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*Please note that this week’s vacancies are the only live vacancies we are currently accepting applications for. Vacancies from previous weeks that do not appear this week have now been closed to applicants.
Opportunity: Marketing Assistant
Location:
Job Sector:
Salary: £150.00 per week
Hours: Mon-Fri 9am-5pm.
Number of vacancies: 1
Job Specification: You will oversee the general administration of the marketing department, usually by way of email. Dealing with requests such as networking bookings, seminar attendance, alterations to databases. Arranging meetings and accessing other staff members outlook calendars. Job also involves working closely with the Marketing Co-ordinator to roll out the firms marketing programme and initiatives and assist partners in generating business for the firm.
Person Specification: You must have: Advanced PowerPoint experience, an understanding and currently using social media, an ability to understand and interpret direction to update a website and send out email alerts, an ability to learn quickly, and attention to detail, good grammar and writing skills, creativity to be able to design and publish leaflets and newsletters. You must also have 5 A*-C at GCSE including Maths and English.
Qualification: Business and Administration Level 2 apprenticeship.
Contact: Maria Grimsley on 0161 480 8171 or maria@damartraining.com
Opportunity: Office Assistant
Location: Altrincham
Job Sector: eCommerce
Salary: £95.00 per week
Hours: Mon-Fri 9.00am – 5.00pm.
Number of vacancies:
Job Specification: You will also be required to do some filing both manually and electronically. You will also need to answer incoming telephone calls and dealing with enquiries in a prompt and timely manner. Another duty that you will be required to carry out will be to manage incoming and outgoing postal correspondence       
Person Specification: 5 A*-C at GCSE would be an advantage.
Qualification: Business and Administration level 2 apprenticeship.
Contact: Maria Grimsley on 0161 480 8171 or maria@damartraining.com
Opportunity: Business Development Assistant
Location: Cheadle
Job Sector: Business Transfers
Salary: 95.00 per week.
Hours: Mon-Fri 9am-5pm.
Number of vacancies: 1
Job Specification: You will be required to update website details, take inbound and make outbound calls, following up on enquiries, approaching businesses regarding opportunities, making appointments and any related administrative duties.
Person Specification: You must have the confidence to make outbound calls to other businesses.
Qualification: Customer Service Level 2 apprenticeship.
Contact: Maria Grimsley on 0161 480 8171 or maria@damartraining.com
Opportunity: Receptionist/Administrator
Location: Central Manchester
Job Sector: Barrister’s Chambers
Salary: £200.00 per week
Hours: Mon-Fri 8.30am- 6pm
Number of vacancies: 1
Job Specification: Working within the existing administrative team candidates will be required to provide support in a clerical capacity with filing, photocopying and faxing as well as answering the telephones and dealing with enquiries efficiently. In addition to this you will be required to cover reception, meeting and greeting clients and providing an efficient and friendly service over the phone.
Person Specification: You must have at least 9 A*-C at GCSE.
Qualification: Business and Administration Level 2 apprenticeship
Contact: Maria Grimsley on 0161 480 8171 or maria@damartraining.com
Opportunity: Office Assistant
Location: Central Manchester
Job Sector: Barrister’s Chambers
Salary: £200.00 per week
Hours: Mon-Fri 8.30am- 6pm
Number of vacancies: 1
Job Specification: Working within the existing administrative team candidates will be required to provide support in a clerical capacity with filing, photocopying and faxing as well as answering the telephones and dealing with enquiries efficiently.
Person Specification: You must have at least 9 A*-C at GCSE.
Qualification: Business and Administration Level 2 apprenticeship
Contact: Maria Grimsley on 0161 480 8171 or maria@damartraining.com
Opportunity: Office Assistant
Location: Macclesfield
Job Sector: Baby-Clothing Supplier
Salary: £95.00 per week
Hours: Mon-Fri 9am-5pm.
Number of vacancies: 1
Job Specification: In this role you will perform general office duties such as replying to e-mail enquiries, answering incoming telephone calls and processing internet orders. Whilst in this role you will also learn to use SAGE packages and be trained up to perform invoicing duties. You will also progress on to meeting with store groups both buying and selling products.        
Person Specification: You must be very self-driven and have ambitions to do well in this family firm.
Qualification: Business and Administration Level 2 apprenticeship.
Contact: Simone Dryden on 0161 480 8171 or simone@damartraining.com
Opportunity: Dental Receptionist
Location: Urmston
Job Sector: Dental Practice
Salary: £95.00
Hours: 9am-5pm Mon-Fri
Number of vacancies: 1
Job Specification: You will be required to perform a range of administrative and customer service duties. You will need to answer incoming telephone calls dealing with enquiries efficiently and effectively. A good attention to detail is required as it is vital that you enter information correctly when a patient’s record needs updating. You will also be required to perform various clerical duties such as filing, photocopying and faxing.
