Admin assistant
GTS Freight Management PTY LTD

Would you like to be a Business Administration Assistant with a busy local Freight Management Company, in a Work Experience Placement (WE Opportunity)?

GTS Freight Management, is a national leader in the Transport and Logistics Industry and have a great opportunity for students to gain skills in Business Administration. GTS Freight Management have a Work Experience Opportunity (WE Opportunity) as a Business Administration Assistant at their Benetook Main Office. The WE Opportunity is ideally suited to a Year 10 student or a VCE student.

If you are interested in applying for this opportunity, please share this opportunity with your Careers Transition Pathway Officer or Careers Coordinator.

Skills You Might Learn

The student will gain a broad range of skills as a Business Administration Assistant.
These include skills such as:
• Communication.
• Teamwork.
• Punctuality.
• Presentation.
• Problem solving.
• Planning.
• Initiative.
• Critical Thinking.
• Following instructions.
• Work under supervision.
• Industry specific OH&S.

The student will gain specific industry skills relating to the Business, Clerical and Financial Services Industry, including:
• Hands-on practical experience.
• Observing and learning from industry qualified and experienced professionals.
• Working in a business administration environment.
• Working with technology necessary to the occupation.
• Liaising and working with supervisors, colleagues, industry personnel, customers/clients and suppliers.

Typical Tasks & Duties

The student will observe and spend time under the direct supervision of experienced staff to undertake duties as a Business Administration Assistant as part of a professional and dedicated team in the day to day administration of the company’s services. The student will complete basic administration duties as instructed, working under supervision.

Administration tasks and duties the student may observe and assist with would include but are not limited to:
• Develop keyboarding speed and accuracy.
• Contribute to health and safety of self and others.
• Organise schedules.
• Create electronic presentations.
• Design and produce business documents.
• Design and produce text documents.
• Write simple documents.
• Produce spreadsheets.
• Produce desktop published documents.
• Deliver and monitor a service to customers.
• Process customer complaints.
• Organise workplace information.
• Utilise a knowledge management system.

Student Requirements

Students with a positive attitude towards Business Services with a keen eye for detail and are self-motivated, willing to listen and follow instruction are encouraged to consider a future WE Opportunity placement to develop skills learned from their school subject related to Business Administration.

Whilst the students is attending the work placement they are expected to:
• Dress appropriately.
• Maintain interest and participate in tasks and work duties.
• Be well mannered and behave in a respectful and responsible manner.
• Be punctual.
• Follow management instructions.
• Act in accordance with Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) requirements.
• Work within the team.
• Listen and take advice from fellow workers.
• Respect other people’s belongings.
• Keep a note pad and pen handy to take notes for their own reference.
• Demonstrate the skills they have developed through their course.
• Take their Log Book to the work placement every day.

Dress Requirements

The student will be required to present in the following work attire;
• Neat company issued work shirt.
• Work pants.
• Closed footwear must be worn.
• Professionally presented at all times.

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) appropriate to the tasks and duties carried out by the student, will be supplied by the Employer.

Special Transport Requirements

Public Transport is limited, students to check bus transport availability and or speak to parents/carer to organise transport prior to contacting employer.

CDC Victoria - Mildura: Ph: 5023 0274, Website: https://cdcvictoria.com.au/travel-information/timetables-and-maps/mildura/.