Rowcroft House Avenue Road
Torquay, TQ2 5LS

ROWCROFT HOUSE FOUNDATION LIMITED - Maintenance Apprentice

Salary: £14,722.50 a year
Working Pattern: Full Time
Contract Type: Apprenticeship
Closing Date: Wed 03 Sep 2025 - 11:59 pm UTC
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ROWCROFT HOUSE FOUNDATION LIMITED - Maintenance Apprentice

Summary

Our Vision is to make every day the best day possible for our patients and their families in South Devon. Working as part of a small Estates team, this role will deliver our vision by participating in the maintenance of the fabric and structure of all the Hospice buildings, as well as contributing to various on-going grounds maintenance work.

Annual wage: £14,722.50 a year
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Training course: Property maintenance operative (level 2)

Hours
Monday to Friday, 7.5 hours a day, shifts TBC.
37.5 hours a week

Possible start date: Monday 15 September 2025

Duration: 2 Years

Positions available: 1

Work

As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.

What you’ll do at work

  • Carry out repairs to the fabric of a building, e.g. repairs to walls, doors, doorframes, skirting boards or plaster damage to internal walls.
  • Maintain plumbing and drainage systems e.g. WC systems, leaking taps and unblocking drains.
  • Maintain electrical distribution, safe repair of electrical installation to legal requirements e.g. replacing damaged sockets, plugs, lights and fuses.
  • Maintain plant, safety systems and equipment.
  • Maintain grounds and external fabrication of a building, such as drainage and guttering.
  • Carry out repairs and reactive maintenance.
  • Assist with the collection of patient medication from the hospital, and undertake the collection of patients notes and medication equipment.

Where you’ll work

Rowcroft House Avenue Road
Torquay
TQ2 5LS

Training

An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.

College or training organisation

SOUTH DEVON COLLEGE

Your training course

Property maintenance operative (level 2)

Your training plan

You will learn a wide range of property maintenance skills as well as health and safety, in particular you will:

  • Demonstrate the importance of health and safety in the workplace.
  • Understand and demonstrate the importance of working safely at height.
  • Understand and maintain plumbing and drainage systems e.g. WC systems, leaking taps and unblocking drains.
  • Understand and maintain electrical distribution, safe repair of electrical installation to legal requirements e.g. replacing damaged sockets, plugs, lights and fuses.
  • Understand and maintain plant, safety systems and equipment.
  • Understand and maintain grounds and external fabrication of a building, such as drainage and guttering.
  • Understand and demonstrate the safe use of hand tools e.g. screwdrivers, power drills, pliers, paper strippers and a variety of other tools used in plumbing and carpentry.
  • Understand and demonstrate the principles of Planned Preventative Maintenance.
  • Understand the importance of customer service

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English (grade 4)
  • Maths (grade 4)

Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.

Skills

  • Communication skills
  • IT skills
  • Customer care skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Team working
  • Initiative

Other requirements

UK Driving Licence & A Full enhanced DBS check.

About this company

Rowcroft Hospice is an independent charity that provides comfort, support and specialist care to over 2,000 patients and their loved ones across South Devon each year. Our Vision is to make every day the best day possible for patients, and those closest to them, living with life-limiting illnesses in South Devon.

https://www.rowcrofthospice.org.uk (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

Potential progression within Rowcroft

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

ROWCROFT HOUSE FOUNDATION LIMITED

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000338150.

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Closes on Wednesday 03 September 2025

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