Council work experience

Benefits of work experience:

• hands on experience working alongside people who already do the job
• opportunities to explore a career area that interests you
• work related tasks which develop employability skills, such as communication, problem solving, time management and team working
• an understanding of employer’s needs, such as reliability, time keeping, punctuality
• real work experience to add to a CV and application forms when you apply for jobs and courses

There are always more requests than available places, but we consider all requests from North Tyneside residents. What we can offer depends on our resources available.

You can find information on apprenticeships here. 

We are committed to equal opportunities and will provide opportunities where possible to:

• young people in care
• care leavers
• job seekers
• school/college students with limited work skills, knowledge, or experience.

To help us deal with your request it’s important you tell us what type of work experience you are interested in. We will then be in touch to confirm whether a suitable placement is available.

We can support you to develop work skills and knowledge by offering opportunities for unpaid work experience.

A placement will normally be:

• Full Time – one week
• Part Time – one or two days a week over several weeks

There are always more requests than available places, but when applications are open, we consider all requests from North Tyneside residents. What we can offer depends on our resources available.

We can offer placements in our below services: 

• Business Administration
• Catering
• Finance
• Sports and Leisure
• Horticulture
• Libraries
• Customer Service
• Legal
• Joinery/Electrical/Plumbing etc

Thank you for your interest in work experience with North Tyneside Council.

Due to high demand, new applications for work experience in 2023 are currently closed.

All applications are currently being considered, if you have not received communication confirming the outcome of your application by Friday 24th March, please consider you application unsuccessful.