The Property Maintenance Operative Apprentice will be employed to learn and develop the key skills required to successfully become a qualified and experienced Property Maintenance Operative who will be able to work independently as part of a reactive maintenance team or to work as a handyperson carrying out maintenance tasks.
The successful candidate will be an integral part of a well-established small team of trades and other maintenance operatives at Sedbergh School. Reporting to the Clerk of Works who will support and manage your progress ensuring you develop the skills necessary to successfully attain your qualification.
A willingness to learn and develop new skills will be needed in abundance as well a common-sense approach with an analytical approach to resolving problems related to day-to-day maintenance tasks – this of course will form part of the learning process of being a Property Maintenance Operative Apprentice.
You need to be a good timekeeper and committed to your role ensuring excellent attendance and that you attend college on your designated day. You will need to be able to communicate with a variety of staff at different levels of seniority including other support staff such as cleaners and catering staff and in some cases teaching staff and boarding house staff.
The role will at times be physically demanding so you will need to be fit and fully mobile, you will be required to work from ladders and mobile scaffold so a head for heights might help. The use of a variety of hand tools including hand power tools will be required but you will be taught how to use them so you can become competent in their use.
All the relevant health and safety training will be given to you to ensure you understand the importance of working safely and your responsibilities for yourself and others whilst at work.
The following is an example of the types of activities associated with the role however the variety of the tasks allocated to the maintenance team is exhaustive and not all of them can be covered here:
Painting and decorating - preparing a variety of surfaces for painting and decorating such as sanding, filling and stripping masonry and woodwork and repairing damaged plasterboard, ceilings and walls.
Plumbing – clearing blocked drains and toilets, repairing and replacing taps and valves, replacing syphons and repairing flushing systems, bleeding radiators and problem-solving plumbing issues.
Replacing locks and repairing door furniture and ironmongery. Hanging shelves and carrying out carpentry repairs to bedroom, office and classroom furniture. Building flatpack furniture, assisting with furniture removals and setting up for events.
Assist in stripping out in preparation for refits such as bathrooms and kitchens, lifting flooring, removing studwork and ceilings. Assist in cleaning plantrooms and site clean ups following extensive works.
Assist the portering team during busy periods moving furniture and setting up rooms or taking delivery of large amounts of consumables and distributing them around the site.
Training:Training will take place at Kendal College, 1 day per week. Training Outcome:It is hoped that the candidate would be able to undertake general maintenance / caretaker roles or use the experience as a route to undertaking specific trade training.Employer Description:Sedbergh School is one of the leading co-educational boarding Schools in the north of England. Set in the spectacular Yorkshire Dales National Park and within easy reach of UNESCO World Heritage site the English Lake District.Working Hours :Monday - Friday, 08:00 - 17:00.Skills: Communication skills,Attention to detail,Organisation skills,Customer care skills,Problem solving skills,Administrative skills,Number skills,Analytical skills,Logical,Team working,Creative,Initiative,Non judgemental,Patience,Physical fitness,Polite....Read more...
