AS Level grade C in ICT.
Other: Gary would like a role that gives him the opportunity to provide exceptional support to a busy team and where there are opportunities to progress once he has proved his ability.
Contact: Debbie Smith, 0161 480 8171, email debbie@damartraining.com
CHRISTOPHER - administration/accounts, Central Manchester, Stockport, Sale, Didsbury
Person Specification and Experience:  Polite, smart in appearance and a quite confident young man who is looking for employment in Administration or Accounts where he is able to undertake further qualifications.  Work experience has at Manchester University as an Administrator.  Whilst at school Chris has received over 30 certificates for hard work and attendance.
Qualifications:  Predicted – GCSE’s, 1 B, 1 C and 4 D’s.
Other:  Enjoys playing and watching football and going to the gym.

Contact:  Debbie Smith, 0161 480 8171, email debbie@damartraining.com 

TERAJ – administration/customer service, Central Manchester, East Didsbury, Heaton Mersey, Stockport, Cheadle, Gatley, Wilmslow
Person Specification and Experience:  A very bubbly and bright young lady, neat and tidy presentation and confident communication skills.  Teraj has previous part-time work experience and particularly wishes to work within an office, ideally in administration or customer service.
Qualifications:  Teraj has 6 GCSEs grades A-C, including English and Maths

Other:  In her spare time Teraj enjoys playing netball and badminton.  She is also very interested in music and enjoys socialising with her friends and shopping.

Contact:  Maria Grimsley, 0161 480 8171, email maria@damartraining.com

ROBERT – Accounts, Central Manchester, Stockport
Person Specification and Experience:  An extremely well presented and charming young man.  Projects a very friendly and co-operative attitude and has achieved excellent GCSEs and  A Levels.  He has demonstrated a commitment to work through his part-time employment.
Qualifications:  11 GCSEs Grade A*-C, 1 AS Level, Grade C, 3 A Levels Grade B-C
Other:  Enjoys sports including football, golf and tennis.  Also enjoys attending music events.
Contact:  Maria Grimsley, 0161 480 8171, email maria@damartraining.com
ANTIAA – Administration/Accounts, Manchester
Person Specification and Experience:  A lovely young lady with a very sweet nature and bright personality.  She is of very smart appearance and has a polite and endearing manner.
Qualifications:  9 GCSEs A-C
Other:  Antiaa is engaged in a community youth dance project and also enjoys roller hockey, tennis and badminton.
Contact:  Maria Grimsley, 0161 480 8171, email maria@damartraining.com
STEPHEN – Administration/Customer Service, Manchester Central, South Manchester, Stockport
Person Specification and Experience:  A very polite and confident young man with a very determined and focused approach to his job seeking.
Qualifications:  GCSEs x 3 A-C, AS Levels x 3 predicted grades C, C, B
Other:  Stephen thrives in a busy environment and is happy to work to deadlines.  He is a car owner/driver.
Contact:  Maria Grimsley, 0161 480 8171, email maria@damartraining.com
ANDY – Accountancy/Business Administration, All areas, Car Owner/Driver
Person Specification and Experience:  A lovely young man, very smart in presentation, most polite and extremely bright.  Andy has consistently held part-time jobs whilst in education and has demonstrated a dedicated work ethic.
Qualifications:  9 GCSEs grades A*-C and 3 A Levels

Other:  Andy has a number of hobbies including football, badminton and tennis and he is a member of a local fitness centre.  He is a car owner/driver.

Contact:  Maria Grimsley, 0161 480 8171, email maria@damartraining.com

If you are a public or third sector employer you will probably have heard of the Future Jobs Fund. The Fund amounts to about £1 billion to support the creation of additional jobs for young people who have been out of work for some time. Jobs must last, initially, for a period of at least six months although it is hoped that many employees will then be retained.

Want many people don’t realise though is that employees engaged through the Future Jobs Fund can also study for apprenticeship qualifications. Damar is already working with some Future Jobs Fund learners - they are a perfect way to ensure that staff get the most out of their new roles.

To find out more about how Future Jobs Fund and apprenticeships can work together please call either your usual contact at Damar or Elisabeth or Mike on 0161 480 8171.

The National Apprenticeship Service has just announced the creation of 5,000 Apprenticeship Grants for employers of 16 and 17 year olds. The grants are of £2,500 and are designed to encourage employers to take on unemployed 16 and 17 year olds as apprentices.

This is a great opportunity to benefit from:

·   Free recruitment
·  Support towards wage costs

·  Free training

Full details are set out at http://www.apprenticeships.org.uk/Employers/AGE16and17.aspx.
If your organisation could benefit from an additional member of staff, please call Elisabeth or Mike at Damar on 0161 480 8171. We will be able to guide you through the process in more detail and help you to manage both the recruitment and training of your new apprentices.
For more information on the business benefits of employing an apprentice, please see http://www.damartraining.com/literature/information-pack/DamarTraining_Using-Apprenticeships-to-Create-Value.pdf
NB…. To be eligible any new apprentices will need to have been recruited by the end of March, so if you are interested, please do not delay.

