Emergency Preparedness & Resilience Apprentice - (Degree Apprenticeship)

 Hello! Thanks for stopping by. Let us tell you about all the great reasons to join our apprenticeship programme here at Yorkshire Water:

1. Salary & Benefits

• We offer a competitive salary of £24,309 per annum.
• A company van if required for your job role.
• Annual incentive related bonus.
• Carefully selected training providers to deliver the specialist knowledge related to your role.
• A mentor who is an expert in your field to support you through your apprenticeship.
• Access to the Funded Learning Team who provide specialist support to you throughout your apprenticeship journey.
• Attractive pension scheme (up to 10% company contribution)
• Development opportunities in line with the apprenticeship progression plan along with additional extracurricular activities to enhance your employability skills and personal brand.
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays – plus an extra wellness day!
• Life assurance cover of 4 times pensionable salary
• A great benefits package – choose from health cash plan scheme, critical illness insurance, dental insurance, life assurance flex and partner cover. 
• Retail savings scheme 
• Online GP service, cycle to work scheme, gym membership discounts and many more!

Location: Buttershaw, Bradford with travelling as required around the Yorkshire region.

Work type: Permanent. 37 hours per week, Monday – Friday.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Resilience and emergencies professional Apprentice to join the Central Control Team at Yorkshire Water and be a part of helping Yorkshire Water to provide the best service to our customers. Could this be you?

What we do:

Everyone has an idea of what a water company does. Here in Yorkshire, we make sure that over 5.4 million people living in the region and the millions of people who visit our region each year, can rely on our services, and have clean and safe drinking water on tap and that their wastewater is taken away. But for us, it’s so much more than this.

We look after communities, protect the environment, and plan to look after Yorkshire’s water, today, tomorrow 24/7, 365 days a year. We provide essential water and wastewater services to every corner of the Yorkshire region, and play a key role in the region’s health, wellbeing, and prosperity.

New environmental legislation, unprecedented levels of investment and changing expectations from customers means that this is an exciting time to discover opportunities within the water industry. Central Control are a key part of how we plan to meet the changing expectations of customers and regulators. 

You will be joining a dynamic team with a diverse set of skills who are at the forefront of supporting the Yorkshire Waters risk and incident management processes.

Water industry risks are diverse and often fast paced so both proactive and reactive elements are continually being implemented, tested and improved to maintain strict regulatory targets that the team strive to exceed.

You’ll be interacting with Yorkshire Water colleagues at all levels as well as other partners within response organisations to ensure efficient interoperability not only during but pre and post incident.

As a Resilience and Emergencies Professional Apprentice you will be absolutely central to delivering on our Yorkshire Water vision of delivering a thriving Yorkshire, right for our customers and right for the environment.

Where you fit in:

As our Resilience and Emergencies professional Apprentice you will learn to develop competence in:

• Communicating and working alongside internal and external stakeholders at different levels of seniority during crisis events.  

• Applying risk management tools and techniques to assess risks that are associated during crisis.

• Managing the company incident room, ensuring it’s prepared for times of crisis and utilising its facilities during crisis.

• Utilise resilience tools and techniques to reduce the risk of crisis

• Ensuring our operations are protected, free from threat and ready to serve our customers.

• Creating responses before, during and after crisis to ensure stakeholders are kept updated.

• Applying, improving and maintaining systems of work and technologies to improve the way in which responses to crisis are carried out.

What apprenticeship will I be studying and how will it be delivered:

You will be studying the level 6 Resilience & Emergencies Professional Apprenticeship Standard which is a degree apprenticeship delivered by Coventry University. The Apprenticeship covers core elements of crisis management such as legislation, utilising intelligence, engagement methods, partnership working and stakeholder management. The apprenticeship is delivered through Coventry University on a blended learning pathway meaning there is some block release delivery and travel to Coventry University will be required. For more information visit:

https://www.coventry.ac.uk/apprenticeships/

What you will need:

• To hold 5 GCSEs or equivalent grade 4 and above/ A-C including English & Mathematics.
• To have 3 A-Levels or equivalent qualifications grade C/Pass or above in any subject.
• Strong communication skills and an ability to adapt communication skills according to the audience.
• An ability to maintain levels of professionalism when working with internal and external stakeholders at different levels of seniority.
• The ability to take ownership of tasks and actions and have conviction in their approach to solving problems.
• Flexible with their approach to their work due to the nature of the role and different types of crisis that can potentially occur.
• A keen interest in disaster recovery within the Water Industry.
• A willingness to develop leadership skills.
• A driving licence with the use of your own vehicle for business purposes.

Do we sound like your cup of tea?  

If you’ve got an interest in and want to learn more about Resilience and Emergency management and want to help us deliver great service for our customers whilst looking after the environment, then be sure to apply today to find out what a career with Yorkshire Water can offer you.  

If successful for the role, you will be required to undergo pre-employment checks that will include a Basic Disclosure Check, carried out through a Third-Party Company, prior to commencing employment. Depending on the role, you may also be required to go through the security vetting process for either a Counter Terrorist Check or Security Check clearance.

 All our roles are subject to a medical questionnaire, and further medicals when required.

We are proud to serve the Yorkshire region and are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment that is reflective of the communities we serve. We strongly encourage candidates of all different backgrounds to apply.

Kelda Group reserve the right to close this position before the published closing date, should the need occur. We therefore advise that you complete and submit your application as soon as possible.

No agencies please.