People Services Apprentice

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a full-time Apprentice to join People Services at Mid Devon District Council. This is a fixed term position.

About the Role

As a People Services Apprentice, you will play a supportive role to our HR Advisors and HR Business Partner, gaining hands‑on experience across a wide range of functions. This a varied role where you will:

• Contribute to the development and review of People Services policies and procedures, learning how organisational values are embedded in practice.
• Support Learning & Development initiatives by helping shape course content, maintaining the course catalogue, assisting in delivery, and gathering feedback to drive improvement.
• Promote and advocate wider People Services initiatives such as staff surveys, appraisal completion rates, and workforce planning projects.
• Assist with People Services casework by attending meetings where appropriate, maintaining accurate data trackers, and ensuring records are up to date.
• Work with the team to improve workforce data reporting, analyse trends, and support change initiatives across the Council.
• Help with producing correspondence and develop templates that reflect current working practices.

This role offers a unique opportunity to gain insight into both Employee Relations and Learning & Development. You will also be contributing to meaningful projects that support departments across the Council delivering services to the residents of Mid Devon.

About You

You will need to be qualified at A‑Level/NVQ 3 or have a suitable level of experience. You will have strong written and oral communication skills. You should be enthusiastic about developing a career in Human Resources, with strong organisational skills, attention to detail, and a willingness to develop knowledge, skills and experience.

About the Apprenticeship

This Apprenticeship will enable you to complete a People Professional (Level
5) Apprenticeship, developing the knowledge, skills and behaviours required to become a qualified HR Professional. The programme will take approximately 25 months to complete, and will be delivered mainly online, with support from a tutor and colleagues in the People Services team. You will benefit from both on‑the‑job and off‑the‑job training, with dedicated time to complete coursework and assignments.

This is a fantastic opportunity to gain practical experience while working towards a recognised qualification, setting the foundation for a career in Human Resources.

To find out more about this role please contact James Beeson; HR Business Partner by emailing  with your contact details and a call will be arranged.

The Job Description refers to the level of competencies required for this post. For an explanation of what this means, please see Core Competencies.

A satisfactory basic disclosure check, and three years complete employment history will be requested in the event of you being offered the position.

Unfortunately, we are unable to sponsor skilled worker visas at this time. For more information on pre‑employment checks, please review the documents found here.

Please remember to quote the following post and vacancy numbers:

CLOSING DATE:

CLOSING DATE: 09 January 2026 at 5:00pm

POST NUMBER:

POST NUMBER: PP08

VACANCY NUMBER:

VACANCY NUMBER: 2025144

Mid Devon District Council reserves the right to close this vacancy early. We therefore encourage early applications.

We want to be an inclusive and diverse employer of first choice reflecting the community we serve and particularly welcome applications from all under‑represented groups. We are keen to make our interviews accessible. Let us know on your job application if you have a disability and need any reasonable adjustments.

We're committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from all sections of the community.

If we've not contacted you within two weeks of the closing date, please assume your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.

Thank you for showing an interest in this vacancy and we wish you every success with your on‑going job search.