Office Receptionist/Administrator – Liverpool/Leeds
Job Sector: Vets
Salary: Apprentice rate at £95.00 with a view to increase on achievement of qualification, increase will be to national minimum wage on gaining Level 2 Business Administration.
Job Specification
The position is for someone to join a Vets’ practice as a front of house receptionist and administrator. The candidate in this role will be to meet and greet clients and run the diary booking in appointments and treatments for patients. The candidate will be required to answer the phone and also speak face to face with individuals and with regards to their pet. The person will be required to be sympathetic to those people who’s animal is very old and sick and offer advise to new owners with regards to their pet. The role will include a varied routine of administration tasks including faxing, filing of records, records maintenance and updates, diary management, dealing with prescription requests and data base for treatment records.
Contact: Elizabeth McGrail, 0161 480 8171, email elizabeth@damartraining.com
Office Assistant/Accounts - Bolton
Job Type: Permanent vacancy
Salary: Minimum wage
Job Sector: Web design Software Company
Job Specification
The position is for an office assistant to join the team and in a varied and growing role, the candidate will be involved in all administration tasks including the faxing filing and photocopy work, there is a large percentage of computer work involved and on the companies own bespoke system as well as on excel and work and spreadsheet database work to record specific organisational information.
The role will include some telephone liaison with clients and engineers.
Person Specification
The person required will be confident and have good communication skills, the company are looking for someone to join who is a confident and focused individual who is able to multitask and deal with a variety of tasks day to day. A methodical approach and ability to prioritise work loads is essential in this busy role.
Contact: Elizabeth McGrail, 0161 480 8171, email elizabeth@damartraining.com.
Office Accounts Assistant – Sharston, Wythenshawe
Job Type: Accounts assistant
Salary: £8.000 - 10’000 pa based on the individual
Job Sector: Claims
Job Specification: This is an excellent opportunity to join a busy and expanding team environment of work for a busy and very supportive employer. The role will be to assist with general accounts administration in an assisting capacity and to look at all types of duties and offer a support back up to the accounts section within the employer. General accounts assistance including ledgers, and records maintenance. The person will be creating spreadsheets and will be using Excel.
Contact : Elizabeth on 0161 480 8171
Administration Assistant - Salford
Job Type: Administration
Salary: Apprentice rate of £95.00 per week
Job Sector: Recruitment
Job Specification:
The position is for an admin assistant to join a busy recruitment team.  Duties include answering incoming calls, use of data base, inputting information on to the system, updating/amending records, researching using the internet, keeping job boards up to date and inputting new jobs on, assisting consultants with routine admin duties.
Contact: Debbie on 0161 480 8171 or email debbie@damartraining.com
Office Assistant/Receptionist – Ardwick, Manchester
Job Type: Administration
Salary: at least minimum rate
Job Sector: Training
Job Specification: The job here is for a confident candidate to join the team and for someone who can work front of house on reception and deal with administration duties in support of a small team, the person will be required to meet and greet clients and make these clients feel comfortable. The person will be required to answer phones and take messages and also work on word Excel and spreadsheets databases bespoke to the business. The candidate will be involved in a varied job role where the person will be filing, photocopying, faxing and using email.
Contact: Elizabeth on 0161 480 8171
Admin Support Clerk – Trafford Park
Job Type: Administration
Salary: £9,000
Job Sector: Healthcare disposables
Job Specification:
The position is for a support clerk to join the accounts team in a varied and growing role, the candidate will be involved in all administration tasks including faxing, filing and photocopying, there is also cover for the sales ledger administration team, this involves cheque posting, refund requests and journaling.
Contact: Debbie on 0161 480 8171 or email debbie@damartraining.com
Trainee Accounts Person, Central Stockport
Job Type:  Range of accounts duties
Salary:  At least minimum wage, may exceed
Job Sector:  Accountancy Firm
Job Specification:  This is an excellent opportunity for any individual wishing to train in accountancy within a very professional, local firm.  You will need to be an excellent communicator, with a strong academic background and a genuine interest in a career within accounts.  You will be required to work towards professional qualifications and be smart in appearance.  The role will cover a range of accounting duties, starting from the basics and developing gradually into more complex tasks over time.
Contact:  Maria Grimsley, 0161 480 8171, email maria@damartraining.com
Junior Accounts Adminstrator - Altrincham
Job Type:  Range of accounts duties
Salary:  At least minimum wage, may exceed
Job Sector:  Accountancy/Payroll firm
Job Specification:  Excellent opportunity for any individual wishing to train in accountancy within a very professional company.  You must have GCSE grade A – C in English and Maths.   You will be required to work towards AAT qualifications.  The role will cover a range of accounting duties, such as assisting with basic accounting to more involved accounts and payroll.
Contact:  Debbie Smith, 0161 480 8171, email debbie@damartraining.com
Business Administration Apprentice – Wilmslow
Job Type:  Permanent/Administration Support
Salary:  To be agreed at interview, at least minimum wage, may exceed
Job Sector:  IT Specialists
Job Specification:  Company seeks enthusiastic team player to join this modern and very professional organisation.  Successful candidate will be highly motivated and keen to learn, diligent and well organised with excellent communication skills and a friendly manner.  Duties will include full range of administration tasks, obtaining quotes, filing arranging travel, scheduling diaries, answering the phone, use of PC, etc.
Contact:  Maria Grimsley, 0161 480 8171, email maria@damartraining.com

Samantha Denson, who works for Sim Trava Limited (which runs a group of Costa Coffee stores in the North West) has won Damar’s learner of the month award for November 2009. Sam, pictured here with Damar’s MD, Jonathan Bourne, works at the Oldham store and has just completed her NVQ in Team Leading. Congratulations to Sam, her assessor Sharon Adred and thank you also to Sim Trava for your support throughout the programme!