Do you have a passion for the natural environment? Are you motivated by balancing the needs of communities and businesses with the health of the natural world? Would you like to develop skills in managing environmental data to inform decision making? Would you like a career where you can make a genuine difference?
If so, we’re looking for an Environmental Practitioner Level 6 Apprentice full of enthusiasm and potential to support our integrated environmental planning team.
The Team you’ll be joining focuses on improving water environment and managing water resources. Working with others internally and externally the team produces environmental evidence informing and driving local priorities and investment. This role enables you to work with a wide range of environmental data and information helping to understand the problems and where actions are needed. This is a varied role, and you will work across the team, gaining broad experience of both water resource and water quality management.
More information can be found in the Candidate pack. In Wessex we want to create a diverse workplace where people are respected, valued and listened to. We’re all different, and by embracing Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) we can become an equal opportunity employer where jointly we all grow and learn together.
It is our ambition to champion diversity through building a workforce as diverse as the communities we serve.
Responding to incidents is a central part of what we do. You will be asked to have an incident role and make yourself available to respond to incidents or provide business continuity support during an incident. This may attract an additional payment and full training will be available to support you with your incident role.
The team
You’ll be joining a friendly team of water quality and water resources planners, reporting to Integrated Environment Planning Team Leader. This team will support you with on the job training, but you’ll also have a dedicated Talent Coach to support your formal learning, and you’ll be part of a much wider apprentice community. The apprenticeship involves a blended approach to learning, with a combination of facilitated learning in workshops, digital delivery and one-to-one coaching support.
Experience/skills required
-Demonstrable interest in the natural world – from previous study, volunteering etc.
-Any qualification(s) which give the required number (103) of UCAS points. The apprenticeship is a fully funded 53 month learning commitment, resulting in a degree level qualification
-Not suitable for those who already hold a level 6 (degree level) qualification in a similar subject. Those with level 6 qualifications in an unrelated subject are eligible to apply
-Available to those 18 or over. There are no upper age restrictions
-You must have the right to work in the UK and have been a UK resident for a minimum of three years
-Experience in the use of Excel –willingness to learn to use databases and geographical information systems
-Good verbal and written communication skills
-Effective planning skills able to prioritise and deliver to tight deadlines
-Sound decision making skills based on data and evidence
-Desirable: Driving licence