Current jobs related to Administration Apprentice - Woodbridge - East Suffolk Council

**Year 1 - £8.47 per hour; Year 2 - £11.44 per hour**:

- **37 hours per week**:

- **21-month training contract**:

- **Start date - 2** **September 2024**

East Suffolk Council is an exciting place to work and a great place to make a real difference to people’s lives, delivering vital services to a quarter of a million people across East Suffolk. We have an established and successful apprenticeship scheme, which has seen over 80% of apprentices stay on beyond their apprenticeships to develop promising careers with the Council. If you are looking for an exciting opportunity where you can earn money as well as gaining experience and a recognised qualification, then look no further

A unique opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic apprentice to join East Suffolk Council as an **Administration Apprentice (Public Relations and Communications)**.

The main focus of the Communications and Marketing Team is to help the Council explain what it is doing (and why), in the most effective way possible, to a variety of different audiences and using a range of different tools.

**Your role**

Your role will be to support the Communications and Marketing team with a mixture of creative and administrative duties. These include writing impactful copy, supporting our social media output and public relations activities, and also supporting the delivery of internal communication programmes. As part of this you will support the production of engaging content for our social media platforms, help with media enquiries, and monitor external media and articles relating to East Suffolk Council.

**You will need**:
**Apprenticeship open evening**

We are pleased to announce that we will be holding two open evenings at our Melton and Lowestoft offices. This will give you the opportunity to find out more about East Suffolk Council’s apprenticeship scheme, learn more about each of our available opportunities direct from the placement managers and ask any questions you have. The open evenings are taking place on the following dates
- 14 May 2024, 5.30pm - 7.00pm at the East Suffolk House offices (Riduna Park, Station Road, Melton, Woodbridge IP12 1RT)
- 16 May 2024, 5.30pm - 7.00pm at the Riverside Offices (4 Canning Road, Lowestoft, NR33 0EQ)

**Why work for us?**

East Suffolk Council is a great place to work and there are lots of benefits our employees can access. To find out more about why we are so proud of East Suffolk Council, **take a look at our video and hear why our employees think it is such a great place to work**.

Our apprentices have worked together to create a video to tell you a little bit about their experience of being an apprentice at East Suffolk Council, which we hope you find insightful.

**Here are some of the main benefits**:

- A fully funded and supported Level 3 PR and Communications Assistant Apprenticeship qualification.
- Generous holiday entitlement (equivalent to 25 days a year, increasing to 31 days after 5 years’ service, plus bank holidays)
- The opportunity to meet and work alongside other apprentices in the organisation.
- Great training and development opportunities to add to your CV.
- Discounts on mobile phones, computers, holiday and travel, fashion and clothing, health and beauty and many other products and services.
- Local government pension scheme

**Please see our benefits brochure for further information**.**

If you think you could bring enthusiasm, fresh ideas and a different perspective to East Suffolk Council, we would like to hear from you

**Closing date**:16 June 2024

**Interview date**:w/c 1 or 8 July 2024

**How to apply**

**Step 1 - **Read the advert and the **Job Description and Person Specification**.**

East Suffolk Council is an exciting place to work and a great place to make a real difference to people’s lives, delivering vital services to a quarter of a million people across East Suffolk.

We hugely value our staff and know that in order for us to remain successful, it is essential for us to recognise talented employees, developing and retaining them within the organisation. We are therefore committed to investing in our staff and providing first-class support to ensure a positive culture and rewarding careers.