Types of opportunity
Our opportunities are all advertised as they arise on the Rising High in Suffolk website.
Work experience
At Suffolk County Council, we want to support people to gain useful experiences of the world of work in order to help them understand more about the types of jobs people in our organisation do and make aspirational and informed career choices.
We are committed to providing quality experiences of work that are:
- purposeful, relevant and really challenge you to think about your career goals and abilities
- planned and supervised, so that your time is well spent
- meet the needs of any academic programme you are undertaking that the work experience is linked to (eg T-Levels)
- clear about the roles, responsibilities and expectations of you and your placement host, and
- reviewed at the end, providing feedback on your performance to help you to continue to develop your career and employability skills.
Work experience placements usually last between 1 and 40 days over periods of up to 1 or 2 weeks where it is every day or for example 1 day a week over an academic year.
Submitting a work experience placement
We will always do our best to find a placement but unfortunately, we cannot guarantee an offer of work experience or always accommodate preferred areas for everyone who applies.
We often receive large numbers of requests. In order to manage these and identify suitable placements please be aware of the following deadlines for submitting a request.
Dates and deadlines
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When you would like work experience to take place
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Deadline for submitting a request
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May to August
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30 January (from earlier in the same year)
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September to December
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31 May (from earlier in the same year)
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January to April
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30 September (from earlier in the same year)
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Work experience request form
Download and complete a work experience request form (PDF, 74KB). You need to send your completed form to rising.high@suffolk.gov.uk.
Apprenticeships
Apprenticeships offer a chance to gain experience of the workplace, a relevant qualification and a salary while working for an employer who is willing to train and support you kick starting a career and helping to develop valuable, transferable skills.
Young people in Suffolk can search career pathways and find Apprenticeship and Traineeship opportunities on the YOJO Careers and Apprenticeship App
Internships
Internships offer twelve-week summer placements for undergraduates commencing June each year. These are paid at the national living wage.
Industrial placements
These are 12-month work placements for undergraduates looking to take a 'Year in Industry' as part of a four-year course, paid at the national living wage.
Graduate traineeships
Traineeships offer graduates the opportunity to gain a broad experience of work in the public sector undertaking two 12 month placements over two years across the organisations while working towards an accredited business qualification. The salary will be £22,000.
Graduate interns in Suffolk schools
These are paid, one-year placements (term time only) designed for new graduates who are still considering their career options and are interested in working with children and young people.
Placements include work experience in teaching, speech therapy, educational psychology and social care.
Other opportunities
Graduate opportunities in social work, teaching and other professional disciplines, such as law, are also available. These are generally promoted at universities, through the media and on Suffolk Jobs Direct.
You will usually need to have studied a relevant qualification to be considered for these roles.
