Content Creator Apprenticeship Level 3 - User Voice Participation
Details
- Reference: SCC/TP/287947/1174
- Positions: 1
- Salary: £22,599 per annum
- Category: Apprenticeships & Trainee
- Contract type: Apprenticeship
- Working hours: 36 hours per week
- Posted on: 1 July 2024
- Closing date: 28 July 2024
- Directorate: Children, Families & Lifelong Learning
- Location: Surrey
Description
This role has a starting salary of £22,599 per annum, based on a 36-hour working week. This role is a 24-month fixed term apprenticeship opportunity.
We are very excited to be recruiting a Content Creator Apprentice for the fantastic User Voice and Participation team here at Surrey County Council. If you're passionate about content creating and ensuring young people have their voices heard, apply today!
We work from multiple locations including working from home, our offices are based in Leatherhead/Woking/Reigate and locations where our children and young people meet, such as youth centres across Surrey. Working hours can be 9am – 5pm some days and 12pm – 8pm on other days, dependent on our user perspective projects which sometimes require working in the evening and/or weekends.
We want to be an inclusive and diverse employer of first choice reflecting the community we serve and welcome applications from all underrepresented groups, particularly those who may have care experience and/or additional needs, and disabilities, and/or have accessed emotional wellbeing and mental health services.
Rewards and Benefits
- The chance to get paid to learn and use your own personal talents to shape your future
- 26 days' holiday (prorated for part time staff), rising to 28 days after 2 years' service and 30 days after 5 years' service
- Option to buy up to 10 days of additional annual leave
- An extensive Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) to support health and wellbeing
- Up to 5 days of carer's leave per year
- Paternity, adoption and dependents leave
- A generous local government salary related pension
- Lifestyle discounts including gym, travel, shopping and many more
- 2 paid volunteering days plus 1 team volunteering day per year
- Learning and development hub where you can access a wealth of resources
- Supportive and nurturing team
About Us
Are you looking for a new opportunity to start your career? Come and join us to improve outcomes for Surrey's children, young people, carers, and families!
The User Voice and Participation team work with children and young people to ensure they have their voices heard in the service that they access in Surrey. There are a variety of ways we do this, for example through participation groups, digital engagement, user perspective training and surveys.
Participation means taking part in something. In our experience, participation not only helps shape communities and services, but participation also supports children and young people build self-belief and develop amazing life skills. We empower children and young people to be involved in decision making about their lives and services that affect them. We not only listen to children and young people but work with them to affect change!
This apprenticeship role will be:
- Creating fun and interactive content for Surrey Youth Voice, engaging with children and young people to have their voice heard
- Working really closely with Surrey Youth Cabinet! Surrey Youth Cabinet key priorities over the next two years are:
- Health and Wellbeing
- Jobs, Economy, and Benefits
- Climate Change and Environment
The User Voice and Participation Team recruit Apprentices with experience, or experience of accessing services, such as emotional wellbeing and mental health, additional needs and/or disabilities and/or social care services such as being in care. As a team, we support and nurture apprentices over two years to ensure they are ready for their next steps into employment or further education.
Please note: This apprenticeship is only available for those who will not be enrolled in another government funded programme as of 1st September 2024 and do not possess a qualification at a higher or the same level as this one in the same subject. If you have any questions regarding your eligibility please contact recruit@surreycc.gov.uk.
About your Apprenticeship
We want this apprenticeship to be an opportunity for you to gain experience across a wide range of duties putting you in the best position to succeed in your apprenticeship qualification and take the first steps on your career journey! In this role, you will:
- Build professional relationships with children and young people, creating a safe and inclusive environment for young people to have their voice heard
- Ensure children and young people linked to Surrey have their voices heard in the services that they access and you'll share their feedback to colleagues for positive service change
- Support the User Voice and Participation Team by using your own unique knowledge and experience to bring about improvement for Children's Services in Surrey
- Create fun and engaging content for our digital engagement channels, supporting Surrey Youth Voice campaigns
- Contribute and support user perspective projects, for example participation groups such as Youth Cabinet
We won't be expecting you to jump in and be able to do this all from day one. You'll first go through an induction period allowing you to get used to the office and the team. As you gain more confidence in your role, you'll be supported to do more and more!
As your qualification comes to an end and you begin to turn your eye to the future, we have a fantastic support programme in place that will put you in the best position to take the next step on your exciting career journey. Our desire is for all our apprenticeships to be the first step on a long and successful career journey within Surrey County Council.
How to Apply
Applying with us is simple! We aren't asking for a CV; all we ask is that you answer a few questions about yourself and the role you're applying for to see if this job is a good match for you! They will be:
- What excites you about applying for this apprenticeship?
- Tell us about a time when you took the initiative to learn something new outside of education. It could be a hobby, skill, or subject that interested you. How did you go about learning it? What did you gain from the experience? Did you come up against any challenges?
- Describe a team project or group activity you were involved in. What was your role and how did you contribute to the team's success? Did you come up against any obstacles? How did you overcome them?
- What does participation mean to you? And why is it important?
- How would you create social media content to engage with children and young people?
If you do not hold a English and Maths GCSE graded A-C or 4-9, you will be required to complete these in addition to the apprenticeship in order to achieve the apprenticeship qualification. Additional tutoring and support will be provided.
Please see the Content Creator Apprenticeship Standard before applying, linked HERE.
Contact Us
Please contact us for any questions relating to the role. This could be to discuss flexible working requests, transferable skills or any barriers to employment.
For an informal discussion please contact Olivia Davenport by e-mail at Olivia.davenport@surreycc.gov.uk.
The job advert closes at 23:59 on 28/07/2024 with interviews to follow.
We look forward to receiving your application, please click on the apply online button below to submit.
Our Values
Our values are as important as our abilities and shape who we are as an organisation. Discover more about our values.
Before submitting your application, we recommend you read the job description. Our Life at Surrey handbook also attached provides insights of the culture at Surrey and how as a valued employee, you can help shape our Council.
Our Commitment
Surrey County Council is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. A guaranteed interview will be offered to all disabled applications where:
- The candidate has evidenced the minimum criteria for the role through their application
- The candidate has chosen to share that they have a disability on the application form
Our application form and onboarding process will provide an opportunity to request any reasonable adjustments for the interview and/or the role.
We want to be an inclusive and diverse employer reflecting the community we serve and particularly welcome applications from all underrepresented groups.
