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INSPIRE ATA LIMITED - Facilities Services Operative Apprenticeship at Beech House School

Salary: £11,778 a year
Working Pattern: Part Time
Contract Type: Apprenticeship
Closing Date: Fri 26 Sep 2025 - 11:59 pm UTC
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INSPIRE ATA LIMITED - Facilities Services Operative Apprenticeship at Beech House School

Summary

We are seeking a reliable and proactive Facilities Operative (Caretaker) Apprentice to join our team at an independent school. This is a hands-on role where you will play a key part in ensuring the school site is safe, secure, clean, and well-maintained, supporting both pupils and staff on a daily basis.

Annual wage: £11,778 a year
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Training course: Facilities services operative (level 2)

Hours
Monday - Friday, 7.30am - 1.30pm
30.0 hours a week

Possible start date: Monday 06 October 2025

Duration: 1 Year

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

  • Act as a keyholder, ensuring the safe opening and closing of school buildings, including carrying out security checks each morning and evening
  • Site security: monitor and maintain the security of the school grounds and buildings, including setting alarms, checking gates, and ensuring restricted areas remain secure
  • Provide minibus driving support, transporting pupils safely to and from school activities and trips when required
  • Carry out general maintenance tasks across the school site, including basic repairs, decorating, and ensuring facilities are in good working order
  • Oversee the cleanliness of school premises, including classrooms, corridors, sports facilities, and changing rooms, ensuring high standards of hygiene are maintained
  • Support with the set-up and clear-down of events and school activities, including moving furniture, equipment, and resources as needed
  • Monitor and maintain stock of cleaning and maintenance supplies, reporting any shortages or requirements to the Facilities Manager
  • Assist with grounds maintenance, including litter picking, basic gardening, and ensuring outdoor areas are kept safe and tidy
  • Be available for overtime or additional duties when required, particularly during school events or emergencies

Essential Requirements:

  • **Full UK driving licence with access to a vehicle**
  • Reliable, punctual, and able to take responsibility as a keyholder
  • Willingness to work flexibly and adapt to changing priorities

Where you’ll work

184 Manchester Road
Rochdale
OL11 4JQ

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

THE SKILLS PARTNERSHIP LIMITED

Your training course

Facilities services operative (level 2)

Your training plan

  • The successful candidate will obtain a Level 2 Facilities Services Operative Apprenticeship standard qualification

Requirements

Skills

  • Communication skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Organisation skills
  • Customer care skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Team working
  • Creative
  • Initiative
  • Non judgemental
  • Physical fitness
  • Reliable
  • Flexible
  • Problem-solving skills

Other requirements

Pre-employment checks. Please be aware that upon a successful offer of employment, the company completes digitalised right-to-work checks and DBS applications via an external provider - 'Matrix Screening'. The company also completes an internal online social media search, in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance.

About this company

Inspire ATA is an official Flexi-Job Apprenticeship Agency, licenced by the Department for Education. Currently ranked 1st in the Rate My Apprenticeship Top 100 Apprenticeship Employers in the UK Award 2024-2025. Inspire ATA specialises in creating apprenticeship opportunities, where we recruit and employ the apprentice on behalf of our host clients, enabling us to offer additional support and a better experience for both the apprentice and the client as the experts in the industry. We arrange the most suitable and appropriate apprenticeship training from one of our partnered training providers. If you are successful in securing an apprenticeship with Inspire ATA, it is important to understand that Inspire ATA will be your employer and the apprenticeship placement will be a separate organisation that simply hosts you as an apprentice. As a Flexi-Job Apprenticeship Agency, Inspire ATA performs an important role in developing the UK labour market and it is our responsibility to ensure that talent is recognised, developed, and matched with business needs, whatever the background of the individual, irrespective of gender, race, disability, age, religion or belief, relationship orientation, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity and gender reassignment. We are proud of the diverse nature of our business and work with clients to ensure that all candidates are treated with courtesy and respect.

https://www.inspire-ata.co.uk/ (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

  • Potential full-time employment for the right candidate upon successful completion of the apprenticeship

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

INSPIRE ATA LIMITED
Katie Munn
[email protected]

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000339779.

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Closes on Friday 26 September 2025

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