Advanced Apprentice Waste Prevention Officer
| Posting date: | 17 April 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £12,347 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 07 May 2024 |
| Location: | Aylesbury |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 2 days per week |
| Company: | Buckinghamshire Council |
| Job type: | Apprenticeship |
| Job reference: | BUC11478 |
Summary
Overview
We’re looking for a passionate and energetic person to join our Waste Prevention Team in Neighbourhood Services. You’ll combine work-based training along achieving an Advanced (Level 3) qualification in Business Administration that will help you towards a career in the field of waste management.Working for one of the largest employers in the County, you will gain practical skills as well as experience of the waste management services that the Council provides. Waste Management plays a key role in addressing the Climate crisis and this role will help support the Councils efforts locally.
About us
Our apprenticeships are designed to give you the hands-on experience needed in a real job that brings out the best in you, with real responsibilities, real challenges, real projects and scope to grow your career.
The role sits within the Strategic Waste Management and Enforcement service. The team work collaboratively to provide core Council services that cover waste treatment, recycling, reuse and recovery operations provided through a number of multi-million-pound waste contracts. Contracts the team manage include the Energy from Waste (EFW) contract, the Household Recycling Centre (HRC) contract and Green, Food, Bulky and Wood (GFBW) contract.
Collectively the team are involved in a wide range of work from enforcement to contract management, procurements, communications, internal business/systems improvements, infrastructure projects, behaviour change projects and customer service. The wider team also covers the management of fly tipping, unlawful encampments, and traveller community enforcement. Working across the team means there are plenty of opportunities for learning and development in both a formal and informal capacity. The team environment is fast paced, dynamic and supportive, we invest in ‘growing our own’ so there are excellent opportunities for career progression. The Team are friendly, approachable, and always up for the next challenge!
About the role
A typical day might involve responding to messages from the public, writing articles or content for social media and collating data & recording it accurately.
The role will help support the wider team whilst giving you exposure to how the waste service operates. This will focus on supporting projects that encourage residents to reduce, reuse and recycle more. It includes public events, responding to customer queries, creating content to share with local residents about our waste and recycling and supporting the contracts team to deliver excellent services.You will also support educational work delivered by our contractors, including site tours and community events.
All this will develop in you an understanding of waste management in a local government setting, focused on how the Council’s waste contracts work in real life and so deliver key Council services. Whilst this is going on you will also study to achieve the Level 3 Business Administration apprenticeship throughout the duration of your time with us. For this we’ll give you time off during your working week for study and assessments - which means no evening or weekend study is required.
About you
Skills required:
- Able to organise own work and achieve deadlines
- Good IT skills and the ability to use Microsoft Office software
- Understanding of Social Media
- Able to communicate well verbally and in writing
- Able to use initiative and identify new opportunities
- Good standard of written work with accurate spelling and grammar
- Able to deal calmly and politely with members of the public
Personal Qualities:
- A passion for the environment
- Able to get on well with range of people
- Enthusiastic, dynamic and forward thinking
- Enjoys hands-on jobs that involve being out of an office as well as in
- Comfortable working as part of a team and playing an active role
- Willingness to learn and to undertake a range of different tasks as required
Eligibility Criteria:
For Level 3 Advanced Apprenticeship - Qualified to Level 2 or above in Literacy and Numeracy (GCSE grades A* - C/9-4 or equivalent), or Level 2 Intermediate Apprenticeship Qualification.
Please note: You will not be eligible for this post if you have a degree in the same subject as this apprenticeship, or other qualifications in the same subject at an equivalent level.
Other information
Location: Aylesbury
Advert closing date: midnight 7th May 2024
Possible Starting date: June 2024
Duration of Apprenticeship:
Our apprenticeship roles are on a fixed term contract for the duration of the apprenticeship. Level 3 is usually for about 18 months.
Salary
Your initial apprentice salary will be £12,347 p.a for your first year and will go up to age related National Minimum Wage if you are 19+ when you start the 2nd year of your apprenticeship. All your training will be funded by us.
Reality Check:
This is a full time position working a 37 hour week Monday to Friday and you will be required to travel to the office at least two days a week.
Our apprenticeship roles are on a fixed term contract for the duration of the apprenticeship. Level 3 is usually for about 18 months.
The ability to converse with ease with customers and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post (Code of Practice: English language requirements for public sector workers 2016)
Some travel will be necessary, and expenses will be provided for this.
