Apprentice IT Service Manager
8 hours ago
Blackpool
Universal Credit - Working Age Services Product Support Team (This role will be based at the Newcastle Hub) As part of the Universal Credit Product Support team in Digital Working Age Services, youll manage incidents, support users with claim issues, service and process challenges, and policy queries. You will be operating as part of a multi-functional team across multiple services, and you will have the opportunity to gain exposure to a broad range of support functions. IT Service Operations, Service Design and Transition team (This role will be based at either the Blackpool or Manchester Hub) • IT Service Design and Transition act as the gateway for IT Operations when introducing new/enhanced IT Services onto the DWP estate. Positioned within Service Design, you will learn what it takes to ensure that services have the right design principles, making them supportable, reliable and provide value to the department., • You will support in triaging demand into the team, learn the importance of stakeholder engagement and support in ensuring best practice standards are built into IT Service Design processes. To be eligible for this appointment and the apprenticeship funding, there are a number of eligibility criteria set out by the Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA). Full details can be found at Apprenticeship funding rules - GOV.UK . Candidates should ensure that they can meet these before applying. Some key points are listed below: • Have the right to live and work in the UK valid for the full 18-month duration of the apprenticeship and associated learning journey., • Must have lived in the UK and/or EEA for 3 years prior to apprenticeship start date or hold some form of exemption see Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) funding rules Annex A. Apprenticeship funding rules 2024 to 2025, • Not be in full-time education or be already undertaking another apprenticeship by the apprenticeship start date., • If you are 16 or 17 you are required to stay in full-time education or training until you are 18 commencing this apprenticeship will allow you to meet this requirement., • You must hold GCSEs in Maths and English at Grade C/4 or above or completed and passed a functional skills test at level 2., • You must not hold an existing qualification at the same or higher level in a similar subject to the apprenticeship. Eligibility will be confirmed by our nominated training provider. Failure to meet any of the eligibility criteria or not listing your qualifications may result in you being withdrawn. We expect the apprenticeship position to start from January 2026. Please ensure that you are available for this date. Learning and development DWP takes development seriously. Our aim is for our colleagues in these roles to be appropriately skilled and qualified as determined by the business. To support this aim you are required to complete anapprenticeship, which will support you in further developing yourprofessional knowledge and skills for this role and your future careerdevelopment. The qualification can be undertaken in work time. You agree to take this job on the basis that you will be required to undertake a work-based qualification; your failure to participate fully in the professional programme, once appointed, will be a breach of your employment contract. If DWP decides that it is no longer a requirement for you to undertake and attain a work-based qualification, it will release you from this obligation. Any decision to release you from this obligation will not be a breach of contract by DWP. Learning Requirements The DWP is committed to investing in people and developing a professional workforce. During your apprenticeship you will be asked to produce a portfolio of work demonstrating your learning and use of different techniques. The Digital Support Technician Apprenticeship is expected to take up to 15 months to complete, however the full learning journey for this role will take up to 18 months. You will be given time out from your role to work on your apprenticeship. You must be committed to seeing through the apprenticeship and completing the qualification within the appropriate time period. You will be supported by your line manager, skills coach, fellow apprentices, DWP Apprenticeship Team and colleagues across LDD. You will have access to a variety of sources of encouragement to help you succeed. There is a lot to learn and do, so you need to be proactive, work hard and participate in the many opportunities you will be given to showcase your skills. Please Note - Successful appointments to this role will be subject to completion of the apprenticeship programme. Failure to comply or failure to achieve the required apprenticeship may be dealt with under disciplinary or poor performance procedures and may lead to termination of the employment contract or exceptionally, redeployment into another DWP role. Please note - If you are applying on a part-time basis, you are required to do a minimum of 30 hours per week as this role combines work and studies. Person specification See selection process for further details. For further information please contact Behaviours We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process: • Making Effective Decisions, • Communicating and Influencing, • Working Together, • Managing a Quality Service Benefits Alongside your salary of 32,137, Department for Work and Pensions contributes 9,310 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides. We also have a broad benefits package built around your work-life balance which includes: • Working patterns to support work/life balance such as job sharing, term-time working, flexi-time and compressed hours., • Generous annual leave at least 23 days on entry, increasing up to 30 days over time (prorata for part time employees), plus 9 days public and privilege leave., • Support for financial wellbeing, including interest-free season ticket loans for travel, a cycle to work scheme and an employee discount scheme., • Health and wellbeing support including our Employee Assistance Programme for specialist advice and counselling and the opportunity to join HASSRA a first-class programme of competitions, activities and benefits for its members (subscription payable monthly)., • Family friendly policies including enhanced maternity and shared parental leave pay after 1 years continuous service., • Funded learning and development to support progress in your role and career. This includes industry recognised qualifications and accreditations, coaching, mentoring and talent development programmes. Salary Information. The salary for this role is 32,137. Things you need to know Selection process details This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window) , and will assess your Behaviours and Experience. Stage 1: Application Your application will consist of four parts: 1. A Personal Details application form., 2. Civil Service Numerical Test After submission of the first stage of your application you will be invited to complete the Civil Service Numerical Test. If you successfully