Our Work Inspiration Placements are for students of compulsory school-age who need to complete 1 or 2 weeks of work experience.

 

We have reframed the traditional approach to ‘work experience’ towards a Work Inspiration model where students gain valuable insight and understanding of the workplace. Students can look forward to a positive experience with us which includes:

 

• Provision of good quality information
• Provision of experiential learning
• Training and mentoring
• Provision of opportunity to participate in project work if relevant
• Opportunity to practically apply learning

 

To provide value and ensure equal opportunities, we use an application procedure for placements which is similar to our process for paid positions. We ask all students to complete an application form and email to people@somersetcountycc.co.uk. If we can accommodate the dates, we will invite students to an informal meeting / ‘interview’ to discuss the placement and learn more about them.

 

Please note, we receive a large number of applications for work experience placements and due to the nature of our work, and the demands of the season we are unable to commit to all requests. The window for receipt of applications is from 1 September to 15 December for the following year. Any applications submitted after this time will not be considered. We cannot commit to any dates until we know the match fixtures for the following year.

 

If you need any further advice, require any support to complete the application, or participate in a placement, please contact our People Team on people@somersetcountycc.co.uk.

Find out more

Somerset County Cricket Club are entering an exciting period with some transformational opportunities on the horizon. Our purpose is to ‘Inspire the South-West through Cricket’, with a vision to be a sporting organisation that enriches lives by playing successful and thrilling cricket, creating lifelong memories, helping our communities flourish and using our power in sport to fuel the prosperity of our region.

 

Our Club’s small but effective executive team benefit greatly from the support they receive from the Board of Directors, formed following a governance review process in late 2021.

 

The opportunity has now arisen for three Appointed Directors to join the Board and we are seeking expressions of interest from individuals with exceptional skills and experience within the following areas:

• Vision, values, leadership, culture and strategy
• Finance, risk and governance
• Commercial and digital engagement
• Property development and funding
• Women’s cricket
• People development

It is important to us that the Board is balanced in terms of equity, diversity, gender and race as well as skills, experience and expertise. Being a Board Director will be a rich and rewarding opportunity to help transform the Club whilst respecting its history, with significant room for personal growth and contribution.

To find out more about the Club and the role, please email governance@somersetcountycc.co.uk to request an applicant information pack.

To be considered for a position, please email governance@somersetcountycc.co.uk and supply the following:

• An up-to-date CV setting out your career history, with responsibilities and achievements and preferred contact details.
• A supporting statement outlining suitability for the role and the value that your expertise will add to Somerset CCC Board

• Details of two referees who can speak authoritatively about you together with a brief statement of the capacity and over what period of time they have known you. Referees will not be contacted without your prior consent.

Closing date for applications: Friday 22 March 2024.

Interviews will be held during the period 12-17 April 2024

 

Equal opportunities and inclusivity statement

 

Somerset County Cricket Club endorses the principles of equality and equity and strives to ensure everyone involved with the Club has a genuine and equal opportunity to participate to the full extent of their own ambitions and abilities, to give of their best and be assured of an environment in which their rights, dignity and individual worth are respected.

 

The Club ensures all existing and potential stakeholders receive equal consideration during the recruitment process and beyond, and is committed to the elimination of unlawful or unfair discrimination of any kind and in particular on the grounds of sex, race, disability, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership, gender reassignment, religion or belief, pregnancy and maternity, and age.