Maintenance Apprentice

Summary

We’re looking for a new Apprentice to join our Maintenance team to assist in keeping Oakwell Stadium in top condition. Whilst undertaking an apprenticeship in General Property Maintenance, we will help you to learn and develop a variety of maintenance skills from plumbing and joinery to bricklaying and painting.

Annual wage: £12,480 a year
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Training course: Property maintenance operative (level 2)
Hours: 5 days per week. Monday to Sunday, between 8.00am and 4.00pm.
37 hours 30 minutes a week
Possible start date: Monday 17 February
Duration: 1 year 6 months
Positions available: 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

Assist in undertaking a variety of repairs and preventative maintenance measures to maintain the condition of Oakwell Stadium
Carry out assigned duties to perform a first class maintenance and repair activity
Report any items affecting (or potentially affecting) proper and safe operation
Prioritise assigned maintenance work to properly execute duties
Help to undertake stadium maintenance inspection and clean down after home matches, identifying repairs and notifying of those repairs as necessary.
Maintain a clean and safe working environment
Adhere to health and safety policies and regulations
Flexible around hours/days of work – able to be present during match days and help coordinate the availability of other ground staff.
Represent and promote the company in a positive and professional manner at all times.
Undertake any other duties deemed necessary at the time, taking into account the changing needs of the club.

This job description is not intended to be exhaustive, and the post holder is also required to undertake any other duties as may reasonably be required appropriate to the level of the post.

Where you’ll work

Oakwell Stadium

Barnsley

South Yorkshire

S71 1ET

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

SHEFFIELD COLLEGE, THE

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

The Apprentice will attend Sheffield College - City Campus one day per week

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

English (grade A*-D or 9-3+)
Maths (grade A*-D or 9-3+)

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
Attention to detail
Organisation skills
Customer care skills
Problem solving skills
Logical
Team working
Initiative
Patience

Other requirements

• Have a willingness to work outside of normal office hours, able to work match days and other events as required.

About this company

Barnsley Football Club is a professional football club based in the town of Barnsley, South Yorkshire. Nicknamed the Reds or Tykes, the club was founded in 1887 under the name Barnsley St. Peter's by Reverend Tiverton Preedy. The club plays in the English Football League, wearing red, and the home stadium since 1888 has been Oakwell. The club has experienced great success over the years, from winning the FA Cup back in 1912, to promotion to the Premier League in 1997 and in recent years, winning both the League One Play-Off final and Football League Trophy at Wembley in 2016, whilst also enjoying promotion in 2019 and reaching the Championship Play-Offs in 2021.

After this apprenticeship

Possibility of fun time employment on completition of the apprenticeship

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

SHEFFIELD COLLEGE, THE

Stewart Parsisson

Stewart.Parsisson@sheffcol.ac.uk

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000296841.

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