Apprentice Property Maintenance Operative Level 2
Fixed term for the duration of the apprenticeship
£9.50 per hour for the first year, increasing after 12 months to Point 3 of the Sixth Form Colleges Support Staff pay spine currently £24,759 (£13.14 per hour)
Do you love getting stuck in, fixing things and figuring out how they work? Can you show great teamwork, a can-do attitude and a hunger to learn new skills? Are you excited to start a career where you get to repair, problem-solve and keep a busy campus running?
If you have answered YES to these questions then we want to hear from you!
Blackpool Sixth is a first-class college specialising in 16-19 education. We have an exciting opportunity for a Property Maintenance Apprentice to join our brilliant Estates team. This is a fixed-term post for the duration of the apprenticeship; typically 24 months. However, on completion, there may be opportunities for continued employment or further training.
This is a fantastic opportunity to kick-start your career in the world of property maintenance; learning a bit of everything, trying your hand at real repairs, and becoming the go-to person who helps keep our campus safe, tidy and in top working order.
Our Estates team is the behind-the-scenes engine that keeps the college running. From unblocking drains to repairing doors, repainting spaces and making sure everything is safe and working as it should, the team are friendly, supportive and full of expertise ready to share.
You’ll work core hours of 08:30/08:00am-4:00/4:30pm, Monday to Friday, all year round, but some flexibility is important. Maintenance tasks and college events don’t always stick to the clock, so expect to support some early starts, later finishes or weekend activity.
A day in the life of a Property Maintenance Apprentice could see you:
- Rolling up your sleeves to help fix leaky taps, squeaky hinges or flickering lights
- Learning how to plaster, paint, tile, saw, hammer and safely use a whole toolkit of equipment
- Supporting the team by following job sheets and diagrams, and discovering how buildings really work
- Pitching in on everything from minor repairs to bigger maintenance projects around campus
- Keeping workspaces safe
- Using tech like PDAs or mobile devices to record tasks and update the team
Ready to roll up your sleeves and become our next maintenance whizz? Apply now!
Closing date: 29th January 2026 at 9:00am
Interviews: 5th February 2026
Find everything you need here to get started with your online application.
The benefits
Our people are extremely important to us and we are therefore delighted to provide the following benefits:-
- Annual leave starting at 22 days (pro rata) plus bank holidays, and increasing with length of service
- Cycle to work scheme for contracts over 12 months
- Free use of the college gym
- A generous pension contribution of 15.4% for support staff. Our teachers are auto-enrolled into Teacher’s Pension Scheme
- Education specific learning and development
- Free car parking
- Subsidised Costa Coffee on site and a wide range of catering outlets
- An in house People & Wellbeing site with loads of self-help guidance
- Access to wellbeing and counselling services for you and your family
- Wellbeing day on Friday 13th February 2026 with the full day off for all
- Long service awards recognising loyalty and dedication
- 15 hours of gifted TOIL (pro-rata) to use for flexibility throughout the year
- Family friendly policies to support our staff with parenting and caring responsibilities
- Be yourself; enjoy being part of a culture and community with different backgrounds, interests, faiths and lifestyles
Our commitment to a safe and respectful environment
We are an equal opportunities employer committed to a diverse and inclusive community. We do not tolerate discrimination and welcome applications from all backgrounds. We provide equal access, services, and care regardless of age, disability, gender, gender identity/expression/trans status, race, religion/belief, or sexual orientation.
We are committed to fostering a safe, respectful, and inclusive environment for everyone. This includes a zero-tolerance approach to sexual harassment of any kind. We believe that all individuals deserve to be treated with dignity and respect, and we are dedicated to creating a workplace and online community free from harassment, intimidation, and discrimination.We encourage open communication, provide clear reporting mechanisms for misconduct, and conduct thorough investigations. We expect everyone interacting with us to uphold these standards.
All staff will be carefully selected using recruitment and selection procedures designed to emphasise the college’s commitment to safeguarding. All posts, including volunteers, are subject to enhanced DBS clearance. All shortlisted applicants will be asked to complete a self-declaration of any criminal record or information that will make them unsuitable to work with children. Any offer of employment may be withdrawn should any information come to light that has not been included in the self-declaration. It is an offence to apply for a role if you are barred from regulated activity relevant to children, anyone caught doing so will be reported to the police immediately. Please note that we reserve the right to review your online presence in line with keeping children safe in education guidance.
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