Resourcing and Compliance Apprentice

Our People & Culture Team sits within the Council’s wider Human Resources Service and looks after the following key functions: Employee Engagement, Organisational Culture & Values, Talent Development, Internships & Graduate Programmes, Resourcing & Compliance, Corporate Learning & Development, Leadership & Management Development, Workforce Diversity, Equality & Inclusion and Workforce Planning & Early Careers.

We value diverse perspectives and experiences and are striving to create a workplace culture that is inclusive, is accepting of all and is free from discrimination and bias.

The People and Culture Team are looking for an apprentice who will build their knowledge and skill set within an inhouse recruitment and resourcing function of the council.

We are offering a Resourcing and Compliance Apprenticeship for approximately 18 months (up to a maximum of 21 months to include the End Point Assessment (EPA).

Your role will support us in the delivery of a successful recruitment and resourcing service. Duties will include a range of recruitment related administrative tasks from advertising to hiring successful candidates, using various communication routes to engage with both internal and external customers and using various Microsoft packages and inhouse HR / IT systems.

You will gain a basic understanding of HR Employment and Contract legislation within a wider Human Resource team.

In addition, you will study towards the HR Support Level 3 Apprenticeship Standard. For further information for this standard please use the link below where you will be able to view the common areas of work involved across the modules.

https://www.instituteforapprenticeships.org/apprenticeship-standards/hr-support-v1-1

We are looking for applicants that are:

• Keen to continually learn new skills and develop existing ones
• Proactive in their approach with good attention to detail
• Able to understand what excellent customer service looks like
• Digitally literate and able to use a variety of programs for word processing
• Able to understand the importance of data protection and confidentiality

When completing the application for this role you will be required to answer questions around the above key areas.

For full details on the application process please read the attached document on our jobs page labelled 'Coventry City Council Application Process'

Pre Interview and assessment date: Monday 24th April (via Microsoft Teams)

• (The pre-interview is a short session to give you further details of the apprenticeship role and to help you understand what to expect and how to prepare for the final interview. You will also complete a short diagnostic assessment to check the level of Maths and English that you are currently working at and identify any support you may require).

Interview date: Wednesday 3rd May (Face to Face at One Friargate)

Take a look at Becki's Case Study attached to see how an apprenticeship can benefit you.

Did you know that there is support available to help you with your application?

If you would like support in completing your application or have any questions about our recruitment and selection processes, help is available at The Job Shop.

We would recommend that all applicants take advantage of this service in order to maximise the chances of being shortlisted.

Address: 1 Bull Yard, Coventry, CV1 1LH
Phone: 024 7678 5740
Email: jobshop@coventry.gov.uk
Website: http://www.coventry.gov.uk/jobshop

Coventry has a proud, innovative and creative spirit that throughout its history has seen communities come together to tackle problems and bring about real social change.

We are cutting-edge, challenging, youthful, vibrant and diverse.

At Coventry we are committed to excellence in everything we do. With around 4800 staff from a range of different backgrounds, our aim is to recruit and develop talented people who will focus on our customers, take responsibility, work together and find better ways of doing things.

To deliver the best services to our residents, we need the best people working for us to make a difference to our communities.

If you join us, we will provide a fantastic rewards & benefits package which includes:

• Flexible working arrangements
• An outstanding local government pension scheme
• Great opportunities to develop with access to accredited courses.
• Access to an award-winning Occupational Health Service
• Salary Sacrifice Scheme

It’s great to know that you are interested in working with us at Coventry City Council. As a prospective employee, it is important that everyone who works for us is committed to our One Coventry values and shares our commitment to becoming a more diverse and inclusive organisation.

Our Values are: