HR, Communications and Performance Apprentice

  • Company: South Derbyshire District Council
  • Location: Swadlincote, DE11 0AH
  • Type: Apprenticeship
  • Salary: £18,333.00 per year
  • Sector: Business, Administration, Finance and Law
  • Ref: VAC-00473
  • Application Deadline Date: 29/05/2022
  • Start Date: 20/06/2022
  • Positions Available: 1
  • Working Week: Mon-Thu 8.45am-5.00pm & Fri 8.45 – 4.30 pm (Flexible location worker)

Brief Description

To support the delivery of an effective service through providing administrative and related support across all the work streams provided by the Organisational Development and Performance Service Unit.

Qualifications Required

• Completion of level 2 Business Administration or relevant experience
• Competent literacy and numeracy skills evidenced through academic and/or vocational attainments.

Personal Qualities

• Achieving results
• Communication
• Creative Thinking
• Customer Focus
• Decision making and problem solving
• Making Change Work
• Managing Resources, Projects and Processes
• Organisational Awareness and Commitment
• Personal Impact
• Working Relationships
• Equal Opportunities and Fairness

Skills Required

• Good interpersonal skills.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office and other IT applications.
• Accuracy and attention to detail.
• Understanding the importance of security and confidentiality of personal and other data

Training to be Provided

Level 3 Business Administrator apprenticeship standard (can include Level 2 elements if required)
Level 2 Functional Skills in maths and English (if required)

This apprenticeship is delivered through a combination of Work Based Assessment and day/block release.  The programme will culminate in an End Point Assessment, where all the skills and knowledge gained on the apprenticeship will be formally tested.

Future Prospects

This will provide the apprentice with an insight across a wide range of services and workstreams that will enable them to build their knowledge, skills and experience for future employment opportunities either at the Council or with other employers.

Vacancy Detail

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

To undertake vocational training and perform a range of administrative and related tasks across the following work streams provide by the Organisational Development and Performance Service Unit;

• Human Resources
• Training and Development
• Health and Safety
• HR Administration
• Policy and Performance
• Communications
• Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

Exercise stewardship of the highest order in relation to budgets and other resources in pursuance of the Council’s aims and objectives and in accordance with the Council’s Standing Orders and Financial Regulations.

To adhere to and ensure the appropriate compliance with the Council’s Health & Safety Policy.

To support, promote and comply with the Corporate Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Strategy when undertaking the duties of this post.

To respect the sensitivity and confidentiality of any information that they may have access to regarding clients/customers in adherence with the Data Protection policies of the Council.

Undertake such other duties commensurate with the experience of the postholder and the grading of the post as may be reasonably delegated from time to time.

SPECIFIC ACCOUNTABILITIES
To produce employment related correspondence and other information.
Update and maintain IT systems used by the Service.
Receive enquiries and redirect to other team members.
Attend meetings and other functions to support other team members through organising equipment, taking notes, dealing with enquiries and other similar duties.
Collate and maintain performance data.
Support the provision of communication campaigns through creating documents, distributing information and monitoring social and other media channels.
Undertake research and collate information in relation to work or projects being undertaken by the team.
Organise events, training and other activities.
Support the review of policies, procedures and working instructions used in the Service.
To undertake administrative work in relation to the recruitment and selection of employees.
Produce management information on any aspect of the Service including gathering comparable data from other sites.

This apprenticeship has expired