Property Maintenance Apprentice

Summary

We have two exciting opportunities available for enthusiastic and motivated individuals to join us as Property Maintenance Apprentices. You will work as part of our Homefix team, completing routine maintenance tasks and repairs, striving to deliver an exceptional service for our customers.

Wage

£13,741 to £22,222.20, depending on your age

National Minimum Wage

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The rate of pay will depend on the apprentices age. Pay rates below: 20 years old and under - £10 per hour (£18,200 per annum) 21 years old and over - £12.21 per hours (£22,222 per annum)

Training course

Property maintenance operative (level 2)

Hours

3x days- 08:00- 16:30 1 x day- 08:00- 12:00 1x day- college (exact times tbc)

35 hours a week

Start date

Wednesday 1 October 2025

Duration

2 years

Positions available

2

Work

Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.

What you’ll do at work

Undertake a range of maintenance and repairs tasks skills including but not limited to carpentry, joinery, plumbing, plastering, and associated finishing trades including tiling, painting, and decorating under the supervision of a skilled trade colleague
Utilise handheld IT device to process electronically all tasks/works to provide photographic evidence of work, risk assessments & method statements complying with health and safety practices
Maintain tools and equipment in good condition to ensure safe working practices and value for money
Communicate effectively with customers and colleagues to ensure a high standard of service is provided
Commitment to attend college one day per week to further develop competence and understanding of planned maintenance and responsive repairs
Develop and maintain a portfolio of evidence of work to support own development and progression
Comply with all health and safety requirements and reporting any observations / incidents as appropriate
Positively respond to customer complaints, following the complaints process and working collaboratively with colleagues from across the business to reach a prompt and fair resolution and to learn from mistakes

Where you’ll work

13 PRINCE REGENTS CLOSE
BRIGHTON
BN2 5JP

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

College or training organisation

CHICHESTER COLLEGE GROUP

Your training course

Property maintenance operative (level 2)

