Supporting our Armed Forces Community

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Supporting our Armed Forces community

Armed Forces Covenant

If you are serving, or have served in HM Armed Forces, the Armed Forces Covenant is a promise by the nation to make sure you and your family, as part of the Armed Forces community, are treated fairly when you access services, and do not face discrimination compared to other citizens. Special consideration is appropriate in some cases, especially for those who have given most, such as the injured and the bereaved.

We are an Armed Forces friendly employer and have been granted the Gold award as part of the Employer Recognition Scheme for the Armed Forces Covenant. This is a scheme that offers awards to organisations who pledge, demonstrate or advocate support to defence and the Armed Forces community, and align their values with the Armed Forces Covenant.

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Come and join us

Although most service leavers and their families make a positive transition into civilian life there are several challenges that you may face, particularly in relation to employment. The level of preparedness may depend on the reasons for your discharge and on your family circumstances. As a Council, we are committed to recognising our obligations through the Armed Forces Covenant and actively welcome and encourage members of the Armed Forces community, including Service Leavers, Veterans, Reservists and their families to apply for employment opportunities.

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Helping you navigate the recruitment process

We recognise that members of the Armed Forces Community can bring many important skills to an organisation. These include:

Strong leadership and technical skills such as engineering, logistics, digital, technological, problem solving and project management.
Positive values and attitudes such as loyalty, focus, ability to take responsibility, strong work ethic, resilience and a commitment to ongoing learning and development.
Transferable knowledge and skills in areas like finance, administration and HR.

However, we also recognise that you may sometimes struggle to translate your skill set into a recognisable CV and to negotiate the recruitment process.

Making the transition and finding work can also be challenging for your families. Service deployment and relocation may have made it difficult for partners to find employment and build effective support networks. However, many of the skills learned in managing home and military life will also be transferable skills. These include problem solving, communication and teamwork, as well as resilience and adaptability.

Information on Application and Interview help

On our Careers page you will find useful information and tips to make the process of applying with us as easy as possible.

Application and interview help

There is also a range of both national and local organisations that can provide a broad range of employment support and guidance to you and your family:

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The Career Transition Partnership (CTP) is the official provider of Armed Forces resettlement, offering resettlement support, career transition advice and training opportunities.

Find out more:

CTP website
or email:
CTP Employer Support

Citizens Advice provide support in helping to rebuild confidence, writing CV's, job searches and finding appropriate training.

Find out more:

Hull and East Riding Citizens Advice website.
Or Email:
CABForcesproject@hull-eastridingcab.org.uk
Or call:
0808 278 7981

This promotes employment and training opportunities aimed at military spouses and family members.

Find out more on the:

Forces Families Jobs website
Or email:
Forces families jobs

An advice service providing training, employment and business support for residents of Goole.

Find out more:

Opportunity Goole

Our health partner, Humber NHS Teaching Foundation Trust, is signed up to the NHS Employers Step into Health programme, which connects skilled candidates from across the Armed Forces community with employers and new opportunities in the NHS.

NHS Careers

The Forces Employment Charity provides life-long support, jobs and training opportunities to Service leavers, veterans, reservists and their spouses, partners and children.

Find out more on the:

Forces Employment Charity website.

The Royal British Legion (RBL) is the UK’s leading service charity and provides lifelong support for the Armed Forces community, serving men and women, veterans, and their families. They can help with career advice – before, during and after your time in the Armed Forces.

Find out more on the:

RBL website
Or email
info@britishlegion.org.uk

The Poppy Factory is the UK’s leading employment charity for veterans with health conditions and their families into employment, helping them overcome any barriers.

Find out more on: The Poppy Factory website

Or email:

admin@poppyfactory.org

Walking with the Wounded’s Employment Programme is designed to fund suitable, sustainable jobs for veterans who are struggling since leaving the military.

Find out more on the:

Walking with the Wounded’s website.

Opportunities for learning and development

Adult learning and employability

You may decide that you need to undertake more training in order to be able to successfully apply for jobs that interest you. The Council has an active programme of learning and development opportunities in venues across the East Riding.

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Apprenticeships

Apprenticeships combine practical training in a job with study and can take 1 to 5 years to complete depending on your experience.

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Local Providers

These local providers provide a range of courses, including vocational and degree level courses and apprenticeships.

What we offer

The Council provides a range of employee benefits including flexible working, health and wellbeing support and an Employee Assistance Programme.

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There is also a range of support below that is specific to the needs of the Armed Forces Community:

An Armed Forces Staff network provides a safe space for staff to:

Support each other.
Share their experiences and challenges.
Signpost and promote support services available within the council and externally.
Provide feedback and suggestions on how to improve the support available.
Share information on local activities and events related to the Armed Forces community.
Provide mentoring and support for new members.
Raise awareness of the benefits of joining the network to other staff who are members of the Armed Forces community.

Each Council directorate has an Armed Forces staff champion. Champions are staff volunteers who support veterans, reservists and military spouses or partners in the workplace. They do this by signposting to services where colleagues can get information and support.

If you are thinking of applying for a job with us and would like to have an informal chat with a veteran, reservist or military spouse/partner who already works at the Council, please contact us by emailing and we will arrange this for you.

community.covenant@eastriding.gov.uk

Armed Forces Reservist Guidelines – These provide you and your manager with information on the procedure you must follow if you receive notice of mobilisation and for returning to work after military service, and the support you should receive.

Time off for Public Duties – If you are a Reservist or Cadet Forces Adult Volunteer you can take 10 days paid leave for training to keep your skills up to date.

An Elected Member Champion whose role is to champion the needs of the Armed Forces community in the East Riding and act as a point of contact within the region.

Cllr Liam Dealtry is the Council's Armed Forces Member Champion.

Find out more: Cllr Liam Dealtry

The Council has specific Armed Forces webpages which provide information on local services and support available, including money advice, community and relationships, employment, education & skills, families, children & young people, health & wellbeing and housing.

Find out more