Youth Trailblazer opportunities
Are you a young person ready to take the next step in your career?
If you are aged 18 to 21 and currently not in education, employment, or training, we have exciting opportunities waiting for you.
Explore a range of training programmes, work experience placements, and employment opportunities designed to help you build confidence, develop skills, and move forward in your career.
107820: Cafe Assistant
Salary: NMW
Hours: Part-time
Location: Coventry
- Preparing light snacks, sandwiches, etc
- Observing and complying with all relevant health & safety & hygiene requirements.
- Serving customers - handling cash and cashing up. Keep finance records of all customers transactions.
- Washing up cleaning tables, ensuring the cafe area is kept clean and tidy at all times.
- Customer service serving face to face preferrable but not essential. Happy to multi task when necessary.
107126: Childcare Practitioner
Salary: £12.21 – £12.82 per hour
Hours: Full-time and Part-time
Location: Coventry
- To plan and provide a caring and stimulating environment for children that takes into account their individual developmental needs and enables them to reach their full potential through the ‘’Early Years Foundation Stage’’
- To plan, prepare and organise exciting play and learning opportunities both indoors and outdoors that meet children’s developmental needs and interests and stimulate their learning
106974: Receptionist / Admin staff
Salary: NMW
Hours: Part-time
Location: Coventry
- To be the first point of contact for customers calling in either by phone or in person
- Also to support with other admin and customer service tasks
106982: GP Receptionist (Patient Care Co-ordinator)
Salary: NMW
Hours: Part-time
Location: Coventry
- Greet and welcome patients in a warm and professional manner
- Offer general assistance to the Practice Team and patients
- Project a positive and friendly image to patients and other visitors, either in person or via the telephone & email
106991: Kitchen Assistant (Sri Lankan Cuisine)
Salary: NMW
Hours: Part-time
Location: Coventry
- Assist with food preparation (washing, chopping, organising ingredients)
- Keep kitchen areas and equipment clean and sanitised
- Support chefs during busy hours
- This role consists of 2 weeks of unpaid work experience, followed by 8 weeks of paid work experience
106990 - Front Server / Waiting Staff
Salary: NMW
Hours: Part-time
Location: Coventry
- Greet and serve customers politely and professionally
- Take food and drink orders accurately
- Explain menu items and offer recommendations if needed
- This role consist of 2 weeks unpaid work experience, followed by 8 weeks of paid work experience
106983: Cleaner
Hours: Part-time
Location: Coventry
Salary: NMW
- This role consists of two weeks of unpaid work experience, followed by 8 weeks of paid work experience
- Clean dining areas, kitchen, toilets, and customer spaces to a high standard
- Sweep, mop, vacuum, and wipe surfaces regularly
107322: Printing and Embroidery Assistant
Hours: Part-time
Location: Coventry
Salary: NMW
- This role is hands-on and suited to someone who enjoys physical work, operates well in a busy environment, and pays close attention to detail.
- Preparing garments for embroidery
- Operating industrial embroidery machines
107604: Shop Assistant
Hours: Part time
Location: Coventry
Salary: NMW
- Serving customers on the tills and providing good customer service
- Handling cash and card payments
- Stocking shelves, rotating stock and checking dates
- Keeping the shop floor, till area and back rooms clean and tidy
107765: Office Admin
Hours: Part-time
Location: Coventry
Salary: NMW
- To be an initial point of contact for customers in person, by mail, email or telephone
- To provide reliable and confidential administrative support
- To greet and assist visitors
107904: Social Media Assistant
Hours: Part-time
Location: Coventry
- 2 weeks Unpaid work experience
- Shadowing of how we plan and prepare social media content
- Small, supervised tasks such as drafting short social media posts from prompts, tidying captions, helping to organise images or graphics from a shared folder, and contributing to a simple content plan
107915 : Website & Copy Assistant
Hours: Part-time
Location: Coventry
- 2 weeks Unpaid work experience
- Introduction to the basics of web copy
- Shadowing of how we review and update website content, working first in shared documents rather than directly on the live site
- Light-touch guidance around accessibility
108206: Community Events & Admin Assistant
Hours: Part-time
Location: Coventry
- 2 weeks Unpaid work experience
- Welcoming visitors to the centre in a friendly and professional way
- Assisting with the preparation and running of activities
- Following health & safety and safeguarding guidance at all times
108209: Food & Social Supermarket Assistant
Hours: Part-time
Location: Coventry
- 2 weeks Unpaid work experience
- Welcoming customers and explaining how the social supermarket works
- Helping with taking payments (with supervision) and recording numbers of shoppers
- Helping to organise shelves, fridges and storage areas so they are tidy and safe
108210: Community Support & Communications Assistant
Hours: Part-time
Location: Coventry
- 2 weeks Unpaid work experience
- Assisting with preparing simple posters, flyers or noticeboard updates
- Assisting with updating contact lists or mailing lists
- Supporting with photocopying, printing and preparing resources
108214: Cleaner
Hours: Part-time
Location: Coventry
- 2 weeks Unpaid work experience
- General Cleaning - Sweeping, mopping and vacuuming floors - Wiping tables, chairs and surfaces
- Reporting any damage or hygiene issues to staff
Interested in any of these opportunities?
Visit: The Job Shop
Monday to Friday, 9.30am (Thursdays 10.30am) to 4.30pm.
Address:
West Orchards Way
Coventry
CV1 1QX
Telephone: 024 7678 5740
Email: jobshop@coventry.gov.uk