Graduate Apprentice - Career Pathway - 2 posts

Job Details

Grade: 5A

Salary: £23,768.96 - £25,831.20 per annum

Hours: 35

Contract Duration: Permanent

Note: Interviews to be held 1st & 2nd August 2024

Role Purpose

An exciting opportunity has become available to join Scottish Borders Council as a Graduate Apprentice which will put you on the first rung of an employment pathway with an employer that is committed to your personal development and growth within the organisation.

There are two roles available, one in each discipline of a Graduate Apprenticeship Qualification.

GA Business Management - https://apprenticeships.scot/graduate-apprenticeships/business-management-project-management/individual

GA Data Science - https://apprenticeships.scot/graduate-apprenticeships/data-science/individual

These qualifications are a 4 year degree programme which is completed alongside the candidates core job role within the organisation, with flexible day release.

The role begins as a Grade 5 placement as a Graduate Apprentice Project Support Officer with guaranteed progression to a Grade 7 Project Support Officer post on successful completion of Year 2 of the qualification, and the associated competency framework.

Completion of the four year degree programme allows the candidate opportunity to continue to progress and develop within the Council in their areas of interest.

The Role
You will work as a member of a cross department team focussed on business change, performance and improvement, and get involved with development of exciting initiatives that cover the broad spectrum of work the Council carrier out for our communities.

The role is diverse, and a keen interest in IT, systems, emerging technology and new ways of working will help you to embrace the range of projects that are being delivered.

Graduate Apprenticeships (GA) offer candidates the chance of paid employment combined with the opportunity to do training relevant to the occupational area while achieving the opportunity to gain nationally recognised qualifications that help kick-start a career without having to study full-time. GA's include school and college leavers, or those who want to take the next step in their career journey.

As this is an apprentice post the job holder will be required to work in various areas and departments throughout the organisation to develop skills, knowledge and experience. This will be via on the job training and formal training sessions to establish knowledge and understanding.

As part of the apprenticeship you will be required to engage with a training provider to obtain the desired qualification of Honours Degree in the chosen subject, and have regular meetings with the supervisor and/or assessor.

Scottish Borders Council already employees a number of Graduate Apprentices in a range of disciplines, and there will be opportunity to learn from and be supported by your peers, as well as a dedicated mentor assigned to you for the duration of your course.

Essential

Be willing to obtain an higher education qualification at a University or College corresponding to your role Graduate Pathway, with a flexible day release schedule

Entrance requirements for the course- being recruited to:

Year 1: • SQA Highers at BBBB (over two sittings);
• A-Levels at BBC;
• International Baccalaureate 29 points;
• SQA HNC in a relevant subject (or a suitable Modern Apprenticeship) with B in the graded unit;
• Foundation Apprenticeship in Business Skills in conjunction with other suitable qualifications,such as SQA Highers at BBB;
• A combination of qualifications totalling 96 SCQF credits at level 6, or Minimum 108 UCAS points.

Informal Enquiries

Informal enquiries may be made to Naomi Sweeney at naomi.sweeney@scotborders.gov.uk.



Scottish Borders Council is committed to improving the diversity of its workforce to better reflect the communities we serve. We welcome applications from all minority groups and individuals who identify with one or more of the protected characteristics as defined by the Equality Act 2010. In particular from candidates who assess themselves as having a disability, under the Disability Confident Employer scheme this guarantees an interview to those individuals who meet the essential criteria of the post. All appointments will be made on merit.