Apprentice Youth Workers DAAC Business Administration Level 3

Salary: Apprentice minimum wage dependant on age

Location: Chester Le Street Magistrates Court

Hours/Contract: 37 Hours per week- Monday to Friday- 0900am – 1700pm. Flexible working applies

Closing Date: 5pm Friday 26th June 2026

Projected start date September 2026

The Role

Durham Constabulary are excited to announce that they are recruiting 4 Apprentices to join DAAC (Durham Agency Against Crime). 

These roles will support the youth development officers at DAAC in the delivery of projects and activities run by Durham Police and its partner agencies, the Qualification you will work towards is the Level 3 Business Administration Apprenticeship, this is a 2 year Apprenticeship.

What You’ll Do

Apprentices will receive appropriate training and guidance to undertake the full range of duties which will include:

• Support youth development projects run by Durham Police and DAAC to deliver aims and outcomes.
• Work directly with young people to identify their needs and then develop and implement them within the projects.
• Actively participate in the decision making process ensure success of the projects and resource allocation.
• Identify, understand, confront and challenge attitudes and behaviour.
• Experience new challenges in a supportive and comfortable environment.
• Recognise the social, political and legal structures which effect young people’s lives and examine strategies in order to challenge or change those structures
• Engage local communities and young people to identify local needs and issues.
• To monitor and evaluate the projects with young people, staff members and management.
• Occasionally work evenings, weekends and annual residentials.
• Ensure safeguarding, health and safety and other duties of care are met.

What You’ll Bring

• Demonstration of aptitude towards being committed to attaining the appropriate qualifications of the Apprenticeship
• GCSE Maths and English at C or above or equivalent qualifications
• Ability to work on own initiative as well as part of a team
• Good communication skills
• A polite, confident and friendly approach
• Ability to undertake a varied workload and be able to adapt and prioritise
• Excellent presentation, organisation and timekeeping skills
• A diligent approach to work ethics
• Understand and respect confidentiality and abide by this at all times
• To have a respect for diversity and be committed to the principles of Equal Opportunities.
• You will be provided protected learning/study time in the workplace to complete your qualification.

You will be provided protected learning/study time in the workplace to complete your Level 3 Business Administration portfolio and any associated qualifications/assessments.

For further information, please view the Job Description and Person Specification attached. 

How to apply
 
If you’d like to apply, please forward a copy of the attached Application form, by the closing date.

External Applicants - please use the external application form

Internal applicants - please use the Internal Application form
 
Please also complete and return the equal opportunity form and return this with your Application form.

We are committed to equal opportunities, we therefore encourage you to complete and return the equality monitoring form. This form is optional, and your responses will be kept confidential and for statistical purposes only.

The above 2 (relevant application + equal opportunity) forms should be returned by email to our Recruitment department – [email protected]
 
Candidates must have indefinite leave to work and live in the UK and be free from any restriction. Any successful candidate will be asked to provide evidence of this.
 
Candidates will be contacted via email in relation to the recruitment process and are advised to also check junk and spam folders for email updates.

Further information

Any offer of employment will be subject to appropriate vetting checks which will be maintained/updated throughout the period of service. 

Applicants must have been a UK resident for at least three years prior to the date of application.

If applicants have not been a resident in the UK for at least three years and can provide a VERIFIABLE certificate from the police of any country where they have taken temporary residence. The certificate must indicate that they have not been convicted of any offence whilst in that country or involved in any investigation by a Law Enforcement Agency.

Any tattoos deemed to be obscene, or advocates sexual, racial, ethnic, or religious discrimination, by written word or design is prohibited and the presence of such a tattoo would preclude an applicant from passing the recruitment process for employment with the Constabulary.

For any queries, please contact [email protected]

Please return the relevant application form and the equal opportunity form to [email protected]