Wessex Water

This a great opportunity to join our Early Careers Team who are responsible for managing apprenticeships, work experience and graduate recruitment for the business.

What you'll do

As a Careers Assistant, you will work in our Early Careers Team, who are nationally recognised for its quality of service, successes in the early careers sector, and most of all innovation. They support the business with recruiting talent for our apprenticeship programmes often straight out of education and develop existing staff to reach their potential. They engage schools across our region, working closely with colleges & universities delivering our training. Their success is defined by the career achievements of others.

Day-to-day duties will include:

• providing administrative support for all Early Careers programmes
• coordinating applications, interviews, and assessments by planning diaries, booking rooms, and communicating with managers and candidates
• collaborating with external partners such as local colleges
• organising open days to showcase to potential new employees what it's like to work for the business and the training & development opportunities
• maintaining systems and ensuring data and information is complete and correct
• onboarding all new starters including managing HR paperwork, ordering technical equipment and uniforms
• organising initial enrolment days and supporting with induction programmes
• archiving documents securely and ensuring records are accurately maintained
• responding to general enquiries and requests for information
• liaising with and influencing all levels of management to agree a change of direction or new process
• assisting with the wider administrative needs of the team, including the collation and interpretation of data.

What you'll need

We are looking for an organised, proactive, enthusiastic, confident, and self-motivated individual who can share the vision, values, and work of our business.

Ideally, you will have:

• excellent written communication skills
• a commitment to helping a team work well together
• empathy and the ability to use suitable forms of communication when corresponding with internal and external customers
• a record of dependability and the ability to take responsibility for tasks once they have been properly delegated
• confidence and proficiency using Microsoft Office, specifically Excel.

Advantageous:

• Knowledge of apprenticeships
• Early Careers experience
• Recruitment experience

What you'll receive

• Total pension contributions up to 20%.
• Career progression along with professional development opportunities.
• 25 days' holiday rising to 28 with length of service.
• The opportunity to buy up to ten days' holiday and sell up to five every year.
• A healthcare package that allows you to claim back healthcare costs.
• Life assurance of up to eight times your salary.
• A new electric car in exchange for part of your gross salary.
• Cashback and discounts from more than 3,000 retailers.
• One paid volunteering day each year.
• Enhanced family leave and pay arrangements.
• An interactive health and wellbeing platform.
• Support from mental health first aiders.
• £1,000 referral fee if you recommend someone to work for us.

Who we are

We are one of the top-performing water and sewerage companies in England and Wales, serving 2.9 million people across the Southwest.

The work we do goes beyond providing an essential public service. We also aim to have a positive impact on the communities we serve and the natural environment.

Our people tell us Wessex Water is a great place to work, which is why so many of them stay with us! You will have the opportunity to develop and progress your career, while also receiving health and wellbeing support.

We also continue to promote diversity and inclusion – with that in mind, all applicants are welcome. We are delighted to have signed the Armed Forces Covenant and are a Disability Confident Employer.

This is an exciting opportunity to join us and if you would like to be part of our journey, we would love to hear from you. Please do not hesitate to let us know about any additional support you may need.

Sound interesting? Apply to start your application.