Modern Apprentice - Support Assistant - Quarry Centre - ABC13740

Aberdeen City Council; Aberdeen City; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 18,000; Full time

Job summary

Aberdeen City Council, Children’s Social Work Service, is offering a Modern Apprentice position based at Quarry Centre, Cummings Park Crescent, Aberdeen. The role provides essential business support and administration while you complete a qualification.

You will support kinship and foster carer teams and the Family Time Hub, with a focus on developing written, numerical, and organisational skills and following instructions in a team setting.

Qualifications

• Good written and numerical skills demonstrated by Standard Grades/National 4 or equivalent.
• Relevant work experience supporting administrative tasks.
• Ability to understand and follow instructions.

Responsibilities

• Deliver a high-quality business support and administration service to the service, while also completing a qualification.
• Provide support to kinship and foster carers, adopters, and Family Time Hub as part of the Apprenticeship role.

Skills

Written skills

Follow instructions

Team player

Education

Standard Grades/National 4 qualification

Relevant work experience

Job description

Job Purpose

Before applying for this job, it is important that you read the guidance by clicking on this link and the Job Profile attached. These explain the job role and the type of person we're looking for.

Location: Quarry Centre, Duration: Apprenticeship, Full Time

Roles that require PVG Membership

Please note that with effect from 1 April 2023, where a role requires PVG membership, candidates will be required to meet the cost of the PVG membership. This applies only to roles with a full time equivalent salary of £30,000 and above. (Teaching roles and jobs at Grade 10 and above (currently £30,030 per annum / £16.50 per hour)

The Council will pay for the PVG membership cost initially, either £18 for existing PVG scheme members, or £59 for non-members, and this cost will be deducted from an employee’s first FULL month’s salary payment.

Job Purpose/about The Role

The purpose of this role is to deliver a high-quality business support and administration service to the Service, whilst also completing a qualification

We have an exciting opportunity for a young person to join Aberdeen City Council, Children’s Social Work Service as a Modern Apprentice. The post will initially be based at Quarry Centre, Cummings Park Crescent, Aberdeen, predominantly providing support to the teams supporting kinship and foster carers and adopters, as well as the Family Time Hub, whilst also gaining a qualification.

The Post Holder Needs To Hold As a Minimum

• Good written/numerical skills gained through either Standard Grades/National 4 qualification(s) or
• Relevant work experience

The Postholder Is Able To Demonstrate

• Ability to understand and follow instructions
• Self-motivated team player

About Us

Please see the Job Profile for further details.

Aberdeen City Council is an equal opportunities employer and we are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion. For further information, please see our Equality, Diversity, Inclusion and Recruitment pack.

Flexible Working

We are happy to talk flexible working and offer flexible working for most roles in the organisation meaning that many of our employees enjoy the freedom of choosing a working pattern that suits them as much as it suits the organisation.

Disability Confident

We are a Disability Confident Employer. If you consider yourself to have a disability and think you may require a reasonable adjustment to be made for this part of the selection process, or would like further information in relation to reasonable adjustments, please contact [e-mail].

Armed Forces

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Guaranteed Interview Scheme

Role

We have a number of guaranteed interview schemes available to applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role they are applying for who:

• have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010 (all jobs)
• looked after young people, those that are in continuing care or are a care leaver up to the age of 29 (all jobs)
• are aged 16-24 and live in Aberdeen City or have been to an Aberdeen City Council school and are applying for a Modern Apprenticeship (except Trades apprenticeships)
• have done a Foundation Apprenticeship with Aberdeen City Council and are applying for any apprenticeships relevant to the area in which they did their Foundation Apprenticeship
• are New Scots aged 16-24 and are applying for any apprenticeships

Please note that eligibility to work in the UK is dependent on legal status and all applicants must have the right to live and work in the UK.