Learning & Development Apprentice

Here at West Sussex County Council, we pride ourselves on our diverse organisation that provides services to more than 850,000 residents every day. The Human Resources and Organisational Change Directorate provides critical support functions to our services, relentlessly focusing on delivering better and cost-effective outcomes. Our teams use their experience to enable and challenge the Council to deliver improved efficiency and effectiveness.

The Learning & Development Team provide an extensive range of Learning & Development solutions to West Sussex County Council staff including Adults Services, Children’s Services, Corporate Services and the Private, Voluntary and Independent Adult Social Care Sector within West Sussex.

For more information, please visit our dedicated Apprenticeship Careers website.

Salary: £18,562- £18,933
Working Pattern: Full-time
Contract Length:18 months
Location: Chichester
Closing Date: 19 September 2021 / Interview Date:w/c27 September 2021 (Microsoft Teams)

Here at West Sussex County Council, what we do changes lives.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a well-regarded, forward thinking and supportive HR team. This is the perfect role to establish or develop a career in L&D through completing a Level 3 Apprenticeship and progressing to higher level qualifications if you choose to.

To thrive in this role, you will have excellent creative skills to enable you to produce high quality and engaging Learning solutions. You will have a positive, can-do attitude and a strong desire to learn and grow. Your apprenticeship will be a flexible role where you will work alongside colleagues to provide a customer focused service to others. You will be assisting with the design and delivery of a range of learning & development solutions including webinars, classroom training and interactive online workshops covering a wide range of topics.

If you have excellent IT skills, a desire to develop a career within Learning & Development and a strong desire to learn and grow, this could be the role for you!

Key Skills:

• Good communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate at all levels for example face to face, online, by telephone and in writing.
• Ability to present information, clearly, concisely, accurately and in a way that promotes understanding either verbally or in written/electronic form in order to create learning materials.
• A good understanding of Microsoft Office software.
• Ability to work as part of a team to provide a co-ordinated service to others.

Qualifications and/or experience:

• Five GCSE passes at grade C or above (ideally including English and Maths) or equivalent vocational qualification, for example, Level 2 Intermediate Apprenticeship (you will need to provide evidence of your GCSEs grades including English and Maths)
• Working with others to deliver a goal is desirable, either in a job or an extra-curricular activity (e.g. Duke of Edinburgh)

As an employer we recognise that it is our employees that are central to everything we do. We aim to create a supportive and dynamic working environment where employees can achieve their full potential, achieve a healthy work-life balance and are rewarded for the work they do.

In addition to working within a great team and a brilliant opportunity to start your Learning and Development career you will receive:

• A competitive salary
• 23 days annual leave + bank holidays
• A generous pension scheme

For a full list of the benefits offered to you as a West Sussex County Council employee you can find them on our Rewards and Benefits page.

The reference number for this role is CAFHE03148.

For an informal conversation or for further information regarding the role, please contact James Hodge – L&D Manager at James.Hodge@westsussex.gov.uk. For issues or queries regarding your application please contact hrrecruitment@westsussex.gov.uk.

To apply, upload your CV and complete the application explaining the skills and experience you can bring to the role ensuring that any gaps in employment are covered in your CV. Please ensure you have saved the job description attached to the main advert on our website as, once the job has closed, you may not have the opportunity to download again. If you are unable to see the attached job description, please contact the Recruitment team at the above email address.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. This post is subject to 5 years referencing.

West Sussex County Council is an equal opportunities employer committed to promoting an environment that is inclusive and free from all forms of unlawful or unfair discrimination and values the diversity of its people. We actively welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and take every possible step to ensure that no individual will be disadvantaged.

For information regarding your eligibility to apply for this role under our Disability or Veteran’s Guaranteed Interview Scheme, this can be found on our application help page.

Note for Recruitment Agencies: We prefer to hire people directly, but we do have a supplier list for when we need a helping hand. We’ll be in touch directly if we need you!

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