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Administration Assistant – Manchester
Job type:  Permanent
Salary:  Apprenticeship Rate - £95.00
Sector:  Construction 
Job Specification
Use of spreadsheets, compiling documents and printing and copying as required, data input and use of the telephone.
Person Specification
Applicants will ideally be computer literate and familiar with Microsoft Word and Excel.  Will best suit those who are looking to develop within a growing company.
Contact: Elizabeth McGrail, 0161 480 8171, email elizabeth@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
Office Assistant – Old Trafford
Job Type: Administration
Salary: at least minimum rate
Job Sector: Healthcare disposables
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.
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
New Claims Assistant, Cheadle Royal, Cheadle, Stockport
Job Type:  Administration/Customer Service
Salary:  At least minimum wage
Job Sector:  Insurance
Job Specification:  This role will involve all areas of office administration including, data input, use of the telephone for incoming and outgoing calls, filing, faxing, use of e-mail, etc.  The successful candidate will be confident on the telephone and be able to project a positive and helpful manner to clients, together with the ability to carry out administration tasks in an accurate and timely way.
Contact:  Maria Grimsley, 0161 480 8171, email maria@damartraining.com
Entry Level Administrator, Bredbury, Stockport
Job Type:  Administration/Customer Service
Salary:  At least minimum wage
Job Sector:  Suppliers to Motor Industry
Job Specification:  This role will involve all areas of office administration including, data input, use of the telephone for incoming and outgoing calls, filing, faxing, use of e-mail, etc. 
Contact:  Maria Grimsley, 0161 480 8171, email maria@damartraining.com
Entry Level Administrator, Central Manchester
Job Type:  Administration
Salary:  Minimum wage
Job Sector:  Solicitors
Job Specification:  This role will involve all areas of office administration such as data input, telephone, filing, faxing and e-mail.
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.
 
GARY -  administration, Central Manchester,Oldham,Tameside
Person Specification and Experience: Mature, responsible approach to work. Presentable, enthusiastic and highly motivated. 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
SARAH – administration, Central Manchester, Stockport, Tameside
Person Specification and Experience: Friendly, polite and well presented.  Sarah was a member of the Blackpool pleasure beach junior board of directors where she regularly attended meetings.
Qualifications: 5 GCSE’s A – C, NVQ Level 1 in Engineering.
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
MICHAEL - administration, Central Manchester, Stockport, Hyde
Person Specification and Experience:  Outgoing young man, with good interpersonal skills, looking to enter employment with the admin field with a view to progressing and gaining the relevant qualifications. 
Other:  Currently plays football for Denton West End Club where he has won top goal scorer and goal of the season.
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

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

Administration Assistant – Manchester
Job type:  Permanent
Salary:  Apprenticeship Rate - £95.00
Sector:  Construction 
Job Specification
Use of spreadsheets, compiling documents and printing and copying as required, data input and use of the telephone.
Person Specification
Applicants will ideally be computer literate and familiar with Microsoft Word and Excel.  Will best suit those who are looking to develop within a growing company.
Contact: Elizabeth McGrail, 0161 480 8171, email elizabeth@damartraining.com.
Office Administrator – Admin Assistant – Manchester Town Centre
Job Type: Administration Assistant
Salary: Apprentice rate
Sector: Corporate Events/Accounts
Person Specification                                                                                                         
Candidates will be involved in various tasks such as reception and answering the telephone to relay messages and take details. Administration including incoming and outgoing post, logging in the day book sent and received post. Ensuring urgent correspondence is dealt with and that this is forwarded on to relevant Managers for them to action, maintaining the files for client records and internal records. Diarising meetings and setting up ready the rooms, Making sure clients are greeted and met with a professional approach and in a personable and friendly manner, ensuring that the post is franked stamped and weighed and posted on time to meet deadlines. Filing, photocopying and getting marketing material ready, in house systems data entry re records
Contact: Maria Grimsley, 0161 480 8171, email maria@damartraining.com
Administration Assistant – Stanley Green, Cheadle Hulme
Job Type:  Permanent
Salary:  To be confirmed at interview
Sector:  Air Conditioning
Job Specification
Professional local company requires administration support in dealing with incoming calls, general office duties, placing orders and weekly reports.
Person Specification
Applicants should be enthusiastic, have lots of initiative, confident telephone manner and good keyboard skills.
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
Office Assistant – Old Trafford
Job Type: Administration
Salary: at least minimum rate
Job Sector: Healthcare disposables
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.
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
New Claims Assistant, Cheadle Royal, Cheadle, Stockport
Job Type:  Administration/Customer Service
Salary:  At least minimum wage
Job Sector:  Insurance
Job Specification:  This role will involve all areas of office administration including, data input, use of the telephone for incoming and outgoing calls, filing, faxing, use of e-mail, etc.  The successful candidate will be confident on the telephone and be able to project a positive and helpful manner to clients, together with the ability to carry out administration tasks in an accurate and timely way.
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.
 
GARY -  administration, Central Manchester,Oldham,Tameside
Person Specification and Experience: Mature, responsible approach to work. Presentable, enthusiastic and highly motivated. 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
SARAH – administration, Central Manchester, Stockport, Tameside
Person Specification and Experience: Friendly, polite and well presented.  Sarah was a member of the Blackpool pleasure beach junior board of directors where she regularly attended meetings.
Qualifications: 5 GCSE’s A – C, NVQ Level 1 in Engineering.
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
MICHAEL - administration, Central Manchester, Stockport, Hyde
Person Specification and Experience:  Outgoing young man, with good interpersonal skills, looking to enter employment with the admin field with a view to progressing and gaining the relevant qualifications. 
Other:  Currently plays football for Denton West End Club where he has won top goal scorer and goal of the season.
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
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
DEMI – Administration/Customer Service, All Areas, own transport
Person Specification and Experience:  A competent, polite and well presented young lady.  She is a car owner/driver and therefore very flexible in terms of location of work.
Qualifications:  8 A-Cs at GCSE Level, A Level in Health and Social Care
Other:  In her spare time Demi enjoys horse riding and socialising with her friends.
Contact:  Maria Grimsley, 0161 480 8171, email maria@damartraining.com

A big thank you to all those who attended Damar’s annual celebration event which took place on 29th October at Edgeley Park in Stockport. It was great to see so many successful learners at the event and present them with their certificates and awards.

Photos of the event are available to view and purchase at www.bernadettedelaney.com/gallery until Friday 20th November. You need to click on “Private Gallery Login” and enter the event id and password, which are both damar.

It was harder than ever to choose this year’s award winners, who are:

Achiever of the year

Winner: Melissa Denny, Action Claims (http://www.actionclaims.co.uk/).

Runner-up: Emma Francis, Woodstock Leabank (http://www.woodstockleabank.co.uk/).

Employer of the Year

Winner: Expotel Hotel Reservations (http://www.expotel.com/).

Mark Aspinall Award

Winner: Mark Cook, Damar

Runner-up: Sonia Blake, PAS Limited (http://www.p11dorganiser.co.uk/)

Supervisor of the Year

Winner: Margaret Meynell, Clarke Nicklin (http://www.clarkenicklin.co.uk/)

Runner-up: Shal Anslow-Davies, Supanet (http://www.supanet.com/)

Congratulations to all the award winners and achievers!