Apprentice Participation Worker

Role Responsibility

A Kent County Council Apprenticeship will give you the opportunity to earn a real salary and gain a real qualification whilst gaining valuable workplace skills and experience.

An opportunity has arisen for an Apprentice to join the Virtual School Kent’s Participation Team within Integrated Children’s Services.

This is a great opportunity to gain a level 2 qualification in Customer Service whilst working as an Apprentice in a large, diverse, rapidly changing organisation.

The Virtual School Kent has responsibilities for the education of Children in Care and Adopted Children. Their Participation Team works to help ensure that the views and opinions of these young people and those who have left care are heard and are taken in consideration.

You would be helping to run our activity days, meetings and events, and other county and local initiatives like, supporting young people to achieve positive outcomes.

This role requires an organised and caring individual with good communication skills, who enjoys interacting with children and young people.

We are looking for someone with the right attitude who is motivated and keen to learn quickly. If this sounds like you, then we would like to encourage you to apply.

Salary starts at £177.97 per week, with the opportunity to increase based on performance.

Financial support or just a simple bursary to help with travel, clothing and equipment may be available through the Kevin Lynes Apprenticeship Scheme, for those who might otherwise be unable to take up an apprenticeship opportunity.

For more information, please go to http://www.kent.gov.uk/jobs/starting-your-career/apprenticeships/advice-and-support-on-apprenticeships/kevin-lynes-apprenticeship-scheme

This post is considered by KCC to be a customer-facing position. The Council therefore has a statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) to ensure that post holders have a command of spoken English/Welsh sufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements. The appropriate standards are set out in the Job Description/Person Specification.

This post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Contact Details

For further information on this role please contact Andrea Wood  03000 422544  or Sarah Newman 03000 422558.

About the Company

KCC is committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the county's working residents, encouraging applications from people of all ages, abilities, genders, sexual orientations, ethnic backgrounds and faiths, and aspires to create an inclusive workplace where everyone can be themselves at work.

Please note – if you are interested, please apply as soon as possible as the closing date for this advert may be earlier than stated should a number of suitably qualified candidates apply.