AddressThis is a Gloucester City Council job.
- Job Title: Development Apprentice
- Job Location: Gloucester City Council
- Salary: £18,956 per annum
- Hours per Week: 37.00
- Contract Type: Apprentice
- Duration: Two years
- Closing Date: 29/04/2024
- Job Requisition Number: 8675
- This post is not open to job share
We are a dynamic local authority providing essential services to the people of Gloucester.
Our main office, based in the Eastgate Centre on Eastgate Street in the heart of the city, is an accessible, modern and light space designed for collaborative working and finding new ways to work. It's all open plan, with a living green wall and other plants without set desks, so you can sit next to someone new every day. We're always looking to improve how we work and we offer flexible and agile working to give our people a great work life balance.
About the role…
The City Growth & Delivery team provides a wide range of services, from marketing the city and helping local businesses, to improving the environment and protecting historic buildings. You’ll provide administrative and business support to the team, including preparing marketing materials, arranging meetings and events, keeping databases, and managing your own portfolio of small projects. You’ll learn about the work of the whole Council and will get directly involved in supporting and promoting development and investment in Gloucester, working within the Economic Development, Regeneration and Heritage teams. No two days will be the same as you’ll work on a wide range of interesting projects and services whilst studying for a Business Administrator Level 3 apprenticeship from Gloucestershire College.
What we need from you…
You’ll need to have good organisation and communication skills, including social media, and you’ll need to have a flair for designing and producing marketing materials. Above all else though, you’ll need to be interested in Gloucester and keen to make a difference to the future of the city.
Apprenticeship information…
This Level 3 Business Administrator apprenticeship is delivered in partnership with Gloucestershire College. The apprenticeship lasts for 21 months, and you have an additional 3 months of guaranteed employment whilst you undertake an end-point assessment. 20% of your time will be 'off the desk'. The apprenticeship will cover the following core areas:
- Record and document production
- Planning and organisation
- Project management
- Business fundaments
- Relevant regulation
- Managing performance
- Personal qualities
- Responsibility
What we can do for you…
For all your hard work, you will receive the following:
• Flexible working pattern
• Excellent Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
• Generous annual leave entitlement - 25 days annual leave (FTE)
• An option to purchase 10 days of additional leave per year (pro rata for part-time staff)
• Regular job-specific training, career development and qualification opportunities
• Supportive and positive working environment with regular, robust supervision
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) that provides free, confidential, counselling and advice for employees, available 24 hours a day, online and by telephone, and an in-house Occupational Health service
• Cycle to Work scheme (Salary Sacrifice -T&C apply)
• Employee discount scheme
• Discounted tickets for local events, and reduced rate use of GL1 facilities
• Access to employee led networks such as Black Worker’s, Prism (LGBT+), Carers, Disability and the Young Employees Network, and opportunities to participate in our Equalities Working Group.
How to apply…
If you feel you have the skills, desire, experience and passion to help deliver our exciting events program then please submit your application and personal statement today by clicking the “Apply Now” Button.
For an informal discussion about the role, please email david.evans@gloucester or call 01452 396621
In your application to us please explain why you are applying for the position and how your experience (whether paid or unpaid), knowledge and skills help to make you a suitable candidate.
Short-listed candidates will be contacted by e-mail and invited to interview week commencing the 6th May.
Additional Information
To access the Job Profile, please follow the link below:-
Development Apprentice - Job Profile
Gloucester City Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people or vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Equality and Diversity
We recognise the positive value of equality and diversity and pride ourselves on growing a high-performing workforce that is diverse, skilled and talented; that represents the community it serves.
We aim to recruit a diverse pool of talent and will recruit the person who is most suited to the job without regard to their race, colour, religion or belief, age, nationality, ethnicity, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, caring responsibilities or disability.
We are a disability confident employer committed to removing barriers to employment to those with disabilities or long-term health conditions. Reasonable adjustments will be made to the recruitment procedure to ensure that no-one is disadvantages because of their disability. Please contact the recruitment team if you require support or reasonable adjustments during the application or recruitment process recruitment@gloucestershire.gov.uk
Further information on our commitment to Equality and Diversity can be found Here
If you wish to apply for this position on a secondment basis, please obtain approval from your current line manager that you may be released on a secondment before submitting an application form.
It is a legal requirement, under the Immigration Act 2016, that anyone appointed to a 'customer facing role' must be able to demonstrate an ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence in fluent English.
