Events Assistant Apprentice
Our Values
It’s great to know that you are interested in working with us at Coventry City Council. As a prospective employee, it is important that everyone who works for us is committed to our One Coventry values and shares our commitment to becoming a more diverse and inclusive organisation.
Our Values are:
About the team we are recruiting to
We value diverse perspectives and experiences and are striving to create a workplace culture that is inclusive, is accepting of all and is free from discrimination and bias.
The Participation Team work to support and empower children and young people to have a voice about the decisions that affect them. This includes how we plan, deliver and evaluate services and the development of policy and practice to ensure children and young people are kept at the centre of children’s services.
What is the job role?
We are recruiting for an apprentice to join our Participation Team. The participation team delivers a range of different events throughout the year, as well as delivering training to Social Workers and consulting young people to support and empower children and young people to have a voice in the decisions that affect them.
The apprentice role is key to this, and the successful candidate will be involved in planning events, supporting groups, and helping to capture young people's voices to help us deliver and evaluate services across the Council. The team also works alongside colleagues in the development of policy and practice to ensure children and young people are kept at the centre of children’s services.
This apprenticeship role is a fixed-term contract for 18 months in line with the length of the apprenticeship training.
If you require more information about this role, please contact James Orchard (interim Children’s Champion) on 02476 977 754.
This post is exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment to this post will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).
Who are we looking for?
Who are we looking for?
- Someone who is very organised.
- Highly motivated with good attention to detail.
- Excellent computer skills.
- Exceptional people skills, and ability to work with all ages.
- Understanding of the needs of looked after children.
You will receive on-the-job training and will be supported to complete the Level 3 Events Assistant Apprenticeship Standard and Functional Skills in Maths and English (if required).
You will undertake the Level 3 Events Assistant Apprenticeship standard. Further information for this apprenticeship can be found at: https://www.instituteforapprenticeships.org/apprenticeship-standards/event-assistant-v1-0
The application and selection process for candidates is as follows:
Stage 1 – Pre-interview* is scheduled for Thursday 9th November
Stage 2 – is scheduled for Wednesday 25th November (face-to-face)
* (The pre-interview is a short session to give you further details of the apprenticeship role and to help you understand what to expect and how to prepare for the final interview. You will also complete a short diagnostic assessment to check the level of Maths and English that you are currently working at and identify any support you may require).
Did you know that there is support available to help you with your application?
If you would like support in completing your application or have any questions about our recruitment and selection processes, help is available at The Job Shop.
We would recommend that all applicants take advantage of this service in order to maximise your chances of being shortlisted.
Address: 1 Bull Yard, Coventry, CV1 1LH
Phone: 024 7678 5740
Email: jobshop@coventry.gov.uk
Website: http://www.coventry.gov.uk/jobshop
About Coventry
Coventry has a proud, innovative and creative spirit that throughout its history has seen communities come together to tackle problems and bring about real social change.
We are cutting-edge, challenging, youthful, vibrant and diverse.
At Coventry we are committed to excellence in everything we do. With around 4800 staff from a range of different backgrounds, our aim is to recruit and develop talented people who will focus on our customers, take responsibility, work together and find better ways of doing things.
To deliver the best services to our residents, we need the best people working for us to make a difference to our communities.
If you join us, we will provide a fantastic rewards & benefits package which includes:
- Flexible working arrangements
- An outstanding local government pension scheme
- Great opportunities to develop with access to accredited courses.
- Access to an award-winning Occupational Health Service
- Salary Sacrifice Scheme
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