Communities Assistant (student placement)

Communities Assistant (student placement)

Fixed contract from August 2026 to August 2027, 37 hours per week

£12.71 per week

We are looking for an undergraduate student to get involved in a range of communities’ projects to assist in delivering our ‘We are Wychavon’ strategy. These focus on health, transport, youth, arts and engagement projects and activities.This is an exciting role in an innovative service area working with a wide range of partners and community organisations.

This is a student placement opportunity which can be undertaken within an academic setting (university or collage placement or sandwich degree) or as a gap year or work experience opportunity to support your job applications and career development.

About you

The successful candidate will:

• be seeking a placement as part of their sandwich degree course, undergraduate or post graduate career pathway.
• Have a minimum of two ‘A’ levels or equivalent.
• A confident communicator, passionate in supporting communities
• be flexible to attend events at weekends and Bank Holidays. There will be evening work at times also.
• Have experience of supporting community groups and an awareness of community projects around health, young people, arts, cost of living support and working with the voluntary sector.

What we can offer

Our staff are at the heart of what we do and are key to ensuring we deliver our We are WychavonDistrict Council plan (attached) to make a positive difference to our communities, our economy and our environment. We are always looking to recruit, develop and retain the very best talent we can find. So, as well as a rewarding career, we offer a range of attractive benefits, such as:

• Excellent pension scheme with employer contributions
• Generous annual leave entitlement with options to purchase additional annual leave
• Committed training programme and development opportunities
• Onsite nursery with 20% staff discount
• Discounted Gym and swim membership
• Health and Wellbeing support and a Free Employee Assistance scheme including access to counselling services
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Employee Discounts with a range of companies including EE and the Kaarp discount scheme.

We are an employer that values face to face communication, collaboration and connection, therefore all our roles have an office-based requirement with some agile working as part of the role.

Please note: Wychavon District Council does not currently offer sponsorship for candidates without the Right to Work in the UK.

To discuss the post or for further information, please call Robin Mace, Communities Manager on 07773031205

Closing date: Sunday 19 April 2026

Interview date: Thursday 23 April 2026

Please note: If we experience a high intake of applications, we may close the role and interview for the position sooner than advertised.