Person Specification: You must have an interest in going on to be a dental nurse and have at least a grade C at GCSE in Science.
Qualification: Business and Administration Level 2 apprenticeship.
Contact: Simone Dryden on 0161 480 8171 or simone@damartraining.com
Opportunity: Tele-Researcher
Location: Congleton
Job Sector: Tele-marketing
Salary: £95.00 per week.
Hours: 9am-5pm Mon-Fri
Number of vacancies: 1
Job Specification: This telemarketing role is focused on research rather than sales. You will be required to make outbound calls to existing clients to fact find about products and services and how they may be improved. You will also handle inbound calls in an effective and professional manner. In addition you will be required to do most of your own administration.
Person Specification: You must be confident making out going calls.
Qualification: Customer Service Level 2 apprenticeship.
Contact: Mike Ashworth on 0161 480 8171 or mike@damartraining.com
Opportunity: Service Reservations Advisor
Location: Wilmslow
Job Sector: Motor Sales
Salary: £95.00 per week
Hours: 40 hours, 8am-5pm or 9am-6pm Mon-Fri, possible weekend shifts (paying overtime)
Number of vacancies: 1
Job Specification: Reporting to the Service Manager you will be required to deal with customer requirements for service and repair in the highest standard of Customer Service to BMW standards. You will also be involved with the maintaining the volume of work in the workshop.
Person Specification: You must have an interest in the motor industry.
Qualification: Customer Service Level 2 apprenticeship.
Contact: Simone Dryden on 0161 480 8171 or simone@damartraining.com
Opportunity: Administration Assistant
Location: Heaton Mersey
Job Sector: PVC-U Manufacturers
Salary: £95.00 per week
Hours: Mon-Fri 9am-5pm
Number of vacancies: 1
Job Specification: Your role will be to assist with Purchase Ledger and accounts and deal with customer service and parts enquiries in an organised professional manner. You will also need to take a Stock Check in stores for parts that we are running out of and need re-ordering or parts that are missing and we do not have an explanation for. You will also be needed to take the post to the post office after work if there are any parts that need sending to customers urgently. You will also need to answer telephone enquiries.
Person Specification: Having a full driving license and your own transport would be an advantage.
Qualification: Business and Administration Level 2 apprenticeship.
Contact: Debbie Smith on 0161 480 8171 or debbie@damartraining.com
Opportunity: Recruitment Resourcer
Location: Altrincham
Job Sector: Recruitment
Salary: £200.00 per week
Hours: Mon-Fri 9am-6pm
Number of vacancies: 2
Job Specification: Initially you will be supporting a team of established Recruitment Consultants and Account Managers who have a wide variety of business to deliver on. Working on candidate generation and selection you will support the account manager in identifying and delivering the right talent into top international clients. This will involve attracting and finding candidates through advertising (using a wide range of media), database searching, and networking.
Person Specification: You must be extremely self-motivated and have an ambition to succeed in Recruitment. You must have at least 5 A*-Cs at GCSE.
Qualification: Business and Administration Level 2 or 3 apprenticeship.
Contact: Maria Grimsley on 0161 480 8171 or maria@damartraining.com
Opportunity: Office Assistant
Location: Central Manchester
Job Sector: Solicitors
Salary: £107 per week
Hours: 8.30am-5.30pm
Number of vacancies: 1
Job Specification: Working in a busy environment this role will vary according to office priorities. Duties will include opening and closing postal correspondence and DX mail and in addition you will be required to collect and deliver post to departments and buildings across the city centre. In the office there will be duties such as bulk photocopying and scanning, ordering and maintaining stationary supplies across departments. Additionally you will assist with the archiving, removal and destruction across the firm’s offices and storage premises as well as assisting with office moves of furniture, equipment and machinery.    
Person Specification: You must have at least 5 A*-C’s at GCSE
Qualification: Business and Administration Level 2 apprenticeship.
Contact: Maria Grimsley on 0161 480 8171 or maria@damartraining.com
Opportunity: Administrative Assistant
Location: Eccles
Job Sector: Training Provider
Salary: £95.00 per week
Hours: 9am-5pm Mon-Fri
Number of vacancies: 1
Job Specification: Duties will include dealing with incoming and outgoing post, invigilating the test room, ensuring all the printers and fax machines are loaded with the correct paper and fully stocked and ready. You will also be involved in answering the enquiry line as a priority, dealing with answer phone messages, meeting and greeting clients and dealing with e-mails.