pass this test, you will be invited to complete the final stages of the application. Please complete the online tests as soon as possible (within 24-48 hours is recommended). The closing date for a fully completed application is Monday 20th October at 23:55hrs. Please allow sufficient time to complete the online test and your full written application before the deadline. If you fail to complete the online test and full written application before the deadline your application will be withdrawn. Guidance for the test will be available when you are invited to take the test. The test is administered online and accessed via the CS Jobs website. Following successful completion of thetest, you will then be asked to complete: 3. Your employment history detailing your responsibilities, skills, accomplishments, plus your qualifications and relevant training. Please copy this information into the box field provided., 4. Lead Criterion: Behaviour statement -Making Effective Decisions (up to 250 words). This statement should be used to provide an answer to the following question: • Communication and Influencing, • Managing a Quality Service An initial sift will be conducted using the lead Behaviour statement (Making Effective Decisions). Candidates who pass the initial sift will be progressed to a full sift. Important information • You will be asked to complete your employment history. Any information that you would customarily share on a CV should therefore be entered onto the application form., • Personal details that could be used to identify you including your name, contact details and address must be removed for your application to be considered., • If your employment history, behaviours or personal statement contains any personal details your application will be withdrawn. Apprenticeship Eligibility and Skills Check What You Need to Know If you are successful at sift your details will be sent to our external apprenticeship provider Estio for eligibility checks. Our Provider Estio will then contact you by email. You will need to complete the following checks: • Provide proof of your qualifications, • Show you are eligible for the apprenticeship The provider will need a maximum of 2 weeks for the checks. Stage 3: Interview If youre successful at sift stage and have passed the providers eligibility criteria, you will be invited to a video interview via Microsoft Teams. There, you will be assessed against the following Behaviours. • Making Effective Decisions, • Communicating and Influencing, • Working Together Other information: If high application volumes are received, the benchmark for candidates to proceed to the next stage may be raised. In line with our commitment to the Disability Confident Scheme (DCS), we aim to advance all candidates applying under the DCS who meet the minimum standard. However, we may only progress those candidates who best meet the required standards. All successful candidates and those placed on reserve will be posted in merit list order by location. Please note that these vacancies are not currently eligible for new applications for Visa Sponsorship on the Skilled Worker route, for any candidates who do not currently have permission to be in the UK as a Skilled Worker where they were sponsored before 4 April 2024, even if relying on tradeable points (including the new entrant tradeable points option) as they are not included in the published Immigration Salary List. This information is offered as guidance only, and we recommend that applicants seek specialist advice on their eligibility for Visa Sponsorship (if applicable) when considering whether to apply for any role. Further information Find out more about Working for DWP For Hints and Tips on completing your application visit Applying for jobs at DWP Digital. A reserve list may be held for a period of 12 months from which further appointments can be made. Reserve list candidates will be posted in merit order by location. The Civil Service values honesty and integrity and expects all candidates to abide by these principles. Please ensure that all examples provided in your application are taken directly from your own experience and that you describe the examples in your own words. Applications will be screened and if evidence of plagiarism or copying examples/answers from other sources is found, your application will be withdrawn. Internal DWP candidates may also face disciplinary action. Reasonable Adjustment At DWP we value diversity and inclusion and actively encourage and welcome applications from everyone, including those that are underrepresented in our workforce. We consider visible and non-visible disabilities, neurodiversity or learning differences, chronic medical conditions, or mental ill health. Examples include dyslexia, epilepsy, autism, chronic fatigue, or schizophrenia. If you need a change to be made so that you can make your application, you should: Contact Government Recruitment Service via as soon as possible before the closing date to discuss your needs. Complete the Reasonable Adjustments section in the Additional requirements page of your application form to tell us what changes or help you might need further on in the recruitment process. For instance, you may need wheelchair access at interview, or if youre deaf, a Language Service Professional For further information on reasonable adjustments, terms and conditions and how we recruit visit the How We Recruit, page Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment. Security People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks. Nationality requirements This job is broadly open to the following groups: • UK nationals, • nationals of the Republic of Ireland, • nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK, • nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window), • nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS), • individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020, • Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window) Working for the Civil Service The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants. We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window) . The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria. The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy. Diversity and Inclusion The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window) . Apply and further information This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans (opens in a new window) initiative. The Civil Service welcomes applications from people who have recently left prison or have an unspent conviction. Read more about prison leaver recruitment (opens in new window) . Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records. Contact point for applicants Job contact : • Name : Nehaal Chauhan Appointment to the Civil Service is governed by the Civil Service Commission Recruitment Principles. If you wish to make a complaint, please find further details here: . Attachments DWP Terms and Conditions January 2024 (3) Opens in new window (docx, 17kB) Success-Profiles-Candidate-Overview-Accessble-Version Opens in new window (docx, 69kB)