About our programme
Many highly skilled professionals take career breaks due to parental leave, caring responsibilities, early retirement or many other reasons. In many cases, there comes a time when you’ll want to return to the workplace – but we know this can be daunting when you feel like you’ve been out of the game for a while.
Our Comeback Programme is designed to give individuals the opportunity to step back into the workplace, refresh and learn new skills and strengthen your confidence – giving you support every step of the way.
About you
The ideal Career Comeback candidate would be:
How you'll benefit from the programme
The Severn Trent Career Comeback Programme offers a supported return to work with mentoring, workshops, and networking opportunities.
Joining our programme
Our programme is open for you to register your interest all year long.
FAQs
The steps to join us on the programme are as follows:
- Register your interest for the programme here.
- Have a conversation with a member of our team – A recruiter will reach out to you following your application for an initial chat to get to know you a little better. It is also an opportunity for you to ask any questions you may have.
- We’ll match you with one of our current vacancies - Through conversations with you, we’ll look to see what role is best suited to your skills and work experience.
- Interview with the hiring manager - Your CV will be reviewed and successful candidates will be progressed to interview stage, and you’ll receive all the support you need to help you prepare.
- Everything crossed for an offer- But don’t worry, if you’re unsuccessful, we’ll provide you with feedback and guidance, whilst keeping you in mind for future opportunities.
The programme has been created with your career break in mind, meaning its main focus is ensuring your smooth transition back into work. You’ll be paired with a mentor to support you once you’ve joined us. You’ll also benefit from being part of our wider Returners Network and have the chance to participate in training at our Severn Trent Academy.
A career returner is someone with existing work experience who has taken an extended career break and is either economically inactive or now working in lower paid, temporary, or part-time work or in freelance roles.
Here at Severn Trent, we’re looking for professionals who have been out of work for at least 12 months or more, for reasons such as parental breaks, family duties, health or caring responsibilities and many more. Unfortunately, if you have worked in a role that is at a similar level during your 12 month career break, you are not classified as a returner.
We’ve got full and part-time roles available. So when it comes to flexibility, this can be discussed in more detail during conversations with our recruitment team.
You’ll have the opportunity to explore and sign up to over 250 training courses at our very own Severn Trent Academy, which can support you with both your personal and professional development. As well as this, you will be paired with a mentor who will guide you along the way and ensure that you’re getting the most out of your programme.
We have a range of benefits that reward and recognise great work and award-winning training to ensure you reach your potential. Along with this, you can expect to receive a competitive salary.
We do accept Visa's, but as a regional business we like to recruit people who are located in our local communities.
Our career returners programme is open all year long, as we understand that everyone is looking for opportunities when the time is right for them. So, register your interest for this programme when it suits you.
If you do have any further questions regarding the role, please get in touch with our recruitment team at recruitment@severntrent.co.uk.