Newham Apprenticeship Scheme 2021

Newham Apprenticeship Scheme 2021

£20,367 Annual Salary

Newham is a young, vibrant and ambitious borough, but we face significant challenges. By focusing on building resilience, we are tackling deprivation and creating a more prosperous future for our residents. The borough aims to transform the lives of people in Newham and make it a place where people choose to live, work & stay.

The London borough of Newham is working to ensure Newham is a place where there is greater investment in public spaces, more opportunities for younger people, more jobs and a decrease in benefit dependency, quality housing for residents, a greater choice when accessing council services and high quality health care delivered around individual needs.

The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, and Mayor of Newham, Rokhsana Fiaz have an ambitious £300m regeneration plan for Royal Docks. There are plans for an attractive waterside residential, leisure and business district for the borough of Newham and for London as a whole.

World-class institutions in culture, education and innovation will be making Newham their home as part of East Bank, a £1.1bn project in Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan recently unveiled the latest plans for East Bank, which aims to become a new “powerhouse of culture, education and innovation” for the city. The BBC, UCL, the London College of Fashion, Sadler’s Wells and the V&A in partnership with the Smithsonian Institution will all form East Bank.

It is also an exciting time for Newham with Crossrail developing and enhancing stations and the public spaces around them.  The new trains will call at five stations in Newham – Stratford, Maryland, Forest Gate and Manor Park on the Shenfield branch, as well as Custom House on a new route to Abbey Wood.

There are various activities organised in Newham throughout the year. The Newham Carnival is always a vibrant display of colourful costumes, dance and music created by schools and community groups throughout the borough. More than 2,500 participants including 2,000 school children took part in last year’s event with thousands more lining the streets cheering them on.

Each year, thousands of residents enjoy The Newham Show, the borough’s biggest free event offering family entertainment and activities for residents. Our annual free outdoor music spectacular, Under the Stars is very popular, with performances from the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.

Newham has many ambitious and interesting times ahead and we would love you to share these times with us as an apprentice seeking a new challenge.

About the Job

Would you like to gain a qualification and experience in a young, professional and dynamic Local Authority? Then why not join us here at Newham as one of our apprentices?

Offering a competitive salary, we have a number of roles available covering:

• AAT Level 3
• Business Admin Level 3 
• HR Support
• Youth Worker

The ideal candidate will be a good communicator (verbal and written), have a commitment to making a difference and excellent attention to detail.  With a genuine ambition and desire to learn and develop, you will have the opportunity to gain experience working in a council role and develop a basic knowledge of the services we provide.  You will work towards achieving a Level 3 apprenticeship standard as detailed on the Institute for Apprenticeships website. 

Roles are varied and you will be encouraged to get involved in all aspects of the job.  Using good judgment to raise queries and to seek guidance is essential.

We operate a blended flexible working model, allowing colleagues choice, freedom, and flexibility as to where, when and how they work, balancing personal, team and stakeholder requirements. We are happy to talk about flexible working options in more detail during the recruitment process.

We offer an excellent remuneration and flexible benefits package including pension, and as an apprentice at Newham you will have access to:

• Quality training, to include 20% off the job training
• An 18 months - 2 years fixed term contract with Newham
• Line management support
• A mentor
• An apprenticeship cohort
• Additional training opportunities
• Support to enhance your CV & interview skills
• Up to 23 days annual leave plus 3 additional days to be taken between 26th December and 3rd January, and 8 public holidays per year.
• 36 hour working week
• Flexible working (where appropriate)

The successful candidate must have permission to work in the UK by the start of their employment contract

The Newham Apprenticeship Scheme 2021 offers an opportunity for you to start an exciting new career, whether it is your first job, returning to work after a career break, or you are looking for a change in career direction.

So earn whilst you learn and work alongside experienced colleagues who will help you to develop job-specific skills.

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