Equal to GCSE

Course contents

Plan the sequence of work required to carry out routine property maintenance operations.
Identify and select the appropriate materials and components for property maintenance tasks, ensuring these are compliant with relevant regulatory requirements and manufacturer's specifications.
Comply with statutory health and safety regulations and requirements.
Comply with risk assessments, and organise the workplace, to safeguard themselves and the property.
Comply with key regulatory and legislative requirements, including building regulations.
Uses safe working practices when carrying out property maintenance tasks including the use of PPE, signage, barriers, access equipment and ensuring work area is prepared and reinstated.
Select, and use work tools and equipment for property maintenance tasks, applying all safeguards, and ensuring the correct functioning of equipment.
Safely isolate and secure electrical or electronic supplies prior to performing property maintenance operations.
Apply and implement routine emergency system checks, testing and routine maintenance, identifying and reporting faults as required.
Perform maintenance and repairs to plumbing systems, including fault identification, safe isolation of supply, replacing components and clearing blockages.
Perform maintenance and repairs to external drainage systems, including clearing blockages and replacing components.
Perform maintenance and repairs to environmental and energy management systems, including fault identification, safe isolation of supply, replacing components.
Use carpentry and joinery skills to perform repairs to windows, doors and glazing units, and their associated fittings.
Perform repairs to plastered surfaces, including surface preparation, fixing and mixing materials and compounds.
Use painting and decorating skills to prepare surfaces for decoration, apply paint using brushes and rollers, and complete sealing activities using gun appliances.
Perform tiling repairs, including setting out, surface preparation and cutting around obstacles.
Perform flooring repairs, including setting out, surface preparation and cutting around obstacles.
Perform planned, responsive or temporary repairs to buildings or their immediate surroundings, attending to minor defects within either masonry, roofing, fencing or railing, groundwork or landscaping.
Select and use technical literature and other sources of information and data to address property maintenance problems.
Record and report information, using digital and written techniques.
Inspect own work, ensuring it is delivered to the given specifications.
Comply with environmental regulations and procedures. Segregate resources for reuse, recycling and disposal.
Use and adapt communication methods for different situations and when, working with colleagues and stakeholders, using industry terminology as appropriate.
Provide customer feedback whilst maintaining customer service.
Escalates issues beyond their level of competence and authority.
Plan the sequence of work required to carry out routine property maintenance operations.
Identify and select the appropriate materials and components for property maintenance tasks, ensuring these are compliant with relevant regulatory requirements and manufacturer's specifications.
Comply with statutory health and safety regulations and requirements.
Comply with risk assessments, and organise the workplace, to safeguard themselves and the property.
Comply with key regulatory and legislative requirements, including building regulations.
Uses safe working practices when carrying out property maintenance tasks including the use of PPE, signage, barriers, access equipment and ensuring work area is prepared and reinstated.
Select, and use work tools and equipment for property maintenance tasks, applying all safeguards, and ensuring the correct functioning of equipment.
Safely isolate and secure electrical or electronic supplies prior to performing property maintenance operations.
Apply and implement routine emergency system checks, testing and routine maintenance, identifying and reporting faults as required.
Perform maintenance and repairs to plumbing systems, including fault identification, safe isolation of supply, replacing components and clearing blockages.
Perform maintenance and repairs to external drainage systems, including clearing blockages and replacing components.
Perform maintenance and repairs to environmental and energy management systems, including fault identification, safe isolation of supply, replacing components.
Use carpentry and joinery skills to perform repairs to windows, doors and glazing units, and their associated fittings.
Perform repairs to plastered surfaces, including surface preparation, fixing and mixing materials and compounds.
Use painting and decorating skills to prepare surfaces for decoration, apply paint using brushes and rollers, and complete sealing activities using gun appliances.
Perform tiling repairs, including setting out, surface preparation and cutting around obstacles.
Perform flooring repairs, including setting out, surface preparation and cutting around obstacles.
Perform planned, responsive or temporary repairs to buildings or their immediate surroundings, attending to minor defects within either masonry, roofing, fencing or railing, groundwork or landscaping.
Select and use technical literature and other sources of information and data to address property maintenance problems.
Record and report information, using digital and written techniques.
Inspect own work, ensuring it is delivered to the given specifications.
Comply with environmental regulations and procedures. Segregate resources for reuse, recycling and disposal.
Use and adapt communication methods for different situations and when, working with colleagues and stakeholders, using industry terminology as appropriate.
Provide customer feedback whilst maintaining customer service.
Escalates issues beyond their level of competence and authority.

Your training plan

This is a great chance to combine traditional classroom learning whilst gaining practical experience on the job, ideal for those leaving school/college or looking for a career change. We anticipate that you will spend 3.5 days per week working alongside our trade operatives and 1 day per week at College in Brighton.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

Maths (grade 4/C or equivalent)

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
Customer care skills
Problem solving skills
Logical
Team working
Initiative
Patience
Physical fitness

Other requirements

In order to be considered, candidates must hold a full UK driving license and have access to their own vehicle.

About this company

Saxon Weald is a medium sized Housing Association based in Horsham, West Sussex. We own and manage approximately 7,000 properties across Sussex and Hampshire, undertaking routine repairs and planned works under our Homefix brand. Saxon Weald's purpose is to enable positive life chances by providing safe and secure homes. We are passionate about delivering an excellent customer experience and wish to employ great people who are committed to our values.

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Company benefits

27 days annual leave + bank holidays Excellent employer pension contributions, 3x your contributions Life assurance 4 x salary Wellbeing benefits - healthcare cashback scheme, employee assistance programme, gym discounts and cycle to work scheme

Disability Confident

A fair proportion of interviews for this apprenticeship will be offered to applicants with a disability or long-term health condition. This includes non-visible disabilities and conditions.

You can choose to be considered for an interview under the Disability Confident scheme. You’ll need to meet the essential requirements to be considered for an interview.

After this apprenticeship

Following completion of the apprenticeship, candidates may wish to specialise in a particular trade or apply for a general property maintenance operative role.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

Saxon Weald

Sam Wilkins

applications@saxonweald.com

01403 226000

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000314911.

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Closes in 14 days (Sunday 27 April 2025)

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