Job Description

The Service & Team:

Would you like to do a job that makes a difference and be part of a team whose aim is to improve the lives of our residents living in Cornwall?

Would you like to work for an organisation who has the following values embedded into everything that we do?

• Compassion

• Honesty & Integrity

• Trusting & Being Trustworthy

• Fairness & Respect

• Openness & Collaboration

The Role:

We have a full-time vacancy for a intern Business Support Assistant on the Set for Success program whose core focus will be to support the work of our Set for Success Athlete Mentor and teacher sessions in the 6 schools in the area.

Our working week is:

Monday-Friday 9-5pm

Successful applicant will work as part of a team, supporting the Set for Success program across the county as well as involving themselves in other projects the Employment and Enterprise team are delivering through the delivery of high-quality business support.

3 days a week will be spent supporting the Set For Success program

To support the successful delivery of this programme SFS Interns will be tasked with supporting SFS Athlete Mentor and teacher sessions in the 6 schools in the area. SFS Interns will be expected to attend a minimum of 75% of school visits. It is important to note that SFS Interns will not replace the teacher or support staff in the room, but they will be providing additional support in the sessions. Supporting the lead teacher in each school with all administrative tasks including research and insight, reporting, Leadership Skills Foundation awards, new supplier forms, travel, and accommodation support and much more. Supporting the schools to understand the full requirements of the programme and ensure that the Athlete Mentor visits are being booked in, the right space is booked for the sessions, and the relevant kit and resources are provided for the sessions. Attending and supporting the area’s Empowerment Event Attending and supporting the Wimbledon Inspiration Event (if in post at the time of event)

2 days a week will be spent with the organisation

This opportunity will provide the host organisation with further capacity to support other areas of Cornwall Council within the Employment and Enterprise Team. Projects may range, but SFS Work and visits must be prioritised. The SFS Intern’s priorities outside of the delivery of the SFS programme, will focus on improving the health and wellbeing of children and young people in schools in line with the Youth Sport Trust’s strategy.

Whilst the location/work base for these roles has been specified, our evolving ways of working means that the role may require you to work remotely (e.g. from home/other locations).

We work flexibly to most effectively support the people, services and organisations that we support and will discuss this with you during the recruitment process.

What you’ll need to succeed:

Experience of working in an office environment would be an advantage. Comprehensive training will be given and once established in the role, opportunities for career development will be available.

You will have good interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to liaise appropriately with all levels of staff, service users and other agencies.

A professional approach is essential. We also require flexibility and the ability to enjoy the challenge of working within a busy team environment, producing good quality, accurate outputs while working to deadlines.

Please read the role profile for the full details of this role attached below in this advert

What you’ll get in return:

Cornwall Council’s ambition is to be an employer of choice, a high performing Council and a learning organisation. We commit to providing a reward and benefits package to attract, motivate and reward our employees. We offer a range of flexible working options to our staff. This helps provide our employees with a greater work/life balance. Whilst still ensuring that service needs are met.

Our core employee rewards and benefits include:

· a competitive salary.

· a defined benefit pension scheme, based on your career average earnings. This includes the option for extra voluntary contributions.

· a generous annual leave entitlement with the potential to purchase additional leave.

· A national award-winning employee health and wellbeing programme.

· Employee benefits scheme giving employees access to a wide range of discounts to local and national goods and services.

Additional Information:

Please note, we are unable to offer sponsorship for this role.

The full role profile is attached here

We recommend saving a copy of this to refer to if you are invited to an interview.

For more information or an informal chat about the role please contact Tim Hunt, Business Engagement Lead at tim.hunt@cornwall.gov.uk

Application Process

Please attach a supporting statement or video (no more than 6 minutes long) to your application, you can add your Education & Qualifications details manually using the application form timeline or you can upload your CV. Remember to demonstrate why you are suitable against each of the points marked as ‘Application’ on the Role Profile using examples from your experience or transferable skills. This might be through qualifications or descriptive examples from your work / personal experience, which clearly illustrates what you did and the effect it had. Guidance on how to complete your application can be found here – The application process

Please include the following in your supporting statement, using the STAR approach- The application process - Cornwall Council

• Share your experience of maintaining good quality records and filing systems both electronic and paper-based and the ability to administer formal and informal meetings.

• Share your experience of using IT packages, updating and maintaining information and tasks and experience of working with Windows based applications.

• Describe your interpersonal and communication skills. Ability to produce written documentation in a clear and concise manner.
• Explain how you will work effectively with school staff in person, by phone, via MS Teams, or through email to respond to queries related to Set for Success.
• Describe your experience to confidently communicate with and support young people in activities.

Please note that applications cannot be edited after they have been submitted, please contact careers@cornwall.gov.uk if you have any queries or require assistance with your application.

Existing employees must apply using their Cornwall Council email address through the Opportunity Marketplace on Oracle.

Cornwall Council deliver services to more than half a million local people and over five million visitors a year. Working here - Cornwall Council

We are happy to talk about flexible working options such as part-time or compressed hours. More examples of our flexible working opportunities can be found here - flexible working options

Fairness and inclusion are at the heart of our vision for Cornwall. In order to best serve our communities, we are striving to achieve a diverse workforce that is inclusive of all backgrounds, cultures and identities; e.g., race, disability, sex, gender reassignment status, age, religion and sexual orientation. We are an equal opportunities and Disability Confident employer, and we will assess applicants on their merits.

Cornwall Council is committed to safeguarding and following safer recruitment principles to help make sure our staff and volunteers are suitable to work with children, young people and adults at risk. It’s a vital part of creating a safe and positive environment and making a commitment to keeping all service users safe from harm.