Upcycling Workshop Apprenticeship

**Salary**: £23,400 per annum pro rata**Contract**: 24-month fixed term contract**Location**: Erdington, Birmingham**Hours**: Full time, 37.5 hours per week**Closing date**: Sunday the 24th of March at 11:30pm- Are you a real DIY enthusiast who enjoys upcycling used goods? Do you have the passion and flair to create bespoke items and a desire to further your skills? If so, then come and join Shelter as an **Apprentice** and you could play a crucial part in our fight for home at our Upcycling Workshop in Erdington.**About Shelter**:

- Home is a human right. It’s our foundation and where we thrive. Yet everyday millions of people are being devastated by the housing emergency. We exist to defend the right to a safe home. Because home is everything. We need ambitious, passionate people to join us. This is your chance to play a part in the fundamental change we are striving to achieve.- Our enemy is the social injustice at the core of the escalating housing emergency. To win this fight, we must be representative of the people we are here to help and those who support our movement. In all our people decisions, we take pride in being inclusive, equitable and transparent. We are committed to combating racism both within and outside Shelter. We welcome you on our journey to becoming truly anti-racist.**About the team**:

- A key element of our fundraising is a network of community charity shops across Great Britain, from small boutiques to large furniture shops. Our online offering has seen rapid growth over the past two years too, with significant turnover during the Christmas peak, success in the launch and promotion of new goods, and the launch of a second-hand online shop. We also envisage rapid further expansion in the coming months.**About the role**:

- As an Apprentice in our Upcycling Workshop, you’ll play an important part in helping us to delivering our strategy that’s designed to grow our sales of second-hand goods, increase our community impact and raise income to tackle the housing emergency.- You will be instrumental in supporting the Workshop Manager and local area shops to maximise the workshop’s financial and community contribution to support our work, via the effective management of volunteers, stock and premises. A great opportunity to deliver efficient and safe workshop guidance and instruction, along the way, you’ll be able to learn and develop new skills whilst increasing the community impact the shop has on upskilling local people.**About you**:

- To succeed, you’ll need some experience of general DIY, creating bespoke and shabby chic items and upcycling, plus knowledge of safe working practices. An understanding of charity retail and the second-hand goods market would be useful too. Well-organised and great at communicating what’s required to run a workshop efficiently, you’re as comfortable delegating work when required as you are managing and motivating others.- If you don’t have a Level 2 English or Maths qualification, you will need to work towards achieving a Level 1 English and Maths qualifications during your apprenticeship and before taking the final assessment.
- If you have a Level 1 English and Maths qualification, you will need to work towards achieving a Level 2 English or Maths qualification.
- If you already have a Level 2 English or Math qualification, you won’t be required to study English or Maths during the apprenticeship.

**How to Apply**:
- We prioritise diversity and have an inclusive and open mindset**Benefits**:

- We offer a wide range of benefits, including 30 days of annual leave, enhanced family friendly policies, pension and interest free travel loans. Our employees also have access to a tenancy deposit loan, payroll giving, cycle to work scheme and an employee assistance programme.- Shelter helps millions of people every year struggling with bad housing or homelessness through our advice, support and legal services. And we campaign to make sure that, one day, no one will have to turn to us for help. We’re here so no one has to fight bad housing or homelessness on their own.- Safeguarding is everyone's business. Shelter is committed to protecting the health, wellbeing and human rights of those we support, and enabling them to live free from harm, abuse and neglect. All our staff will be expected to observe professional standards of behaviour and conduct their work in line with our Safeguarding Policies.- We are happy to talk about flexible working, personal growth, and to promote a workplace where you can be yourself and achieve success based only on your merit.**Shelter does not accept unsolicited CVs from external recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them.**
- Vacancy ID:

- 052969
- Closing Date:

- 24-Mar-2024
- Contact Person:

- Resourcing & Talent
- Contact Number:

- £23,400 per annum, pro-rated
- Apprentice
- Shelter Shops - Erdington