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
Spring Hall Lane, Halifax, HX1 4TW
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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.
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.