Person Specification: You must have a confident telephone manner.
Qualification: Business and Administration Level 2 apprenticeship.
Contact: Simone Dryden on 0161 480 8171 or simone@damartraining.com
Opportunity: Claims Advisor
Location: Oldham
Job Sector: Debt Solutions
Salary: £95.00 per week
Hours: 9am-5pm Mon-Fri
Number of vacancies: 1
Job Specification: You will be required to perform basic clerical duties including filing, photocopying and faxing, assisting with litigation claims, answering incoming telephone enquiries, booking clients in for appointments, assisting new clients with registration paperwork.    
Person Specification: You must be confident over the phone and be able to use your initiative.
Qualification: Business and Administration Level 2 apprenticeship
Contact: Simone Dryden on 0161 480 8171 or simone@damartraining.com
Opportunity: Telesales Operative
Location: Oldham
Job Sector: TelecomsYou will You will also be required to do some filing both manually and electronically. You will also need to answer incoming telephone calls and dealing with enquiries in a prompt and timely manner. Another duty that you will be required to carry out will be to manage incoming and outgoing postal correspondence       You will be required to update website details, take inbound and make outbound calls, following up on enquiries, approaching businesses regarding opportunities, making appointments and any related administrative duties.In this role you will perform general office duties such as replying to e-mail enquiries, answering incoming telephone calls and processing internet orders. Whilst in this role you will also learn to use SAGE packages and be trained up to perform invoicing duties. You will also progress on to meeting with store groups both buying and selling products.        You will be required to perform a range of administrative and customer service duties. You will need to answer incoming telephone calls dealing with enquiries efficiently and effectively. A good attention to detail is required as it is vital that you enter information correctly when a patient’s record needs updating. You will also be required to perform various clerical duties such as filing, photocopying and faxing.Working in a busy environment this role will vary according to office priorities. Duties will include opening and closing postal correspondence and DX mail and in addition you will be required to collect and deliver post to departments and buildings across the city centre. In the office there will be duties such as bulk photocopying and scanning, ordering and maintaining stationary supplies across departments. Additionally you will assist with the archiving, removal and destruction across the firm’s offices and storage premises as well as assisting with office moves of furniture, equipment and machinery.    basic clerical duties including filing, photocopying and faxing, assisting with litigation claims, answering incoming telephone enquiries, booking clients in for appointments, assisting new clients with registration paperwork.    

Salary: £95.00 per week (OTE £150 per week)
Hours: 10am-7pm Mom-Fri
Number of vacancies: 1
Job Specification: Making outbound calls to both qualified and unqualified clients regarding mobile phone packages, sending follow up e-mails, in-putting data to the relevant systems and internet research.
Person Specification: You must be confident making outbound calls.
Qualification: Customer Service Level 2 apprenticeship
Contact: Simone Dryden on 0161 480 8171 or simone@damartraining.com

We were delighted to visit NHS Salford today to present Stephen Smith with Damar’s learner of the month award. Stephen, who works in the Child Welfare team, has just completed his advanced apprenticeship in business and administration. Stephen was nominated by his Damar assessor, Alison Minay, because of the exceptionally high quality of his work.

Our thanks go also to Stephen’s manager, Anne King, and to Sarah Atcha and Val Whitehead in the training team for supporting the apprenticeship programme at Salford NHS. 

*Please note that this week’s vacancies are the only live vacancies we are currently accepting applications for. Vacancies from previous weeks that do not appear this week have now been closed to applicants.
Opportunity: Operations/Reservations Co-Ordinator
Location: Manchester Airport
Job Sector: Cargo
Salary: £115.00 per week
Hours: Monday – Friday 9am-5.30pm
Number of vacancies: 1
Job Specification: You will be required to perform a variety of duties such as answering incoming telephone calls, accepting cargo reservations, providing post flight information, communicating by fax, telephone and e-mail as appropriate and any other duties as required.
Person Specification: You must be comfortable working in a small team.
Qualification: Business and Administration Level 2 apprenticeship.
Contact: Mandy Keryk on 0161 480 8171 or mandy@damartraining.com
Opportunity: Accommodation Consultant
Location: Northenden
Job Sector: Hotel Reservations
Salary: £250 per week
Hours: Variable Shifts
Number of vacancies: 1
Job Specification: You will be required to take incoming telephone calls from customers looking to book accommodation. You will find the customer the best deal on hotel accommodation.
Person Specification: You must have a confident telephone manner.
