Community Engagement Trainee

Looking for a traineeship to develop your own skills and knowledge to enable you to assist with the planning, preparation and delivery of community engagement and education projects across the North Pennines?

Temporary for 12 months.

WHAT IS INVOLVED?
You will work on the Land of Lead and Silver project to help deliver a varied and inspiring education, engagement and community event programme to hundreds of people, including young people, in and around the North Pennines.

You will also be enabled and encouraged to influence current and future opportunities to increase this impact, whilst developing your own knowledge and gaining a wide range of skills and experience in engagement delivery.

All trainees will receive a range of development opportunities including an induction programme, on-the-job experience and formal training courses. Each trainee has a training budget which they can choose how best to spend to meet their needs and development interests.

We encourage you to contact Andie Harris, Historic Environment Project Manager via email at andie@northpennines.org.uk to arrange an informal discussion about the role.

We are also running an online Q&A session for anyone who would like to meet the members of the team before deciding whether to make an application. This will be held at 6.00pm–7.00pm on Thursday 9 January 2025. If you would like to be sent the link, please email: andie@northpennines.org.uk.

WHAT WILL I NEED?
You will need to have 4 GCSE's or equivalent together with having experience of working or volunteering with members of the public and of working independently and managing own time.

If successful, you will be required to apply for a Disclosure and Barring Service Enhanced Disclosure.

Please use the ‘Person Specification’ section of your application form to demonstrate that you have the interest, commitment and potential to contribute to and benefit from this opportunity.

BENEFITS AND REWARDS
We offer generous rewards and benefits that are designed to help you perform at your best:

1. Competitive salaries and 27 days holiday per year rising to 32 days after five years continuous local government service.
2. Option to purchase up to 10 additional days annual leave per year.
3. Excellent work/life balance through schemes including job sharing, compressed hours and flexi-time (allowing up to 13 flexi days per year).
4. Hybrid working (home and office working).
5. Excellent contributory career average Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS). Plus, top up options - Salary Sacrifice Shared Cost AVC scheme and standard AVC scheme for members of the LGPS.
6. Wellbeing Portal and access to an Employee Assist Scheme.
7. Wide range of learning and development opportunities including professional qualifications, coaching and mentoring.
8. Employee Benefits Portal and Lifestyle Savings Scheme (discounts across a host of major retailers).
9. Discounted DCC gym membership.
10. Staff networks run by staff for our staff, including Race Equality and Diversity, Disability, LGBT+, Armed Forces, Carers, Menopause.
11. Trade Union membership.
12. A range of other salary sacrifice schemes such as car leasing.

Rewards and benefits are subject to individual terms and conditions.

HYBRID WORKING
Durham County Council currently operates a hybrid working policy where a model of 2 days in the workplace and 3 days at home/remote will apply. This model is pro-rated for part time roles and arrangements are at managers discretion, alternatively you can work all of your contracted hours within the workplace if you prefer.

EQUALITY, DIVERSITY, AND INCLUSION
We are a proud equal opportunities employer and recognise that a diverse, talented workforce brings new ideas and new perspectives, which will facilitate growth and improvements to services.

We are committed to ensuring that our employment policies and processes are fair and equitable to all. We welcome job applications from everyone, and successful candidates are considered only on their skills and ability to do the job.

As a Disability Confident Leader, we encourage applications from disabled people and provide support throughout the recruitment process.

INTERVIEWS
Interviews will be held on Thursday 23 January 2025.

We operate a guaranteed interview scheme for applicants that can show they meet all the essential criteria and have indicated they have a disability, are a looked after young person, care leaver or a veteran.

HOW TO APPLY
In line with the County Council's Recruitment and Selection Policy, please note that we are unable to accept CVs. Applications must be submitted on-line via the Northeast Jobs portal.

Please use the ‘Person Specification’ section of your application form to demonstrate that you have the essential and where possible, desirable experience, skills, and knowledge. Candidates who do not evidence that they meet the essential qualifications and experience listed on the person specification will not be short-listed.

If you have any support needs or require assistance when applying for this role, please contact the Recruitment Team via email on RecruitmentNCC@durham.gov.uk or telephone 03000 262727 – Option 4.

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