What placements are being offered?
The House of Commons Service is offering 6 placements in the academic year 2012/13 for Sandwich course students.
These are within:
The Department of HR & Change
This is a Human Resource focused placement. Successful Students will work with both central and departmental HR sections.
The Department of Chamber and Committee Services
This is a research based placement supporting one or two Select Committees within the Committee Support Service in the Department of Chamber & Committee Services.
The Department of Facilities (3 placements)
The Department of Facilities will be offering three placement positions. The positions will help to maintain the fabric and heritage of the Parliamentary buildings.
Parliamentary Information Communication Technology
This is an ICT-focused placement within Parliamentary ICT providing first line technical support to Members of Parliament, Peers and staff.
What do we offer?
The placements at the House of Commons are designed for students on sandwich courses and are open to all individuals who meet the criteria set out in our Placement Information Booklet. For more information, please see the Sandwich Student Information Booklet (
PDF 335 KB).
The placements in the Department of HR & Change, Department of Facilities and Parliamentary Information Communication Technology (PICT) offer placements that last for 48 weeks. These placements will commence in September/October 2012. The placement in the Department of Chamber & Committee Service is for 40 weeks and will commence in October 2012.
Placements
Each placement offers a unique insight into its area of specialism, as well as the workings of the House of Commons and Parliament in general. Not only will each student get involved in the day-to-day work required of the sections they work in, they will also be engaged in a number of additional and educational projects.
The House offers a wide variety of learning opportunities, job-specific, developmental, formal and informal. These include formal in-house training, on-the-job training, and opportunities for coaching and mentoring.
Benefits
The benefits of a placement with the House of Commons are outlined below:
- 18 days paid leave
- 8 Bank Holidays
- Up to 12 days paid study leave*
- A salary of £16,174 per annum
- Access to learning and development opportunities
- An open and supportive environment
* Pro rata dependent on the number of weeks worked in each department.
The placement scheme is analogous to that in the Civil Service and the remuneration paid to sandwich course students whilst serving at the House of Commons will be similar to that paid to students undertaking placements in the Civil Service. The conditions of service of staff of the House are kept broadly in line with those of the Home Civil Service and many of these will also apply to the Sandwich placements.
Application forms
How to Apply
For the Facilities (Maintenance) vacancy, please send completed applications by 27 April 2012, by email to sandwichstudent@parliament.uk or by post to Sandwich Student Coordinators, Department of HR & Change, 3rd Floor, 7 Millbank, Westminster, London, SW1P 3JA.
Further information can be found in the Sandwich Student Information Booklet ( PDF 335 KB).