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SIDCUP
£14.6k/yr
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Property Maintenance Operative Level 2 Apprenticeship

Working alongside experienced tradespeople, you will gain hands-on experience across a variety of trades while completing your Property Maintenance Operative Level 2 Apprenticeship. This is an excellent opportunity for someone looking to build a long-term career in the construction and property maintenance industry.

Wage:

  • £14,560 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
  • National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
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Training Course:

  • Property maintenance operative (level 2)

Hours:

  • Monday to Friday, 08:00 - 4:00pm. 35 hours a week

Start Date:

  • Wednesday 2 September 2026

Duration:

  • 2 years

Positions Available:

  • 1

What you'll do at work

  • Assist experienced tradespeople with property maintenance and repair work.
  • Carry out basic carpentry, painting and decorating, plumbing and general building maintenance tasks.
  • Prepare materials, tools and work areas before starting work.
  • Carry out repairs and maintenance to residential and commercial properties.
  • Learn to use a range of hand and power tools safely.
  • Maintain a clean, safe and organised working environment.
  • Travel to customer sites with colleagues.
  • Deliver excellent customer service while working in occupied properties.
  • Follow health and safety procedures at all times.
  • Complete apprenticeship coursework and training activities.

Where you'll work

31 BETTERTON DRIVE
SIDCUP
DA14 4PS

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

Training Provider

LONDON SOUTH EAST COLLEGES

Training Course

Property maintenance operative (level 2)
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What you'll learn

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.
  • Uses 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.
  • 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.
  • Uses 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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Training Schedule

  • Workplace: Various customer sites across South East London and Kent or in the head office (Unit 7 Little Acre Farm, Bunkers Hill, Sidcup, Kent, DA14 5EX). The apprentice will receive practical on-the-job training while working alongside experienced members of our team.

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Desirable Qualifications

  • GCSE in:
    • English (grade 4)
    • Maths (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
  • Attention to detail
  • Organisation skills
  • Customer care skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Willing to learn new skills
  • Ability to take on feedback

Other Requirements

  • Be comfortable working indoors and outdoors in a physically active role, travelling to different job sites and following health and safety procedures.

We are an established property maintenance and building company, trading since 2015. We provide a comprehensive range of maintenance, repair, refurbishment and building services for commercial clients, private homeowners and landlords.

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Full time employment or progression to a higher level apprenticeship.

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

  • LONDON SOUTH EAST COLLEGES
  • Evelyn Nartey
  • apprenticeships@lsec.ac.uk
  • 02045825037

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000041834.

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Skills

Carpentry
Painting
Decorating
Plumbing
Building maintenance
Health and safety
Customer service
Communication skills
Attention to detail
Organisation skills
Problem solving skills
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