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Looking for a career that is hands-on, rewarding and makes a real difference to your community? Stoke-on-Trent City Council is recruiting Highway Maintenance Apprentices to maintain the city's roads, footways and drainage systems, keeping Stoke-on-Trent moving safely.
As an Apprentice You Will:
- Repair potholes and road defects
- Assist with gully emptying and drainage maintenance
- Learn to use specialist tools and equipment
- Help set up safe work sites
- Support a variety of highway maintenance activities
- Attend a college or training centre on a regular basis and complete apprenticeship assignments
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Course Contents
- Apply appropriate health, safety and environment procedures when working on the road
- Plan and undertake work practice productively when carrying out repairs to potholes, pavements and kerbs, and laying new surfaces on rural and urban roads
- Read, interpret and work to drawings, specifications and highways information
- Use underground cable locators to identify buried water, gas, sewer lines or other utility services, and once identified excavate by hand around the line to stop any damage and disruption to services
- Apply safe working practice for moving, storing, lifting and handling of resources
- Excavation and reinstatement of the highway by carrying out maintenance and repairs, including removal of material within the road or road side using hand or power tools and reinstatement of the area using concrete, screeds, sub-base, aggregates or bituminous materials
- Install Street Ironworks (drain access covers and frames and gully gates situated on the road) to given work instructions
- Prepare and operate powered tools or pedestrian plant, machinery or equipment for use on roads. This will include machinery for generator™s, pumps, pedestrian operated plant (e.g. pushed roller), mixers, compressors and self“powered tools (pneumatic drill)
- Prepare, set up and work within temporary traffic management (using cones and barriers to section off elements of the road from vehicles and pedestrians) on urban and rural roads, whilst excavating and re-instating the highway
- Work with other sub-contractors on larger schemes (e.g. traffic management)
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This role offers hands-on on-site training in highway maintenance and reactive repairs, including pothole repairs, footpath maintenance, and drainage works. You will work alongside experienced professionals, gaining practical skills while working towards a recognised Level 2 Highways Maintenance qualification with a college or training provider.
Apprentices are required to attend college/training centre on a regular basis. They are expected to complete apprenticeship assignments on time. Some apprentices are also expected to study for Functional Skills in literacy and/or numeracy if there is no exemption from this requirement.
Qualifications
- GCSE in:
- English (or Level 1 Functional Skills) (grade Minimum grade 2/E)
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Skills
- Communication skills
- IT skills
- Team working
- Able to plan simple tasks
- Hands-on/practically-minded
- Good time keeping
- Willingness to work outdoors
- Willingness to learn
The apprenticeship is subject to the council’s medical adviser giving medical clearance.
Equal Opportunities
Stoke-on-Trent City Council values the diversity of its community and aims to have a workforce that reflects this – we therefore encourage applications from all sections of our community. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees – a place where we can all be ourselves and succeed together.
A fair proportion of interviews for this apprenticeship will be offered to applicants with a disability or long-term health condition. This includes non-visible disabilities and conditions. You can choose to be considered for an interview under the Disability Confident scheme. You’ll need to meet the essential requirements to be considered for an interview.
Career Progression
Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. While there is no guarantee of employment after the end of the fixed-term contract, many apprentices do take up temporary or permanent jobs with the council.
Contact Information
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
- Stoke-on-Trent City Council
- Steve Lovatt (Head of Highways)
- Steve.Lovatt@stoke.gov.uk
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000046010.
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