Internal Communications Apprentice

Job Description

Discover yourself in Lewisham where what you do makes a difference to our vibrant and culturally diverse communities!

We have a rich history of welcoming people from all over the world and are proud to be recognised as the UK’s first Borough of Sanctuary, for our work in championing the rights of refugees and migrants.

Introduction

If you’re passionate about communication and want to develop your career in a busy, positive, forward-looking team, we’d encourage you to apply for this role. As well as gaining a qualification you will learn the skills to work in an ever-changing working environment with lots of scope for career progression.

What’s the role?

We are looking for an apprentice to join the busy Communications and Engagement team for a period of 18 months. The team works to share news, information and opportunities with residents, businesses, partners and our staff. This role is in one area of the team: internal communications.

We get to be involved in a huge range of things – things like letting staff know what’s happening in the Council every week, making sure managers have the right information to manage their busy teams, to helping organise our staff awards ceremony, and much more.

The successful candidate will work collaboratively with the Internal Communications Manager and members of the wider Communications team to keep our staff informed and engaged, particularly staff in our Housing directorate, so that they do their best for our borough’s residents.

This job involves helping the Internal Communications Manager in informing and engaging Council staff, focusing mainly on the Housing directorate. Key tasks will include writing newsletters and emails, producing video updates, coordinating events, and updating intranet content with fresh materials.

The role involves collaborating across departments to support our communications needs, providing ad hoc project support, collating data for reports, and assisting with meetings.

What’s in it for you?

• Gain a qualification (Public relations and communications assistant or similar)
• Earn London Living Wage
• Gain work experience
• Generous holiday allowance
• Local Government Pension scheme
• Bicycle loans
• A range of staff discounts including local subsidised gym memberships
• Supportive staff networks

What we’re looking for

You should have passion and drive and be willing to learn quickly. The Communications team is always busy, and it is important that you will be able to prioritise your workload, performing essential duties with ease.

Location

The job is primarily based in Laurence House, 1 Catford Road, London, SE6 4RU but we have Council sites across the borough from which you might need to work occasionally. We operate a hybrid approach where you will be required to work both in the office and from home on a regular basis.

How to apply & special conditions

• Read the Internal Communications Apprentice job description and person specification
• Answer the attached application questions
• Be over the age of 16 (there is no upper age limit)
• Be a Lewisham borough resident (the electoral register will be used to verify this information)
• Have full residency entitlement, there must be no restrictions on your status in the UK (all successful candidates will need to produce their passport once a job offer is made)
• Have the minimum number of qualifications required as stated in the relevant job description (all potential applicants will be expected to attend an initial assessment session)
• The recruitment process is anonymous and we don’t accept CVs

For an informal discussion about this job, please contact the Internal Communications Manager, Adrian Stirrup at Adrian.Stirrup@lewisham.gov.uk

Please click here to view the Job Description and Specification

Salary

£27,010 per annum (LLW)

Applicant handbook - please read the guidance in this handbook when applying. It is essential that you complete the application fully and that your supporting statement covers how you meet each of the person specification criteria listed.

Diversity

Lewisham Council is a Disability Confident employer. We welcome and encourage job applications of all abilities. If you require any reasonable adjustments in the application or interview, please contact the lead contact on this advert. We will make reasonable adjustments to make sure our disabled applicants and those with health conditions are supported throughout our recruitment process. We support the access to work scheme; further details are available at www.gov.uk/access-to-work/apply

The Council has a dedicated employment support service, Lewisham Works, which offers Lewisham residents guidance in relation to applying for jobs. If you want to join Lewisham Works, please email LewishamWorks@lewisham.gov.uk and an advisor will be in touch with you.

The Council reserves the right to close adverts early if there is a large response.

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