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Mansfield District Council has an exciting opportunity for someone to join their trade repairs team based at Mansfield Woodhouse to gain first-hand experience of day-to-day maintenance tasks whilst undertaking an Electrical Apprenticeship.
Wage: £15,392 a year. The first 6 months will be paid at Apprenticeship rate (£8.00), followed by National Minimum Wage rate (dependent on age) for the remainder of the apprenticeship. Up to 45 days per year including bank holidays (pro rata for part time)
Training course: Installation and maintenance electrician (level 3)
Hours: 37 hours a week. This post has a working day finishing at 4:30pm Monday to Thursday and 1pm finish on a Friday, giving you a good work life balance.
Start date: Tuesday 1 September 2026
Duration: 4 years
Positions available: 1
Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.
What you'll do at work:
- Undertake on-site training to develop practical skills across all aspects of domestic power, lighting, heating systems, and occasional commercial or communal lighting schemes.
- Assist with installing and altering electrical fixtures, fittings, wiring systems, containment, and smart systems (such as domestic heating controls and fire/smoke alarms).
- Assist in diagnosing and repairing electrical faults, replacing defective components (fuses, elements, circuits), and using standard testing equipment to verify system safety.
- Learn to read, interpret, and work accurately from circuit drawings, specifications, technical diagrams, and calculations.
- Assist with electrical planned preventative maintenance (PPM) works, periodic testing, and inspection regimes to ensure full statutory compliance.
- Maintain, clean, and verify the safety of all allocated transport, tools, and calibrated testing equipment, reporting any defects or servicing needs immediately.
- Minimise disruption, mess, and dust within the customer’s home, ensuring properties are left in a clean, tidy, and safe condition at the end of each day.
- Accurately complete required college documentation, coursework, and workplace logs to specified deadlines, attending regular progress reviews with the apprentice adviser.
- Operate according to the Council’s corporate values and codes of behaviour.
- Ensure that at all times all Health & Safety legislative requirements are met; that the Council’s Health & Safety Policy, its arrangements and procedures are implemented. This includes, where applicable, taking responsibility for personal health and safety and having regard to other persons affected by the performance of the duties of the post; ensuring that risk management objectives are delivered and other risk management activities are effectively implemented and monitored.
- Exercise proper care in handling, operating or safeguarding any equipment, vehicle or appliance provided, used or issued for the performance of the duties of the post.
- Have a commitment to and understanding of the Council’s approach to equality and diversity and promote and deliver fair, sensitive and quality services.
- Comply with all relevant Council policies and procedures including code of conduct, financial regulations, HR policies / procedures, Data Protection, Freedom of Information Act and ICT Codes of Practice.
- Adhere to relevant working practices, methods and procedures including undertaking relevant training and development as required and respond positively to new and alternative ways of working.
- Carry out any other reasonable duties and responsibilities commensurate with the grade and level of responsibility of the post.
- Engage with digital models of service delivery and support the implementation of digital working methods.
- Manage and / or use resources in ways that ensure value for money and support the commercialism agenda.
- Demonstrate a commitment to the delivery of excellent service for all customers and service users.
- Work effectively with all departments of the Council to ensure the delivery of quality services.
- Actively promote public sector apprenticeships by participating in occasional trade demonstrations, local school or college workshops, and diversity network initiatives (e.g. Women in Construction).
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Where you'll work:
Vale Road
Mansfield Woodhouse
Mansfield
NG19 8EB
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider: WEST NOTTINGHAMSHIRE COLLEGE
Training course: Installation and maintenance electrician (level 3)
What you'll learn:
Course contents:
- Comply with all relevant legislation including environmental, regulations, codes of practice and other relevant information and guidance when planning and performing electrical work in industrial, commercial, and residential environments.
- Identify and use personal protective equipment (PPE) that should be used when undertaking electrical work in industrial, commercial, and residential environments.
- Carry out work in a tidy and safe manner, including restoration of the work area on completion of work.
- Apply relevant legislation; Building Regulations; industry guidance notes; relevant codes of practice, the requirements of the current edition of the Wiring Regulations (BS7671) and other relevant standards while carrying out work.
- Understand and apply the practices and procedures for planning and preparing to maintain electrotechnical systems and equipment.
- Apply and use necessary mathematical and scientific techniques, formulae, and calculations that underpin an electrician’s work.
- Use a range of tools, materials, equipment, and components, including prefabricated, relevant to performing electrical work in industrial, commercial and residential environments.
- Design, plan, set up, and install electrical and related electronic systems including terminating and connecting cables in electrical wiring systems, installations, and equipment in commercial, industrial, and residential installations.
- Inspect and test new and where applicable existing electrical Installations in industrial, commercial and residential environments using test equipment.
- Apply diagnostic and problem-solving techniques to identify, assess and resolve electrical faults in industrial, commercial and residential environments.
- Install electrical and electronic equipment and components, including traditional and novel technologies such as connections for EV charge points, battery storage, solar and thermal panels, heating and cooling systems.
- Maintain electrical and electronic equipment and components, including traditional and novel technologies such as connections for EV charge points, battery storage, solar and thermal panels, heating and cooling systems.
- Carry out and manage own work ensuring work is compliant to the standards required of an electrician working in industrial, commercial, and residential environments.
- Record work including the completion and maintenance of work documentation, recording of test results and preparation of appropriate certification.
- Use relevant digital learning platforms and business communication and collaboration applications.
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Training schedule:
The successful candidate will undertake college-based training with West Nottinghamshire College and must be able to attend all required training sessions.
Essential qualifications:
- GCSE in:
- English (grade 4)
- Maths (grade 4)
- Science (grade 4)
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills:
- Communication skills
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Presentation skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
Company benefits:
- Local Government pension scheme
- Personal Development
- Discounted leisure facilities
- Retail discounts
- Free eye tests
- Cycle to work scheme
- Health and well-being
Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Full time position upon completion of the apprenticeship.
Mansfield District Council provides a wide range of services across the district. By joining us you will be helping to contribute towards making the Mansfield district a better place to work and live. The Council's vision is to create a more positive image of the area of Mansfield district to develop people, businesses and investment in the area. We also want to improve confidence, pride and dignity so that everyone can enjoy a good quality of life in their neighbourhoods and communities.
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