Qualification: Customer Service Level 2 apprenticeship.
Contact: Maria Grimsley on 0161 480 8171 or maria@damartraining.com
Opportunity: Office Assistant
Location: Central Manchester
Job Sector: Solicitors
Salary: £107 per week
Hours: 8.30am-5.30pm
Number of vacancies: 1
Job Specification: Working in a busy environment this role will vary according to office priorities. Duties will include opening and closing postal correspondence and DX mail and in addition you will be required to collect and deliver post to departments and buildings across the city centre. In the office there will be duties such as bulk photocopying and scanning, ordering and maintaining stationary supplies across departments. Additionally you will assist with the archiving, removal and destruction across the firm’s offices and storage premises as well as assisting with office moves of furniture, equipment and machinery.    
Person Specification: You must have at least 5 A*-C’s at GCSE
Qualification: Business and Administration Level 2 apprenticeship.
Contact: Maria Grimsley on 0161 480 8171 or maria@damartraining.com
Opportunity: Accounts Assistant
Location: Stockport
Job Sector: Accountants
Salary: £160 per week
Hours: 9am-5.15pm Mon-Fri
Number of vacancies: 2
Job Specification: You will be performing general accounting duties in the outsourcing team of the business services department.
Person Specification: You must have 5 A*-C at GCSE and at least a B in Maths.
Qualification: Accounts Level 2 apprenticeship.
Contact: Maria Grimsley on 0161 480 8171 or maria@damartraining.com
Opportunity:
Location: Old Trafford
Job Sector: Internet-based shop
Salary: £95.00 per week
Hours: Monday – Friday, 9am-5pm.
Number of vacancies: 1
Job Specification: You will be require to talk to customers over the phone, taking orders, dealing with customer satisfaction and helping to update the website with photos and product descriptions.
Person Specification: You must have an interest in creative writing, photography and editing.
Qualification: Customer Service Level 2 apprenticeship.
Contact: Simone Dryden on 0161 480 8171 or simone@damartraining.com
Opportunity:
Location: Heaton Mersey
Job Sector: PVC-U Manufacturers
Salary: £95.00 per week
Hours: Mon-Fri 9am-5pm
Number of vacancies: 1
Job Specification: At Kall Kwik your role will be to assist with Purchase Ledger and accounts and deal with customer service and parts enquiries in an organised professional manner. You will also need to take a Stock Check in stores for parts that we are running out of and need re-ordering or parts that are missing and we do not have an explanation for. You will also be needed to take the post to the post office after work if there are any parts that need sending to customers urgently. You will also need to answer telephone enquiries.
Person Specification: Having a full driving license and your own transport would be an advantage.
Qualification: Business and Administration Level 2 apprenticeship.
Contact: Debbie Smith on 0161 480 8171 or debbie@damartraining.com
Opportunity: Office Assistant
Location: Macclesfield
Job Sector: Baby-Clothing Supplier
Salary: £95.00 per week
Hours: Mon-Fri 9am-5pm.
Number of vacancies: 1
Job Specification: In this role you will perform general office duties such as replying to e-mail enquiries, answering incoming telephone calls and processing internet orders. Whilst in this role you will also learn to use SAGE packages and be trained up to perform invoicing duties. You will also progress on to meeting with store groups both buying and selling products.        
Person Specification: You must be very self-driven and have ambitions to do well in this family firm.
Qualification: Business and Administration Level 2 apprenticeship.
Contact: Simone Dryden on 0161 480 8171 or simone@damartraining.com
Opportunity: Administrative Assistant
Location: Central Manchester
Job Sector: Utility Supplier
Salary: £95.00 per week
Hours: 9am-5pm
Number of vacancies: 1
Job Specification: Supporting the existing admin team you will be required to be computer literate with some familiarity of Microsoft Office. Duties will also include, answering the telephones and dealing with queries as and when they arise as well as general clerical duties such as filing, photocopying and faxing
Person Specification: You must have an interest in progressing onto to client management.
Qualification: Business and Administration Level 2 apprenticeship.
Contact: Maria Grimsley on 0161 480 8171 or maria@damartraining.com
Opportunity: Financial Solutions Outbound Agents
Location: Stockport
Job Sector: Financial Solutions
Salary: £250.00 per week
Hours: Variable shift pattern
Number of vacancies: 3
Job Specification: The purpose of the role is to proactively contact potential customers and to review their current financial situation. Then to recommend the appropriate financial solution and sell the benefits of participating in a full review with a fully trained financial advisor.
Person Specification: You must be extremely confident making outbound calls.
Qualification: Customer Service Level 2 apprenticeship.
