Admin assistant
Aquire Real Estate

1 week block within Property Sales in the Frankston office.

Put your communication skills, computers skills and organisation skills to good use in in this business administration role!

This professional office environment will give you the chance to experience many aspects of business administration whilst making a contribution to the day-to-day operation and functions of the business.
Students will gain hands-on experience across all aspects of the business administration function of this local business. This placement will provide you with a range of opportunities to develop your skills while working alongside experienced industry professionals.

Skills You Might Learn

Students may have the opportunity to attain a broad range of skills while on work placement. These will include valuable general employability skills such as:
- Communication
- Teamwork
- Problem solving
- Initiative and enterprise
- Planning and organising
- Self-management
- Learning
- Technology
Students may also attain vital industry specific skills which will relate to their studies such as:
- Hands-on practical experience
- Observing and learning from industry qualified and experienced professionals
- Working in real-life scenarios and environments
- Working with tools and equipment necessary to the occupation and business
- Liaising and working with colleagues, bosses, customers/clients and suppliers.

Typical Tasks & Duties

During your placement, you may undertake the following:
- Learn processes for greeting clients, customers and visitors.
- Answering a phone, transferring calls and taking a message
- Fill out samples of forms ie: timesheet, leave forms and order forms
- Produce simple word processed documents and spreadsheets
- Take minutes of a meeting, type and distribute them to staff
- Learn business filing system
- Identify OH&S policies and procedures in the workplace.
- Make tea and coffee
- Clean and tidy work area.

Student Requirements

Some employers have specific requirements relating to student placements. These may include sending in a resume, sighting a current Working with Children Check (WWC), gaining parental permission for the student to travel with employer or attending an OH&S induction prior to commencing a placement.
Please contact the employer at least two weeks prior to the placement start date to see if there are any additional requirements.

Dress Requirements

Please contact employer for details relating to specific dress requirements prior to the placement commencement date.

Another good idea is to look at the people at the workplace during your interview – observe what they are wearing and use this as a guide for how you should dress when you attend your placement.

Special Transport Requirements

Student is to arrange own transport to and from the employer. Close to public transfer routes.