Vacancy for Apprentice Scaffolder

Summary

This is a great opportunity to join one of the longest established scaffold companies in Norfolk. You will combine blocks of college learning with on the job experience over 18 months.

Wage

Competitive

Competitive wage offered

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Training course

Scaffolder (level 2)

Hours

To be confirmed.

40 hours a week

Start date

Friday 20 June 2025

Duration

1 year 6 months

Positions available

1

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

Carry out duties in the yard.
Learn how to lift and transport scaffolding safely.
Gain experience through labouring for experienced scaffolders.

Where you’ll work

AIRFIELD INDUSTRIAL ESTATE
MUCK LANE
RACKHEATH
NORWICH
NR13 6FT

Training

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

College or training organisation

CITB

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 begin by completing a 2 week introductory course at the National Construction College at Bircham Newton (accommodation provided if required).
This is followed by 15 weeks work on the job.
This pattern is repeated for the duration of the apprenticeship.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

English/Maths (grade Pass)

Other in:

English/Maths (grade 1)

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

Attention to detail
Organisation skills
Problem solving skills
Analytical skills
Team working
Physical fitness
A head for heights

About this company

We are one of the longest established scaffolding companies in Norfolk. As well as providing scaffolding services we also hire out equipment and we are a training provider for PASMA, IPAF and The Ladder Association.

http://www.ecaccesssolutions.com (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

With experience and further training you could become an advanced scaffolder, a supervisor, or a scaffolding designer

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

EASTERN COUNTIES SCAFFOLDING SERVICES LTD

Sue Pickett

enquiries@ecaccesssolutions.com

01603735130

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000311634.

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Closes on Sunday 1 June 2025

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