SLA12914 - Building Standards Modern Apprentice

Job Description

South Lanarkshire Council is committed to looking after people and meeting as many of their needs as possible. So it’s natural that we are particularly focused on helping people find jobs and build careers.

Becoming a Modern Apprentice will give you the opportunity to develop a career within Community and Enterprise Resources and be trained to the appropriate National Standard through college attendance and on the job training and experience.

We are looking for a person who can demonstrate commitment to their own learning and enthusiasm for building a career within our Building Standards Team in the following discipline:

Building Standards:

Building Standards is part of the Planning and Regulatory Service within Community and Enterprise Resources, and is responsible for a wide range of services including the following:

• Processing Building Warrant applications and applications for relaxation of building standards, including assessment of plans, specifications and calculations, and the issue of warrants and completion certificates
• Inspection and monitoring of developments being implemented on site, including testing of drainage systems, to ensure compliance with Building Warrant approvals.
• Assess work carried out without consent and take action, including issue of appropriate authorisations.
• To inspect buildings and take action in terms of Section 27 of the Building (Scotland) Act – (unauthorised buildings); and inspections and action under Section 29/30 – (dangerous buildings), including authorisation of remedial works and evacuation of buildings

As a Modern Apprentice you will be involved in supporting the delivery of the above services. Based in Council Head Quarters, Hamilton, the successful candidate will be part of a team dealing with all aspects of the Building Standards function.

Requirements

What do we look for?

These opportunities do not require you to have any experience in your chosen profession. What we do require is:

• One Higher at Grade C or above and three National 5s at grade C or above, which must include maths
• An understanding of your chosen profession
• An understanding of the importance of Health and Safety
• An understanding of the benefits of effective teamwork and customer care principles
• A willingness to learn and adapt to the working and college environment

These vacancies are restricted to applicants who have recently attended a South Lanarkshire Council High School and/or live in the South Lanarkshire Area. You must be 16 years of age or over by 30 September 2024 and no older than 19 years of age by 2 May 2024.

South Lanarkshire Council and Skills Development Scotland recognise that disabled people and those who are care experienced can face challenges on their career journey. So, if you are disabled or care experienced and aged between 20 to 29 years of age, you may be eligible to apply if you meet the rest of the essential criteria.

Disabled candidates must be able to meet the requirements of the intrinsic criteria (refer to job profile). Care experienced means you are or were formally looked after by a local authority, in the family home (with support from social services or a social worker) or elsewhere, for example, in foster care, residential/secure care, or kinship care (with family friends or relatives).

At South Lanarkshire Council we are ambitious about diversity and inclusion and want our organisation to reflect the people of South Lanarkshire. We welcome applications from everyone who meets the criteria. However, as we do not have many disabled, care experienced, or ethnic minority employees, we would particularly welcome applications from these groups.

Responsibilities

All correspondence in relation to your application will be sent to the e-mail address that you used when submitting your application, therefore it is important that you check your inbox regularly so that you don’t miss any important emails from us. If you require any further assistance relating to the application process then please e-mail us at ModernApprentice@Southlanarkshire.gov.uk.

All interviews will be held via Microsoft Teams, please make sure you are available and that you also check your email inbox for important messages as re-scheduling will not be possible.

Important Information

• Applications can only be made on-line via the myjobscotland.gov.uk website.
• You must be 16 years of age by 30 September 2024 and must be no older than 19 years of age by 2 May 2024. Or aged between 20 and 29 if you are disabled or care experienced.
• You must have attended a South Lanarkshire Council High School and/or live in the South Lanarkshire Area.
• These posts are available on a Fixed Term Contract for an initial 2-year Apprenticeship

For more information or if you want this information in a different format or language, please e-mail us at ModernApprentice@Southlanarkshire.gov.uk.

South Lanarkshire Council / South Lanarkshire Leisure & Culture are Equal Opportunities employers and encourage applications from all sectors of the community. In addition, we are committed to the Double Tick Initiative and offer a guaranteed interview to any applicant who considers him / herself to be disabled and who meets the competency requirements for the post.

The Individual

As an employee of South Lanarkshire Council you would also receive a wide range of benefits including:

• Enrolment in award winning local government pension scheme
• Up to 33 days annual leave
• Public holiday entitlement (up to 10 days)
• Occupational sick pay
• Family friendly policies - flexible working, including consideration of a condensed working weeks e.g 4 day working week, maternity/paternity leave, enhanced leave.
• Employee Discounts – including discounts at the cinema.
• Range of benefits to support you (Cycle to Work Scheme, Physiotherapy, Employee Assistance Program which offers practical and emotional support)