EN:Able Futures, an award-winning apprenticeship employer are partnering with Jackson Jackson & Sons to support the delivery of sheltered housing repairs for one of our members, Together Housing. We are offering a fantastic opportunity for a Property Maintenance apprentice to work with Jackson Jackson & Sons and become part of their growing team.
Training course: Property maintenance operative (level 2)
Hours Monday - Friday, 08:00 - 16:30 (16:00 on a Friday) 40.0 hours a week
Possible start date: Monday 29 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
The broad purpose of the occupation is to conduct the general day-to-day maintenance required to keep a range of properties in a good state of repair.
Property maintenance operatives conduct routine maintenance tasks, and minor planned and responsive repair works, using a broad range of fundamental trade skills including carpentry, joinery, plumbing, plastering, brick and block work, external works and associated finishing trades including tiling, painting, and decorating.
Operatives use a wide variety of hand and power tools, materials, components, fixtures, and fittings, ensuring work that is carried out is compliant with health and safety requirements, and meets building safety regulations and legislation.
As an apprentice you will learn how to undertake the following day to day tasks:
Identify and select the appropriate materials and components for property maintenance tasks
Comply with statutory health and safety regulations and requirements
Comply with risk assessments, and organise the workplace, to safeguard themselves and the property
Use 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
Safely isolate and secure electrical or electronic supplies prior to performing property maintenance operations
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
Where you’ll work
Sheffield Sheffield Sheffield S13 9BS
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
SHEFFIELD COLLEGE, THE
Your training course
Property maintenance operative (level 2)
Your training plan
The successful candidate will work towards a Level 2 Property Maintenance Qualification, which will take 24 months (including End Point Assessment) and will be delivered by Sheffield College on a day release basis
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
English (grade 3)
Maths (grade 3)
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
Attention to detail
Problem solving skills
Team working
Initiative
About this company
EN:Able Futures, award-winning Shared/Flexi Job apprenticeship service will support you through your apprenticeship journey and professional development. We employ our apprentices directly and are listed on the Flexi Job Apprenticeship Register. We work with hosts in Yorkshire and the North East to provide apprentices in the construction and civil engineering industry.
After this apprenticeship
Progression onto a full time role for the right candidate