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Property Maintenance Operative (Level 2) Apprenticeship
Our caretaker apprentice will work within the maintenance team to support the maintenance and repair of the school. The Apprentice will work on fault finding, maintaining and upgrading fittings and fixtures, and supporting breakdown investigations and repairs.
Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.
Key Responsibilities
- Participate in and ensure that the site is kept clean and tidy in order to minimise risks to the health and safety of those using the school site, and to ensure the activities of the school can take place in an environment suited to learning
- Contribute to maintaining the site in a good state of repair and maintaining heating and lighting, to minimise risks to the health and safety of those using the school site and to ensure that the activities of the school take place in an environment suited to learning
- Where required and/or trained to undertake emergency and first line repairs e.g. electrical work, plumbing and heating, painting and decorating, carpentry and joining, glazing etc
- Liaise with the Lead Caretaker in the preparation of long and short term maintenance programmes
- Secure all school buildings and set alarm systems when school is not in use to protect the building and its contents, and provide safe access to buildings and classrooms in the event of snow, minor floods and similar emergency situations, initiating emergency services procedures when needed
- Responsible for holding keys to the school premises, lock and unlock at appropriate times, prevent trespass and the parking of unauthorised vehicles within the premises
- Have responsibility for the maintenance and upkeep of a designated area of the school. Manage any health & safety issues or general repairs required. Once expenditure is authorised make arrangements with contractors as necessary. Refer to the Lead Caretaker or Estates Manager if necessary
- Establish and maintain monitoring procedures to ensure that the school site is kept in a good state of repair, clean, safe and stocked with all necessary cleaning and maintenance supplies. Take responsibility for raising any issues initially with the Lead Caretaker, the staff concerned or with the contractor as appropriate to achieve improved performance
- Contribute to the Trusts objectives of contribute towards the Trusts objectives of ensuring the safety and security of all school users and visitors and achieving greater value for money in the maintenance of the buildings and site through, for example, the management and monitoring of utility services and advising on increased efficiency of the service inspections/fault finding
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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.
- Use 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.
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The training will be in the workplace and one day a week at MITSkills Brentford/Syon Lane training centre.
Requirements
- GCSE in:
- English (grade 2)
- Mathematics (grade 2)
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Initiative
About Enlighten Learning Trust
At the Enlighten Learning Trust we believe that education can help bring about social change. We aim to realise that potential by building and supporting a network of schools that not only provide excellent education, but redress inequalities of access and opportunity, inspire and foster aspiration, and nurture the enjoyment of learning, creative expression, and practical application.
https://www.enlightenlt.education/ (opens in new tab)
Benefits
- 26 days annual leave plus bank holidays, rising to 30 days annual leave after 5 years’ service
- Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).
- Once the apprenticeship is completed the apprentice may wish to pursue trade specific qualifications
Contact Information
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
M I T SKILLS LIMITED
Deniz Atilgan
deniz.atilgan@mitskills.com
0300 303 2225
Reference Code
VAC2000044849
Closing Date
Closes on Monday 7 September 2026
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