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Role Overview
The apprentice will support the delivery of responsive repairs and empty home repairs across our homes. Working alongside experienced colleagues and an appointed mentor, the apprentice will gain practical workplace experience while contributing to the delivery of a high-quality service to customers.
What you'll do at work
- Work alongside an appointed mentor to carry out repairs, installations, and maintenance of timber fixtures, fittings, and structures
- Develop practical skills in first-fix and second-fix carpentry, joinery, installation, and repair
- Assist with repairing, replacing, and installing doors, frames, skirting boards, architraves, kitchen units, flooring, and other timber components
- Develop accurate measuring, marking, cutting, fitting, and finishing techniques
- Learn to adjust and repair doors, windows, locks, ironmongery, and other fixtures within occupied homes
- Develop knowledge of building materials, construction methods, and maintenance within a social housing environment
- Use joinery tools, materials, and equipment safely and effectively
Learning & Development
- Develop knowledge, skills, and behaviours in line with the apprenticeship standard
- Participate fully in training, coaching, and development opportunities
- Seek guidance and feedback from mentors, supervisors, college, and training providers
- Gain experience across different areas of Cobalt, including Customer Business Hub, Communities, and Scheduling, to understand social housing and customer service
- Develop confidence using Cobalt's internal systems, technology, and equipment
Communication & Customer Service
- Communicate professionally and respectfully with customers, colleagues, training providers, and assessors
- Deliver excellent customer service and contribute to a positive customer experience
- Attend meetings and reviews to discuss progress, development, and learning needs
- Respond positively to feedback and use it to improve skills and knowledge
- Build effective working relationships and learn from experienced trade operatives
Health, Safety & Wellbeing
- Follow risk assessments, method statements, policies, and procedures at all times
- Wear appropriate PPE and use tools, equipment, and materials safely
- Take responsibility for personal health and safety and report concerns to a supervisor or mentor
- Seek guidance when undertaking unfamiliar tasks and develop increasing responsibility as skills and confidence grow
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Where you'll work
Villiers Court
Villiers Road, Knowsley Business Park
Prescot
L34 9ET
Training Information
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training Provider
THE CITY OF LIVERPOOL COLLEGE
Training Course
Carpentry and joinery (level 2)
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Course Contents
- Comply with health and safety regulations, standards, and guidance.
- Identify and use safety control equipment, for example, RPE, dust suppression, PPE, and LEV.
- Comply with environmental and sustainability regulations, standards, and guidance. Segregate resources for reuse, recycling, and disposal.
- Comply with industry regulations, standards, and guidance.
- Prepare and maintain a safe working area.
- Interpret and use information from drawings and specifications.
- Estimate required materials and produce a cutting list.
- Verbally communicate with others, applying construction terminology.
- Select, use, and store hand tools.
- Select, use, and store power tools.
- Maintain and sharpen hand tools.
- Produce jigs.
- Identifies well-being support available to self and others.
Site Carpenter:
- Apply first fix techniques and practices for:
- Structural carcassing (load bearing studwork)
- Straight timber or metal partition walls
- Floor joists
- Floor joist coverings
- Straight flights of stairs
- Install structural fixings.
- Size timber from sizing tables.
- Apply site second fix techniques and practices for:
- Service encasement
- Cladding
- Wall and floor units and fitments
- Handrails and spindles to straight flights of stairs
- Internal and external doors
- Skirting boards and architrave
- Window boards
- Use and store laser levels for example cross line laser.
- Form connections, for example, using joints, nails, screws, bolts, and adhesive.
- Apply measuring, marking out, cutting (square and angled), mitring, hinging, and recessing techniques.
- Carrying out splicing and scribing techniques.
Architectural Joiner:
- Produce setting out details, including setting rods, and mark out for timber products.
- Produce basic woodworking joints including dovetail, bridal, mortise, and tenon, and halving.
- Form connections using dowels, biscuit, staples, and adhesives.
- Apply techniques and practices to the manufacture and assembly of a timber window with casement including glazing rebates and associated ironmongery.
- Apply manufacture and assembly techniques for first fix products:
- Straight staircases
- Door frames and linings
- Apply manufacture and assembly techniques for second fix products:
- Timber doors
- Wall and floor units
- Timber mouldings
- Staircase spindles and balustrades
- Fit ironmongery including door locks, door handles, door hinges, latches, and draw runners.
- Inspect, prepare, and operate fixed machinery.
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Training Schedule
Carpentry and Joinery Level 2
- One study day each week during active college terms
Desirable Qualifications
- GCSE in:
- English (grade C (5 or above))
- Maths (grade C (5 or above))
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
About Cobalt Housing
Cobalt Housing is a community-based housing association providing affordable homes across North Liverpool. The organisation manages around 6,000 homes and is committed to providing safe, quality homes and supporting thriving communities. Cobalt Housing Property Services delivers repairs, maintenance, and improvements to customers' homes.
Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).
You’ll learn from experienced tradespeople, gain hands-on experience in our customers’ homes, and work towards a recognised apprenticeship qualification. This is about more than completing repairs: every job is a chance to help someone feel safer, warmer, and more at home. From your first day, we’ll support you to grow in confidence, take pride in your work, and discover just how much difference your skills can make.
Contact Information
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
THE CITY OF LIVERPOOL COLLEGE
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000049919.
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