Apprentice Road Safety Officer

Summary

You will be studying for a Community Safety Advisor Level 3 Apprenticeship which will involve 1 day a week study as well as ‘on the job’ experience. As well as working in road safety you will cover areas such as fire risk, crime prevention and safeguarding, opening the door to a whole range of careers within the emergency services and NHS

Annual wage: £24,404 a year
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Training course: Community safety advisor (level 3)
Hours: You will work 37 hours over a week Monday to Friday, times to be agreed locally.
37 hours a week
Possible start date: Saturday 1 March
Duration: 1 year
Positions available: 1

Work

As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.

What you’ll do at work

One day you could be out showing new parents how to fit a car seat, the next you could be in a school hall teaching 7 year olds the basics of how to safely cross the road. The more enthusiasm and commitment you bring to the role, the more varied and interesting it will become
As you develop your skills you’ll be able to offer support to the wider team enabling more young people to walk or cycle for short journeys, improving both their health and contributing to our goals to reduce CO2 emissions
You will need to be organised and able to keep records of your work, both for your apprenticeship and also because, as a team we share the work and one of your colleagues may need to pick something along the way
your team will support and encourage you at every step in your journey, helping you to successfully qualify at the end of the course.

Where you’ll work

Endeavour House

Russell Road

Ipswich

Suffolk

IP1 2BX

Training

An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.

College or training organisation

STORYY TRAINING LIMITED

Your training course

Community safety advisor (level 3)

Equal to A level

Course contents

Deliver risk reduction advice and interventions in the community, that may relate to topics such as: road safety, fire prevention, fire setting, water safety and health and life-style choices
Providing and/or fitting risk reduction equipment such as window locks, door chains, personal alarms, smoke alarms, carbon monoxide alarms, fire blankets, fall prevention equipment, etc.
Assess risks and provide appropriate advice, interventions and solutions and recognise when a situation is beyond the scope of their role and take appropriate action
Work collaboratively with internal and external partners and agencies to make appropriate referrals
Share relevant information and respond with courtesy, clarity and accuracy to enquiries from stakeholders and other agencies
Work independently and proactively as part of a team; managing work, prioritising tasks, planning and leading visits, situational awareness regarding personal safety and the safety of others
Communicate effectively with others and adapt communication media, methods and styles to suit a diverse audience(s); age, culture, language, learning needs and other disabilities
Work alongside partner organisations or as part of a multi-disciplinary team to improve, mitigate and solve community safety issues or concerns.
Review and evaluate the actions taken against and undertake follow up actions as necessary
Record information accurately within agreed organisational guidelines

Your training plan

L3 Community safety advisor Apprenticeship Standard

Requirements

Desirable qualifications

GCSE in:

English (grade 4-9 or A*-C)
maths (grade 4-9 or A*-C)

Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.

Skills

Communication skills
IT skills
Attention to detail
Organisation skills
Customer care skills
Problem solving skills
Presentation skills
Administrative skills
Number skills
Team working

About this company

ABOUT US As a modern and effective council, we offer a wide variety of careers to suit people with a range of skills, abilities and ambitions. We offer working options that flex to reflect the way people work today and take the time to understand and support your individual needs. We’re driven to make a positive difference to the world around us and encourage everyone with drive and focus to join us and build an influential and impactful career. Reimagine the possibilities. In return, you’ll enjoy: up to 29 days annual leave entitlement (pro rata), plus UK bank holidays and two paid volunteering days membership of a competitive Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) travel, lifestyle, health and wellbeing benefits performance-related annual pay progression, in addition to an annual cost-of-living pay increase training and encouragement to expand your knowledge a variety of career development opportunities across our organisation diverse and active staff networks flexible working options, with the right to request flexible working from your first day plus more! If you would like to know more about our benefits, values and equality commitments please visit our Suffolk County Council careers website (careers.Suffolk.gov.uk).

https://www.suffolk.gov.uk/ (opens in new tab)

Disability Confident

A fair proportion of interviews for this apprenticeship will be offered to applicants with a disability or long-term health condition. This includes non-visible disabilities and conditions.

You can choose to be considered for an interview under the Disability Confident scheme. You’ll need to meet the essential requirements to be considered for an interview.

After this apprenticeship

Completing your apprenticeship does not guarantee a full-time position. However, we are dedicated to helping you find a job. You will have priority access when you apply for vacancies. This applies during the final 3 months of your contract.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

Suffolk County Council

Chris Grover

chris.grover@suffolk.gov.uk

07388 623474

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000296034.

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Closes in 12 days (Monday 27 January)

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