Assistant Building Services Apprentice

36.5 Hours, All Year Round

13 Month Apprenticeship Contract

Salary £10,049 PA (£5.28 Per Hour)

The Prince Albert Community Trust wish to appoint an Assistant Building Services Apprentice. This is an excellent opportunity for someone looking to start their career in Site Services, Maintenance and Management. We are looking for a passionate individual committed to developing their skills in the delivery of exceptional customer service within a site supervisory role. The successful post holder will work within a well-established Central Support Team for 4 days per week in one of our schools. As part of the apprenticeship you will also gain a Level 2 Property Maintenance qualification. This will be delivered by qualified tutors through weekly education sessions.

Throughout the apprenticeship we will provide you with opportunities to:

• Work with qualified and experienced site managers and supervisors
• Gain experience in supporting and implementing facilities management
• Develop practical property maintenance skills across a wide variety of disciplines
• Develop personal skills that are essential to be successful in the work place
• Gain recognised qualifications
• Meet like minding people who have the same career interests
• Meet and network with highly experienced colleagues and external contractors

Benefits of an apprenticeship with PACT:

• Access to a health care cash plan and Westfield Rewards
• You will receive first aid and safeguarding training
• You will complete a level 2 Property Maintenance qualification
• One of our key aims as an organisation is employment of young people so we are committed to supporting your future journey onto a level 3 apprenticeship, university or employment within the industry.
• You will become part of a PACT apprentice team - building friendships and improving knowledge over the year
• Fantastic resources

IMPORTANT Information relating to the role of a Assistant Building Services Apprentice:

• As Assistant Building Services Apprentice you will be based within one of our Primary or Secondary School within the Prince Albert Community Trust.
• Within this environment you will receive training, support and mentoring through an agreed tutor in partnership with Walsall College.
• As an Apprentice you are not a qualified member of staff and should not be on your own whilst carrying out some aspects of this role.
• You will be internally trained to allow for your competence to be assessed by your school/ line manager whether you can be given increased responsibility. At this point if you are over 18 years old, you will be able to be given more responsibility in the opening and closing of sites.
• You will be placed in a school for 4 days with one day a week set aside for training and workforce capacity
• You will complete the community activator apprenticeship which will be delivered over 13 months

We are an innovative Multi Academy Trust (MAT) with fantastic pupils and Trustees, supportive Governors and a great community. We are relentless in the pursuit of excellence for all our stakeholders and are passionate about children’s learning, creative in our approach and constantly reflective in our philosophy. Our family of six schools consists of Prince Albert Primary School, Heathfield Primary School, Highfield J&I School, Birchfield Primary School, Sutton Park Primary School and PA High School.

We are proud to offer a supportive and experienced leadership team to work alongside a hard-working and enthusiastic group of staff. If you believe you possess the qualities to take on this exciting challenge then we would be delighted to hear from you.

Further information about the schools, our outcomes and philosophy can be found via our Trust website: www.the-pact.co.uk;

The PACT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. To apply for this role, please complete the online application form available here.

“This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent and spoken English is an essential requirement for this role”

Closing date: Sunday 5th November 2023

Shortlisting: W/C 6th November 2023

Interviews: W/C 13th November 2023