Summary
Mounts Bay Academy have an exciting opportunity for a Property Maintenance apprentice to join their team. The work involves general repairs and maintenance which crosses over to a number of trades from carpentry, plumbing, plastering, electrical, tiling and external building repairs.
Annual wage
£13,312 to £23,795.20 a year
Training course
Property maintenance operative (level 2)
Hours
Monday to Friday, 8am to 4pm.
40 hours a week
Possible start date
Monday 3 March
Duration
2 years
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
Duties to include but are not limited to:
* To ensure a high quality of repairs, taking pride in the quality and completeness of all tasks
* Safe and appropriate use of a range of materials, equipment, machinery and PPE
* Plan and prioritise activities, coordinating tasks within the team to meet demand
* Guide and collaborate with team members, undertaking multi-skilled work to achieve joint projects and objectives
* Ensure all activities are undertaken in compliance with the School's Faculty/Departmental Health and Safety requirements
Where you’ll work
Boscathnoe Way
Heamoor
Penzance
TR18 3JT
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
CORNWALL COLLEGE
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
* You will be working towards a Level 2 Property Maintenance Apprenticeship standard
* You will receive on and off-the-job training and support from an assessor and apprenticeship advisor
* You will be required to attend Camborne College on a weekly basis as part of the apprenticeship training
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
* English (grade 2)
* Maths (grade 2)
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
* Administrative skills
* Number skills
* Analytical skills
* Logical
* Team working
* Initiative
* Non judgemental
* Patience
Other requirements
Close to public transport links.