This post is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare:
- All unspent cautions and/or unspent convictions
For further information on how long it takes for cautions and convictions cautions to become spent, please refer to our guide on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (updated 2023) | Nacro
We reserve the right to close the vacancy once we have received sufficient applications, so please be advised to submit your application as early as possible.
We’re looking for a passionate and energetic person to join our Waste Prevention Team in Neighbourhood Services. You’ll combine work-based training along achieving an Advanced (Level 3) qualification in Business Administration that will help you towards a career in the field of waste management.Working for one of the largest employers in the County, you will gain practical skills as well as experience of the waste management services that the Council provides. Waste Management plays a key role in addressing the Climate crisis and this role will help support the Councils efforts locally.
About us
Our apprenticeships are designed to give you the hands-on experience needed in a real job that brings out the best in you, with real responsibilities, real challenges, real projects and scope to grow your career.
The role sits within the Strategic Waste Management and Enforcement service. The team work collaboratively to provide core Council services that cover waste treatment, recycling, reuse and recovery operations provided through a number of multi-million-pound waste contracts. Contracts the team manage include the Energy from Waste (EFW) contract, the Household Recycling Centre (HRC) contract and Green, Food, Bulky and Wood (GFBW) contract.
Collectively the team are involved in a wide range of work from enforcement to contract management, procurements, communications, internal business/systems improvements, infrastructure projects, behaviour change projects and customer service. The wider team also covers the management of fly tipping, unlawful encampments, and traveller community enforcement. Working across the team means there are plenty of opportunities for learning and development in both a formal and informal capacity. The team environment is fast paced, dynamic and supportive, we invest in ‘growing our own’ so there are excellent opportunities for career progression. The Team are friendly, approachable, and always up for the next challenge!
About the role
A typical day might involve responding to messages from the public, writing articles or content for social media and collating data & recording it accurately.
The role will help support the wider team whilst giving you exposure to how the waste service operates. This will focus on supporting projects that encourage residents to reduce, reuse and recycle more. It includes public events, responding to customer queries, creating content to share with local residents about our waste and recycling and supporting the contracts team to deliver excellent services.You will also support educational work delivered by our contractors, including site tours and community events.
All this will develop in you an understanding of waste management in a local government setting, focused on how the Council’s waste contracts work in real life and so deliver key Council services. Whilst this is going on you will also study to achieve the Level 3 Business Administration apprenticeship throughout the duration of your time with us. For this we’ll give you time off during your working week for study and assessments - which means no evening or weekend study is required.
About you
Skills required:
- Able to organise own work and achieve deadlines
- Good IT skills and the ability to use Microsoft Office software
- Understanding of Social Media
- Able to communicate well verbally and in writing
- Able to use initiative and identify new opportunities
- Good standard of written work with accurate spelling and grammar
- Able to deal calmly and politely with members of the public
Personal Qualities:
- A passion for the environment
- Able to get on well with range of people
- Enthusiastic, dynamic and forward thinking
- Enjoys hands-on jobs that involve being out of an office as well as in
- Comfortable working as part of a team and playing an active role
- Willingness to learn and to undertake a range of different tasks as required
Eligibility Criteria:
For Level 3 Advanced Apprenticeship - Qualified to Level 2 or above in Literacy and Numeracy (GCSE grades A* - C/9-4 or equivalent), or Level 2 Intermediate Apprenticeship Qualification.
Please note: You will not be eligible for this post if you have a degree in the same subject as this apprenticeship, or other qualifications in the same subject at an equivalent level.
Other information
Location: Aylesbury
Advert closing date: midnight 7th May 2024
Possible Starting date: June 2024
Duration of Apprenticeship:
Our apprenticeship roles are on a fixed term contract for the duration of the apprenticeship. Level 3 is usually for about 18 months.
Salary
Your initial apprentice salary will be £12,347 p.a for your first year and will go up to age related National Minimum Wage if you are 19+ when you start the 2nd year of your apprenticeship. All your training will be funded by us.
Reality Check:
This is a full time position working a 37 hour week Monday to Friday and you will be required to travel to the office at least two days a week.
Our apprenticeship roles are on a fixed term contract for the duration of the apprenticeship. Level 3 is usually for about 18 months.
The ability to converse with ease with customers and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post (Code of Practice: English language requirements for public sector workers 2016)
Some travel will be necessary, and expenses will be provided for this.
This post is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare:
- All unspent cautions and/or unspent convictions
For further information on how long it takes for cautions and convictions cautions to become spent, please refer to our guide on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (updated 2023) | Nacro
We reserve the right to close the vacancy once we have received sufficient applications, so please be advised to submit your application as early as possible.
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