Spring Hall Lane
Halifax, HX1 4TW

INSPIRE ATA LIMITED - Level 2 Facilities Operative Apprenticeship - The Halifax Academy

Salary: £12,480 a year
Working Pattern: Part Time
Contract Type: Apprenticeship
Hours: 30
Closing Date: Wed 17 Jun 2026 - 11:59 pm UTC
INSPIRE ATA LIMITED - Level 2 Facilities Operative Apprenticeship - The Halifax Academy

Summary

Join our team as a Facilities Operative Apprentice, helping to keep our school clean, safe, and well-maintained. You’ll support site security, daily maintenance, and uphold high health and safety standards while promoting the welfare of all pupils and staff.

Annual wage: £12,480 a year
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Training course: Facilities services operative (level 2)

Hours
Monday- Friday, 6.00am- 12.30pm (30 minute break) or Monday- Friday, 11.30am - 6.00pm (30 minute break).
30.0 hours a week

Possible start date: Monday 29 June 2026

Duration: 1 Year

Positions available: 2

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

  • Monitor any issues relating to cleaning equipment and product compliance (COSHH)
  • To act as a key holder, carrying out security procedures for the buildings and grounds, carry out the routine and non-routine opening of The Halifax Academy estate
  • Providing access, where possible, to the premises and classrooms in the event of snow or minor flooding or similar emergency situations
  • Undertake risk assessments where relevant with support of the Facilities, Services & Estates Manager
  • Carrying out first line repairs and maintenance
  • Ensuring that all areas within the site are free from litter and that all drains and gullies are free flowing and clean
  • Ensuring that all caretaking and cleaning equipment is in a safe and working condition and arranging for repair as appropriate
  • Carrying out routine procedures or checks on ancillary equipment, e.g. fire alarms/equipment, water checks
  • Carrying out Academy based procedures in the event of fire, flood, breaking and entering, accident or major damage
  • Regularly set up and remove furniture e.g. exams and daily assemblies
  • Distribute and relocate equipment and incoming goods and occasional collection of miscellaneous provisions away from academy premises
  • At all times to carry out the duties in accordance with Academy based policies and Health and Safety procedures, including risk assessment
  • To respect confidentiality using the Academy protocols for sharing information, e.g. child protection information
  • The postholder will be required to undertake any other professional duties as required

Where you'll work

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

GLP TRAINING LTD

Your training course

Facilities services operative (level 2)

Requirements

Desirable qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English (grade A*-C/9-4 or Level 2 equivalent)
  • Maths (grade A*-C/9-4 or Level 2 equivalent)

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
  • Organisation skills
  • Customer care skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Logical
  • Team working
  • Creative
  • Initiative
  • Patience
  • Physical fitness

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

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000034895.

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Closes on Wednesday 17 June 2026

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