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Apprentice Electrician - EDN27464

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Posting date: 25 April 2024
Salary: £22,336.00 to £26,123.00 per year
Hours: Full time
Closing date: 09 May 2024
Location: Edinburgh, EH8 8BG
Company: The City of Edinburgh Council
Job type: Permanent
Job reference: EDN27464

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Modern Apprentice Electrician - fixed term contract for 4 years
Waverley Court

Salary: £22,336 - £26,123
Hours: 36 per week

Modern Apprenticeships (MAs) offer new and returning entrants to the labour market the chance of paid employment combined with the opportunity to do training relevant to the occupational area. They include the opportunity to gain nationally recognised qualifications that help kick-start a career without having to study full-time. New entrants include school and college leavers, those with no previous work experience and/or vocational qualifications.

The post holder will be involved in the Council’s Modern Apprenticeship programme, work towards an SCQF level 7 in Electrical Installation. They will work with a qualified trade operative gaining relevant on the job experience to satisfy requirements of the trade qualifications.

Duties include:

• Attending college to gain appropriate qualifications.
• Being Responsible for safe keeping and usage of all tools, equipment, PPE and uniforms.
• Ensuring the job site is left clean and safe.
• Attending team meetings, performance reviews, training etc. as required.
• Carrying out multi-tasking with associated trades.

Applicants must either: have left secondary education in the past three years (including those about to leave this year); or currently be on a City of Edinburgh Council employability training programme, or be aged up to 29 with a disability or care experienced.

Applicants must have have successfully completed the SECCT pre-employment assessment or be willing to complete this assessment prior to employment commencing

As part of our goal to improve our organisational culture and create a great place to work together for the people of Edinburgh, we want to make sure that we’re bringing the best people into our roles, not just in their skills and experience but also in their approach to work.

To help achieve this, we’re changing the way we interview and assess candidates by moving from a competency-based interview approach to a behavioural and technical (skills for the job) based approach. This new way of interviewing will allow us to assess how you think and how you would bring Our Behaviours of Respect, Integrity and Flexibility into your ways of working.

We're committed to creating a workplace culture where all our people feel valued, included and able to be their best at work, and we recognise the benefits that a diverse workforce with different values, beliefs, experience, and backgrounds brings to us as an organisation.

Our salary range typically reflects the initial starting salary and annually increases until it reaches the top of the range.

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