Modern Apprentice - Finance (2) - ANG06067 in Arbroath

The Opportunity

Ready to kick-start your career and get paid while you learn? This Modern Apprenticeship in Finance could be your first step into a job where you make a real impact on your community and build skills that will shape your future.

As part of our team, you’ll help people across Angus access important services while learning how a modern finance team works behind the scenes. No experience needed — just enthusiasm, curiosity, and a willingness to get stuck in.

You’ll join a friendly team, try out real tasks from day one, and get support from people who want to see you grow. You’ll earn a recognised qualification, gain confidence in a professional environment, and discover what you’re good at along the way.

If you’re someone who likes helping others, enjoys working with people, and wants a job where every day teaches you something new, this could be the perfect start to your career.

This job is temporary for up to 18 months from date of appointment.

Self-selection interviews will be offered during the period 13th April - 15th May.

Who Can Apply?

• You’re aged 16-24 or
• You’re aged 16-29 and you have a disability or are care experienced

Want to Chat about the Job First?

If you’d like an informal conversation before applying, please email either David at clarkd@angus.gov.uk or Bruce at kearnsb@angus.gov.uk.

Helping You Feel Prepared for Interview

If you’re invited to interview, we’ll make the process fair, supportive and free of surprises and you can choose a date and time that suits you and the recruiting manager. Our aim is to help you feel calm, prepared and confident in showing your strengths. You’ll receive the interview questions in advance, along with example questions you may want to ask us. You will be asked these questions in a conversational way to help you share your experiences.

If you fall into any of the groups below and meet the essential criteria for the job we will give you an interview, but remember to tell us in your application:

• If you have a disability, are a recognised carer, are care experienced, or a care leaver up to aged 26 who has been in kinship care, foster care, residential or looked after at home,
• are ex-armed forces personnel,
• are a current apprentice with Angus Council or have completed a work placement through the Council’s DYW education service or secondary school in current or last academic term.

Need Some Support?

We value diversity and inclusion and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds. To help everyone feel able to apply and perform at their best, if you need any reasonable adjustments at any stage of the process, just let us know what would help you. This might include changes to the application, interview, assessments or how we communicate with you. We’re happy to discuss your needs confidentially. We’re happy to chat about working flexibly or working part-time hours if you have some specific needs. We will always consider requests taking account of individual needs and the services requirements.

Working Together: Our Commitment Charter

Our Apprenticeship & Internship Charter outlines how we work together with respect, fairness and integrity. It sets out what you can expect from us—support, clear communication and meaningful learning—and what we ask from you in return, including curiosity, honesty and commitment to your development. These shared expectations help create a positive, inclusive environment where you can grow, learn and feel confident in your future.

About Angus Council

Please refer to the Applicant Guidance information pack when completing your application form. You may also find it helpful to review the Welcome to Angus information pack. For more information about working with Angus Council visit our website.