Salary: £22,105 per year
Job Type: Full Time, Fixed Term
Location: Head Office - West Didsbury
Benefits: Competitive pension, 26 days holiday plus bank holidays, increasing with service, cycle to work scheme, season ticket loans for public transport plus much more.
Reporting to the Property Services Manager, the Apprentice Joiner will contribute to all areas of carpentry and joiner within repairs, maintenance, servicing, and planned works. The apprentice will also complete a range of maintenance activities to a diverse customer base for Great Places Housing Group.
What you’ll be doing, over time and with training and supervision of an experienced operative…
Repairing walls, doorframes, skirting boards or plaster damage to internal walls
Preparing of timber moulds for the manufacture of precast products
Measuring out on material from blueprints, drawings, or samples
Working on window and door repairs, kitchens fitting, flooring replacement and general joinery assigned tasks
Laying out marks
Communicating with various teams across the business
Respecting customer homes, leaving them clean and safe
Treating your customers with respect and empathy
Working 39 hours per week, starting from 8:00am
What you’ll need…
GCSE maths and English or equivalent at grade C/4 or above, would be preferred
Good communication and willingness to build good rapport with customers
Ability to work as part of a team as well as using your own initiative
Keen eye for detail
Good level of ICT skills and the ability to use technology such as a mobile phone, tablet and laptop
Eagerness undertake training and development
Positive and constructive outlook
Be able to attend college as part of the apprenticeship programme
Commitment to completing all parts of the apprenticeship
Please note the advert may close earlier than the closing date if we receive a large number of applications. If interested, please apply as soon as possible.
Key dates to be aware of:
Assessment day – Wednesday 21st August 2024
Final interviews – Tuesday 27th August 2024
Start date – Tuesday 3rd September 2024
Great Places Housing Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults and expects all our colleagues to share this commitment. All successful applicant(s) will be subject to a basic criminal records background check. Further detail on our commitment to safeguarding children/young people & vulnerable adults can be found in the Great Places Housing Group Safeguarding Policy & Recruitment Policy on our website.
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