Level 2 Facilities Services Operative Apprenticeship - St Margret Ward Catholic Academy
INSPIRE ATA LIMITED
Stoke-On-Trent, ST6 6LZ
Closes on Friday 15 November
Posted on 1 October 2024
Contents
Summary
You will play a vital role in maintaining the school’s facilities, overseeing maintenance work, managing site staff, document implementation & control, and ensuring health and safety standards are met. This is a hands-on role with the opportunity to grow into a leadership position as part of our Facilities Management Team.
- Annual wage
- £9,984 a year
- Training course
- Facilities services operative (level 2)
- Hours
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Monday - Friday, 8.00am - 2.30pm (30 minute break)
30 hours a week
- Possible start date
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Monday 6 January
- Duration
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1 Year
- Positions available
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1
Work
As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.
What you’ll do at work
Site Security and Key Management:
- Ensure that all buildings and the site are secure
- Act as a designated key holder, responsible for locking and unlocking the site when required
Maintenance and Repairs:
- Procure quotes for routine maintenance and emergency repairs
- Undertake minor repairs and maintenance (not requiring a qualified tradesperson)
- Arrange and oversee regular maintenance and safety checks of the site
- Supervise onsite contractors to ensure work meets school standards and deadlines
Budget and Stock Management:
- Contribute to the management of the premises budget
- Monitor stock and order supplies for maintenance work
Health and Safety:
- Conduct regular health and safety checks on buildings, grounds, and equipment in compliance with regulations, including fire safety
- Address hazards immediately and report any serious issues to the line manager
- Provide health and safety training for other premises staff
- Serve as a member of the school's Health and Safety Committee
Team Leadership and Portage Duties:
- Manage site staff, including cleaning and groundskeeping teams.
- Undertake general portage duties, such as moving furniture and equipment within the school
Specialised Equipment Maintenance:
- Operate and maintain specialised equipment, such as PE or theatrical equipment, following training
Additional Responsibilities:
- Handle small cash transactions for purchasing materials
- Perform other duties as required by the school
Where you’ll work
Little Chell Lane
Tunstall
Stoke-On-Trent
ST6 6LZ
Training
An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.
College or training organisation
THE SKILLS PARTNERSHIP LIMITED
Your training course
Facilities services operative (level 2)
Equal to GCSE
Course contents
Your training plan
- Facilities Services Operative Level 2 Apprenticeship Standard
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade 4/C)
- Maths (grade 4/C)
Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Problem solving skills
- Administrative skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Physical fitness
About this company
Inspire ATA is an official Flexi-Job Apprenticeship Agency, licenced by the Department for Education. Currently ranked 1st in the Rate My Apprenticeship Top 100 Apprenticeship Employers in the UK Award 2024-2025. Inspire ATA specialises in creating apprenticeship opportunities, where we recruit and employ the apprentice on behalf of our host clients, enabling us to offer additional support and a better experience for both the apprentice and the client as the experts in the industry. We arrange the most suitable and appropriate apprenticeship training from one of our partnered training providers. If you are successful in securing an apprenticeship with Inspire ATA, it is important to understand that Inspire ATA will be your employer and the apprenticeship placement will be a separate organisation that simply hosts you as an apprentice. As a Flexi-Job Apprenticeship Agency, Inspire ATA performs an important role in developing the UK labour market and it is our responsibility to ensure that talent is recognised, developed, and matched with business needs, whatever the background of the individual, irrespective of gender, race, disability, age, religion or belief, relationship orientation, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity and gender reassignment. We are proud of the diverse nature of our business and work with clients to ensure that all candidates are treated with courtesy and respect.
After this apprenticeship
- This has the opportunity to grow into a management role
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
INSPIRE ATA LIMITED
Shika Kahokola-Prout
shika.prout@inspire-ata.co.uk
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000279900.
Apply now
Closes on Friday 15 November
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