Hours: Full time - 37 Hours
Contract Type: Fixed Term - 4 Years
Location: Daresbury Laboratory, Daresbury Science and Innovation Campus, Warrington, WA4 4AD
Closing date: 16th February 2025
At the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) you belong to a community of experts who are driving science and technology forward. STFC is a world-leading multi-disciplinary science organisation where curiosity, blue-skies thinking meets practical, application-led science and engineering. Our goal is to deliver economic, societal , scientific and international benefits to the UK and its people – and more broadly to the world. Our incredible diversity of research, technology and engineering projects truly fire the imagination and lead to real-world solutions which shape societies and transform lives.
We have a rare opportunity to join us as a Digital Design Apprentice at Daresbury Laboratory, Cheshire. There are two roles available: Digital Services Team or Hartree Centre Digital Creative Services Team.
The Digital Creative Services team
The Digital Creative Services team is part of Digital Infrastructure Department. Digital Creative Services are experienced professionals using the latest technology to provide the most responsive and reliable multi-media services. Our services include:
With direction and support from the lead digital designer and senior graphic designer, you will undertake the following:
Hartree Centre
The Hartree Centre mission is to enable UK businesses and the public sector to explore and adopt innovative digital technologies for increased productivity, economic growth and innovation. Our aim is to shape the future of High-performance Computing, Artificial Intelligence, Big Data and emerging technologies by contributing our expertise to foundational research.
The Centre's Training Team is responsible for a portfolio of application focussed courses, designed to enable businesses and the public sector to take advantage of digital technologies to enhance the business processes and upskill their workforce. We are looking for enthusiastic and hardworking apprentice to join our team and work on the production of digital learning materials, web and video content and interactive elements for the on-line and live courses.
About an Apprenticeship at STFC
With training and support from experts in their fields, you’ll be enthusiastic about developing your knowledge, skills and behaviours, working towards completing your apprenticeship, gaining appropriate qualifications whilst making a real difference in your role.
If working with innovative technologies on world-leading research isn’t enough, you will develop both professionally and as a critical member of the team in an environment you won’t find anywhere else.
Our dedicated Apprenticeship Team will support you every step of the way, helping you make the most of your opportunities and to achieve the goals you already have – and those you have yet to discover!
We provide an opportunity to really pursue your interests and passion. You’ll have access to additional core skills development, access to a community of apprentices across the site, annual Apprentice awards evenings, a number of active sport and social groups across campus, and potential opportunities for overseas placements.
STFC offers a benefits package crafted to provide an excellent work/life balance including 30 days’ annual leave, an outstanding index linked pension scheme, 10.5 public and privilege days, Christmas closure and flexible working hours.
Summary of key duties & responsibilities
As Digital Design Apprentice you will be working closely with our E-Learning Media Designer. Your key duties will be:
The Digital Design Apprentice will undertake professional development and training through a mixture of online and in-person teaching with Manchester Metropolitan University completing the Creative Digital Design Professional (Integrated Degree) Level 6 Apprenticeship. There will be 18 days of teaching per year (3 days per unit), plus additional online touchpoints. attending in-person teaching at MMU’s ground-breaking School of Digital Arts (SODA).
The modules you will complete will develop in-demand skills in creative digital design.
In your final year, you will also complete your work-based project before undertaking your End Point Assessment. The End Point Assessment will include a presentation between the university and STFC, covering the work-based project, your approach, outcome and the skills, knowledge and behaviours demonstrated. This will be assessed as part of the overall project assessment.
Upon successful completion of the course, participants will achieve:
Person Specification
In order to apply for the role, we are looking for the following:
Key - (S) will be measured at shortlisting, (I) will be measured at interview, (S&I) is both.
Essential:
Desirable:
Important Information
1. To complete the apprenticeship, you will need to evidence passes at 9-4 or A*-C in GCSE (or equivalent) Maths and English. For those sitting their GSCEs in Summer 2025, we would need evidence of your predicted grades.
2. When applying for an apprenticeship, there is a set residency eligibility criteria that must be met by the applicant.
3. The training provider will also ask you to complete an initial assessment during the application process. If you already have a qualification in this subject area or similar please include, as an attachment, your transcript outlining the grade/s achieved and modules covered. By applying for this apprenticeship, you are giving permission for your details to be shared with the relevant training provider.
Please note that we hold the right to close this vacancy early if a sufficient number of applications have been received.
What could you achieve with the world-leading facilities and experts of one of Europe’s largest research organisations by your side?
Join us and discover what’s possible!
