Placement Technical Specialist
Organisation
Leicestershire County Council
Work Location
County Hall, Glenfield, Leicester, LE3 8RA
Worker Category
Hybrid Worker
Salary
£25,191 - £25,590 per annum (pro-rata for part-time)
Working Hours
37 hours per week
Contract Type
Fixed term for 12 months
Closing Date
31st May 2026
Interview Dates
Week Commencing 8th June 2026
About the Role
Are you looking for a role that takes your technical skills to the next level and makes a difference to people’s lives? We have opportunities to join our dynamic IT and digital teams for a 12-month placement where you can grow with us. You will be part of our either our Agile Development Team or Digital Services Team.
As a Placement Technical Specialist, you will support some of our most vital IT systems and learn loads as part of our friendly, supportive team. This is your chance to build on your degree and gain some valuable real-world experience in a large organisation.
The systems you’ll work could help our colleagues in social care and education to provide essential support to Leicestershire residents (such as older or vulnerable people, children and young people). In addition, other essential services such as school transport and highway road maintenance.
With your growing experience, you’ll work on a wide range of technology and systems, such as our Microsoft power platform, chatbots, python, SQL, website development (drupal oriented), forms development platforms as well a host of others.
You’ll work as part of small teams who will help you along the way, developing your knowledge and experience. This exposure will give you a great overview and some ideas about what you might want to specialise in.
Responsibilities
- Gather user requirements
- Build and maintain applications or websites
- Transpose user requirements into functional software
- Ensure maintenance of software platforms
- Resolve incidents in a timely manner
- Write front and backend code to implement changes and fixes
- Engage with stakeholders
- Document solutions for future support and training
- Support team members and other Technical Specialists in any work that they have on
If you’ve gained some skills in IT systems and applications before, this is an ideal opportunity to develop.
Our current placement students have said
“My placement with Leicestershire County Council has been an incredibly rewarding experience. I've had the opportunity to work on meaningful digital projects that directly benefit local communities, while learning from a supportive and knowledgeable team.
I've gained valuable experience in IT service delivery, accessibility and user-focused design, all of which have strengthened both my technical and professional skills. It's been a great environment to grow in, and I'm truly grateful for the chance to contribute.”
“Working at LCC has been an invaluable experience. I have gained deep insights into professional life and significantly advanced my technical skills. I found it very interesting and inspiring to learn about the council and the services it provides to the community and it felt truly rewarding and meaningful to be able to contribute to that. The positive, friendly team, and flexible working were added bonuses that made the experience even more enjoyable.”
About You
To apply for this post, you must:
- Be working towards a degree related to IT and applications development, software engineering, AI or other data driven solutions
- Be good at solving problems and communicating well with others
- Know when to escalate risks or concerns
- Be able to focus on the customer
Have knowledge or a keen interest in technology. You must also have an understanding of, and commitment to, equality, diversity and inclusion.
In addition, we also expect you to share our commitment to our values and will ask you to evidence when you have demonstrated them as part of the selection process. Reasonable adjustments will be considered for applicants with a disability.
Interested in Flexible Working?
We are keen to support employees to balance their working life with other commitments. Therefore, wherever possible, we will consider working arrangements that suit an individual's personal circumstances whilst still meeting the needs of the Council. This may include requests for term-time working, part-time hours, compressed hours, flexible start and finish times, home/remote working, etc.
Every role within the Council has a defined working style which determines where they can work.
If you share our passion to make a difference for the people of Leicestershire, we’d love to hear from you. Without this information, we won’t be able to assess your suitability for the role, and your application will be rejected.
If you have any issues when trying to apply for this post or want to request an application pack in an alternative format, please contact our Employee Service Centre by phone or raising a ticket via our online portal.
By applying for this post, you agree to our Terms and Conditions.
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Organisation
Leicestershire County Council
Work Location
County Hall, Glenfield, Leicester, LE3 8RA
Worker Category
Hybrid Worker
Salary
£25,191 - £25,590 per annum (pro-rata for part-time)
Working Hours
37 hours per week
Contract Type
Fixed term for 12 months
Closing Date
31st May 2026
Interview Dates
Week Commencing 8th June 2026
About the Role
Are you looking for a role that takes your technical skills to the next level and makes a difference to people’s lives? We have opportunities to join our dynamic IT and digital teams for a 12-month placement where you can grow with us. You will be part of our either our Agile Development Team or Digital Services Team.
As a Placement Technical Specialist, you will support some of our most vital IT systems and learn loads as part of our friendly, supportive team. This is your chance to build on your degree and gain some valuable real-world experience in a large organisation.
The systems you’ll work could help our colleagues in social care and education to provide essential support to Leicestershire residents (such as older or vulnerable people, children and young people). In addition, other essential services such as school transport and highway road maintenance.
With your growing experience, you’ll work on a wide range of technology and systems, such as our Microsoft power platform, chatbots, python, SQL, website development (drupal oriented), forms development platforms as well a host of others.
You’ll work as part of small teams who will help you along the way, developing your knowledge and experience. This exposure will give you a great overview and some ideas about what you might want to specialise in.
Responsibilities
- Gather user requirements
- Build and maintain applications or websites
- Transpose user requirements into functional software
- Ensure maintenance of software platforms
- Resolve incidents in a timely manner
- Write front and backend code to implement changes and fixes
- Engage with stakeholders
- Document solutions for future support and training
- Support team members and other Technical Specialists in any work that they have on
If you’ve gained some skills in IT systems and applications before, this is an ideal opportunity to develop.
Our current placement students have said
“My placement with Leicestershire County Council has been an incredibly rewarding experience. I've had the opportunity to work on meaningful digital projects that directly benefit local communities, while learning from a supportive and knowledgeable team.
I've gained valuable experience in IT service delivery, accessibility and user-focused design, all of which have strengthened both my technical and professional skills. It's been a great environment to grow in, and I'm truly grateful for the chance to contribute.”
“Working at LCC has been an invaluable experience. I have gained deep insights into professional life and significantly advanced my technical skills. I found it very interesting and inspiring to learn about the council and the services it provides to the community and it felt truly rewarding and meaningful to be able to contribute to that. The positive, friendly team, and flexible working were added bonuses that made the experience even more enjoyable.”
About You
To apply for this post, you must:
- Be working towards a degree related to IT and applications development, software engineering, AI or other data driven solutions
- Be good at solving problems and communicating well with others
- Know when to escalate risks or concerns
- Be able to focus on the customer
Have knowledge or a keen interest in technology. You must also have an understanding of, and commitment to, equality, diversity and inclusion.
In addition, we also expect you to share our commitment to our values and will ask you to evidence when you have demonstrated them as part of the selection process. Reasonable adjustments will be considered for applicants with a disability.
Interested in Flexible Working?
We are keen to support employees to balance their working life with other commitments. Therefore, wherever possible, we will consider working arrangements that suit an individual's personal circumstances whilst still meeting the needs of the Council. This may include requests for term-time working, part-time hours, compressed hours, flexible start and finish times, home/remote working, etc.
Every role within the Council has a defined working style which determines where they can work.
If you share our passion to make a difference for the people of Leicestershire, we’d love to hear from you. Without this information, we won’t be able to assess your suitability for the role, and your application will be rejected.
If you have any issues when trying to apply for this post or want to request an application pack in an alternative format, please contact our Employee Service Centre by phone or raising a ticket via our online portal.
By applying for this post, you agree to our Terms and Conditions.
