Get Oldham Working Higher Apprentice

1 day ago

Oldham, United Kingdom Oldham Council Full time

Get Oldham Working

Education, Early Years and Skills


Ref: 000363

Contract: 2 year Apprenticeship

Salary: £22,939 per annum

Hours: 36.66 (will consider candidates who want to work flexible and part-time hours)

Based: 22 Union Street, OL1 1BE (will consider some elements of remote working)

Closing Date: Sunday 17th November 2024

Shortlisting & Interview Dates: TBC.


Role Overview:

Oldham Council are looking for candidates to support the Get Oldham Working programme, while working, learning, earning, and completing a qualification. We encourage all candidates to apply, regardless of previous experience and/or qualifications. We are looking for commitment and passion beyond anythign else. If you want to work in a service, which helps others to succeed in life, this maybe the right job for you


Key Responsibilities:

  • Enrol onto key qualification and support the service in this area, such as employer engagement, career management or leadership and management.
  • Support front line service in engaging with customers to support motivation and provide excellent customer service.
  • Provide general administrative duties as and when required for the service.


Key Requirements:

  • Be able to demonstrate that you can communicate effectively to build good relationships with others.
  • Can use IT systems, such as outlook.
  • Work flexibly to meet the needs of the service including helping with several different tasks and potentially at different locations.
  • Be reliable and punctual.
  • Willingness and ability to work towards a level 4 qualification or higher.


Oldham Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.


If you would like support with this application, an interview or interested in looking at any courses that could help with this position please get in touch with Get Oldham Working - Get Oldham Working registration form - Oldham Council


NB. - Any candidate that meets the criteria of our Guaranteed Assessment Scheme and meets the essential criteria of the role, will be guaranteed the first stage of assessment (whether that is an interview or another assessment, as appropriate).

Our Guaranteed Assessment Scheme supports candidates with disabilities, carers, those who are aged 24 or under and have previously been in or currently in care, and those whose last long term substantive employer was the Armed Forces.


Diversity and Inclusion:

At Oldham Council, we are committed to creating a fair and inclusive workplace that is as diverse as the communities we serve. We aim to develop a culture of respect, where differences are recognised regardless of background. We aim to be an employer of choice by engaging in fair and open recruitment processes and Applications are encouraged from all communities across the borough to create a workforce that represents the diversity of our population.


About Us:

Oldham is committed to developing a Co-operative future; one where citizens, partners and staff work together to improve the borough. Anyone joining the council is coming into an ambitious organisation with big plans. We are working hard to build a brighter future for our borough and we need people from a wide range of backgrounds to continue delivering the best for our communities.

The Council has a clear set of Behaviours, which outline how we do business and we share these borough wide with our residents, partners and businesses. Internally we have translated these into five cooperative behaviours which outline the priority areas of focus for all staff at all levels. You can view these Behaviours, along with staff benefits on our Greater.Jobs pages Working for Oldham

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Please note that should a vacancy that has been released for internal or external recruitment be deemed suitable for an at risk employee, it can be pulled back at any point up to the post being formally offered to an external candidate or an internal candidate that is not at risk of redundancy.

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