Contact: Mike Ashworth on 0161 480 8171 or mike@damartraining.com
Opportunity: Administrative Assistant
Location: Eccles
Job Sector: Training Provider
Salary: £95.00 per week
Hours: 9am-5pm Mon-Fri
Number of vacancies: 1
Job Specification: Duties will include dealing with incoming and outgoing post, invigilating the test room, ensuring all the printers and fax machines are loaded with the correct paper and fully stocked and ready. You will also be involved in answering the enquiry line as a priority, dealing with answer phone messages, meeting and greeting clients and dealing with e-mails.
Person Specification: You must have a confident telephone manner.
Qualification: Business and Administration Level 2 apprenticeship.
Contact: Simone Dryden on 0161 480 8171 or simone@damartraining.com
Opportunity: Tele-Researcher
Location: Congleton
Job Sector: Tele-marketing
Salary: £95.00 per week.
Hours: 9am-5pm Mon-Fri
Number of vacancies: 1
Job Specification: This telemarketing role is focused on research rather than sales. You will be required to make outbound calls to existing clients to fact find about products and services and how they may be improved. You will also handle inbound calls in an effective and professional manner. In addition you will be required to do most of your own administration.
Person Specification: You must be confident making out going calls.
Qualification: Customer Service Level 2 apprenticeship.
Contact: Mike Ashworth on 0161 480 8171 or mike@damartraining.com
Opportunity: Service Reservations Advisor
Location: Wilmslow
Job Sector: Motor Sales
Salary: £95.00 per week
Hours: 40 hours, 8am-5pm or 9am-6pm Mon-Fri, possible weekend shifts (paying overtime)
Number of vacancies: 1
Job Specification: Reporting to the Service Manager you will be required to deal with customer requirements for service and repair in the highest standard of Customer Service to BMW standards. You will also be involved with the maintaining the volume of work in the workshop.
Person Specification: You must have an interest in the motor industry.
Qualification: Customer Service Level 2 apprenticeship.
Contact: Simone Dryden on 0161 480 8171 or simone@damartraining.com
Opportunity: Recruitment Resourcer
Location: Altrincham
Job Sector: Recruitment
Salary: £200.00 per week
Hours: Mon-Fri 9am-6pm
Number of vacancies: 2
Job Specification: Initially you will be supporting a team of established Recruitment Consultants and Account Managers who have a wide variety of business to deliver on. Working on candidate generation and selection you will support the account manager in identifying and delivering the right talent into top international clients. This will involve attracting and finding candidates through advertising (using a wide range of media), database searching, and networking.
Person Specification: You must be extremely self-motivated and have an ambition to succeed in Recruitment. You must have at least 5 A*-Cs at GCSE.
Qualification: Business and Administration Level 2 or 3 apprenticeship.
Contact: Maria Grimsley on 0161 480 8171 or maria@damartraining.com
Opportunity: Customer Service Advisor
Location: Old Trafford
Job Sector: Energy
Salary: £300+ per week
Hours: Variable Shift Pattern
Number of vacancies: 12
Job Specification: Some examples of the tasks involved in the job are answering and resolving customer enquiries and demonstrating ownership of the problem, proactively reviewing customer accounts when they call, to identify and resolve any future problems before they arise, taking the opportunity to promote and sell relevant products to each customer as appropriate and enhancing the overall customer relationship with the employer.
Person Specification: You must have a very outgoing personality. The recruitment process will entail two telephone interviews, an online application and a competency based face to face interview.
Qualification: Customer Service Level 2 apprenticeship.
Contact: Mike Ashworth on 0161 480 8171 or mike@damartraining.com
Opportunity: Dental Receptionist
Location: Urmston
Job Sector: Dental Practice
Salary: £95.00
Hours: 9am-5pm Mon-Fri
Number of vacancies: 1
Job Specification: You will be required to perform a range of administrative and customer service duties. You will need to answer incoming telephone calls dealing with enquiries efficiently and effectively. A good attention to detail is required as it is vital that you enter information correctly when a patient’s record needs updating. You will also be required to perform various clerical duties such as filing, photocopying and faxing.
Person Specification: You must have an interest in going on to be a dental nurse and have at least a grade C at GCSE in Science.
Qualification: Business and Administration Level 2 apprenticeship.
Contact: Simone Dryden on 0161 480 8171 or simone@damartraining.com

We are doing all that we can to encourage new learners during the recession. In our experience young employees who are working towards apprenticeships are more likely to find and retain jobs than employees without relevant qualifications. As a result we are extending our offer of the following incentives to new learners and their friends!