Apprentice Scaffolder

S R K SCAFFOLDING LTD

SOMERSET, TA21 9FD

Closes in 17 days (Friday 7 February at 11:59pm)

Posted on 17 January 2025

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Summary

This exciting Level 2 Scaffolding Apprenticeship opportunity will enable successful candidates to gain valuable experience and skills working in a specialist industry. If you are compassionate, willing to learn, flexible and hardworking then we would like to hear from you.

Annual wage
£14,144 to £25,282.40 a year

Minimum wage rates (opens in new tab)

2024 Rates • (21 and over): £11.44 per hour • 18-20 Year Old Rate: £8.60 per hour • 16-17 Year Old Rate: £6.40 per hour

Training course
Scaffolder (level 2)
Hours
Monday to Friday, 07:00 to 16:30. Morning break, 10:00 to 10:30. Lunch, 13:00 to 13:30.

42 hours 30 minutes a week

Possible start date

Monday 3 March

Duration

1 year 6 months

Positions available

2

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

  • Using learned knowledge to perform the servicing of equipment, tube & fittings
  • Assisting in the construction and dismantling of scaffolding 
  • Loading and unloading scaffolding from a lorry
  • Gaining extensive knowledge of equipment and selection 

Where you’ll work

HAYWARDS LANE

CHELSTON

WELLINGTON

SOMERSET

TA21 9FD

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

WESTON COLLEGE OF FURTHER AND HIGHER EDUCATION

Your training course

Scaffolder (level 2)

Equal to GCSE

Course contents
  • Follow procedures in line with health and safety regulations, standards, and scaffold guidance (quality).
  • Comply with risk assessments, method statements and safe systems of work.
  • Inspect and select serviceable scaffold materials, components, and tools before use and escalate defects.
  • Follow procedures in line with environmental and sustainability regulations, standards, and guidance. Segregate resources for reuse, recycling and disposal.
  • Carry, raise, lower, scaffold materials on a working platform.
  • Move and store components tools and equipment.
  • Install scaffold cantilevered structural components according to requirements of industry guidance and manufacturer’s instructions.
  • Protect others within the working vicinity. For example, the public through signage, barriers.
  • Install spurs and supports on cantilever sections.
  • Select, space, and install the correct number of ties to restrain un-sheeted scaffolds to industry guidance and manufacturer’s instructions.
  • Determine the component requirements for independent scaffolding.
  • Organise materials to operate within the industry and manufacturers configurations and tolerances.
  • Use lifting equipment safely to haul up scaffold components and equipment to working platform.
  • Lay out materials, set out scaffolds to erect and dismantle scaffolds in a safe sequence.
  • Inspect scaffolds prior to hand over.
  • Use access and work at height equipment in accordance with training, relevant regulations and employer’s and manufacturer’s instructions.
  • Erect and dismantle independent with cantilever section to a maximum height of 2m working platform.
  • Erect and dismantle independent scaffolds, with features for example, towers, birdcages, chimney stacks, loading bays with or without beams, truss outs with beams, splays, and bridging sections with beams and gantry scaffolds.
  • Communicate with others verbally for example, internal and external customers, colleagues, and managers.
  • Apply team working principles.
  • Interpret information from drawings and specifications.
  • Follow equity, diversity and inclusion guidelines.
  • Follow procedures in line with health and safety regulations, standards, and scaffold guidance (quality).
  • Comply with risk assessments, method statements and safe systems of work.
  • Inspect and select serviceable scaffold materials, components, and tools before use and escalate defects.
  • Follow procedures in line with environmental and sustainability regulations, standards, and guidance. Segregate resources for reuse, recycling and disposal.
  • Carry, raise, lower, scaffold materials on a working platform.
  • Move and store components tools and equipment.
  • Install scaffold cantilevered structural components according to requirements of industry guidance and manufacturer’s instructions.
  • Protect others within the working vicinity. For example, the public through signage, barriers.
  • Install spurs and supports on cantilever sections.
  • Select, space, and install the correct number of ties to restrain un-sheeted scaffolds to industry guidance and manufacturer’s instructions.
  • Determine the component requirements for independent scaffolding.
  • Organise materials to operate within the industry and manufacturers configurations and tolerances.
  • Use lifting equipment safely to haul up scaffold components and equipment to working platform.
  • Lay out materials, set out scaffolds to erect and dismantle scaffolds in a safe sequence.
  • Inspect scaffolds prior to hand over.
  • Use access and work at height equipment in accordance with training, relevant regulations and employer’s and manufacturer’s instructions.
  • Erect and dismantle independent with cantilever section to a maximum height of 2m working platform.
  • Erect and dismantle independent scaffolds, with features for example, towers, birdcages, chimney stacks, loading bays with or without beams, truss outs with beams, splays, and bridging sections with beams and gantry scaffolds.
  • Communicate with others verbally for example, internal and external customers, colleagues, and managers.
  • Apply team working principles.
  • Interpret information from drawings and specifications.
  • Follow equity, diversity and inclusion guidelines.

Your training plan

  • You will be pursuing a Level 2 Apprenticeship Standard in Scaffolding, through Weston College
  • As part of this program, you will attend Weston College for a 2 week block release at the Construction Training Centre (CTC)
  • An assessor will conduct on-site observation to evaluate your progress, as well as supporting you in college throughout your apprenticeship
  • At the conclusion of your program, your qualification will be assessed through an End Point Assessment

Requirements

Desirable 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
  • Attention to detail
  • Problem solving skills
  • Logical
  • Team working
  • Physical fitness
  • Sense of balance

Other requirements

Driving Licence would be beneficial but not essential

About this company

Established in 2000, SRK Scaffolding and Industrial Services Ltd has evolved from a small family local business in Durston, Somerset, into a key player in the scaffolding industry. Our growth has been driven by our commitment to innovation, exceptional service, and strategic investments. In 2016, we expanded by acquiring a freehold yard in Wellington, Somerset, which now serves as our head office and a fully-equipped vehicle workshop. With the recent addition of a new yard in Cwmbran, Wales, and satellite offices in Manchester and Lowestoft, our expansion is well underway. Our success is built on strong industry partnerships and a team of professionals dedicated to upholding strict safety standards and providing cost-effective solutions. We remain committed to meeting our customers’ diverse needs and solidifying our position as industry leaders. We have expanded our services to include industrial painting and thermal insulation, marking the beginning of an exciting new chapter in our journey.

https://srkscaffold.co.uk/ (opens in new tab)

Company benefits

22 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays

After this apprenticeship

  • Potential full-time employement after qualification completion

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

WESTON COLLEGE OF FURTHER AND HIGHER EDUCATION

Erin Allsworth

erin.allsworth@weston.ac.uk

01934411594

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000296850.

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Closes in 17 days (Friday 7 February at 11:59pm)

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