2 x Level 3 Plumbing/ Heating apprentice (stage 1)
Contract Type: Fixed Term for 51 months
Working Hours: 37 Hours per week
Worker Type: Mobile worker
Salary: Age-related national living wage
Location: Harvey Road, Bilborough, Nottingham, NG8 3BB
We’ve got an exciting opportunity available for talented individuals to join our workforce - perhaps this is the opportunity you’ve been looking for? Read on to find out more…
Working for Nottingham City Council has great benefits. As well as competitive pay, great leave entitlement and access to a generous pension scheme, we strive to create an innovative, inclusive and progressive work culture where everyone is supported to do and be their very best.
In return, we are looking for people like you - people who are innovative, driven and committed to serving and improving Nottingham. So, if you are passionate about making a difference to the lives of those who live and work in our city, we want to hear from you.
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About the Role
To complete a plumbing/Heating trade apprenticeship in a specified timeframe and gain on the job knowledge and experience. To identify underlying cause of issues and apply solutions to remedy including repair, replace and installation. To develop and apply characteristics of the NCC agreed behaviours and values in all activities. To actively and effectively promote the Council’s vision, values, aims, objectives and priorities, putting our citizens first through the delivery of best value services
Key accountabilities:
To undertake on-site training alongside and supervised by a qualified plumber or heating engineer in all aspects of plumbing and heating systems including:
1. The installation, accurate measuring, marking, cutting, bending and jointing metallic and non-metallic pipework.
2. Develop the knowledge and skills to ensure that both the system and appliances are appropriately selected and correctly installed, and done so in a safe, efficient, and economical manner to minimise waste
3. Support with the installation of new and exciting environmental technologies like heat pumps, solar thermal systems, biomass boilers and water recycling systems.
4. Support with servicing, repair and installation of appliances and equipment including gas, oil, and solid fuel boilers as well as pumps, heat emitters, bathroom furniture or controls as part of a cold water, hot water, and central heating or above ground drainage and rainwater systems.
About You
The ideal candidate will have:
5. Experience of working in a team and individually.
6. The ability to demonstrate capacity to organise self/materials/tasks, use own initiative, prioritise workload and work to deadlines
7. The ability to understand measurements and carry out calculations including formulae
8. Good interpersonal skills - to listen and respond to instructions and questions clearly and logically
9. Is customer-focused and show a desire to deliver excellent customer service
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When will my apprenticeship start?
You will need to be available to commence your apprenticeship 1st September 2025
Entry / eligibility requirements
10. You will need to be able to provide evidence of Maths and English qualifications at grade C/5 or above on request - Please ensure you specify these grades in your CV/ supporting statement. If you do not hold these qualifications already you must be willing to work towards completing functional skills level 2 in addition to the apprenticeship. If these certificates are not UK based, please also provide the UK ENIC statement of comparability Statement of Comparability.
11. You must be willing and able to start work anywhere within the Nottingham City boundary for 8am, as required by the organisation
12. Successful candidates must be committed to attend college in person at a location of NCC choosing to obtain the Plumbing and domestic Heating level 3 apprenticeship
13. You will need to be a minimum of 16 years old by August 31 2025. There is no upper age limit
14. You cannot hold a qualification of the same level and subject already
15. To show commitment to gaining a driving license before completion of the apprenticeship
16. Non-UK nationals must have been ordinarily resident in the UK for at least three years, and not a resident for the purposes of education, to be eligible for this role.
At Nottingham City Council we believe that work is what you do, not where you do it. We offer different working arrangements, depending on the role, including hybrid working. Further information on Worker Types and what these mean in terms of how and where you work can be found on the for applicants page.
How do I apply?
When completing the application form you will be required to upload a CV and a personal statement of no more than 500 words outlining ‘why you would make a great Joinery Apprentice .'
At Nottingham City Council we believe that work is what you do, not where you do it. We offer different working arrangements, depending on the role, including hybrid working. Further information on Worker Types and what these mean in terms of how and where you work can be found on the for applicants page.
For informal enquiries please contact the Apprenticeship Team by email on
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