Roofing Apprentice

**About the role**:

- Gentoo is a values-led, charitable organisation that provides more than 60,000 people in Sunderland with a place they can call home. We have a clear vision and a social purpose. We believe that everyone has the right to live in a good quality home that they can afford.
We have created 326 apprenticeship opportunities since 2001, with over 90% completing their apprenticeship with us. This year we are pleased to announce that we are taking on 27 Apprentices, who will all benefit from a combination of hands-on working opportunities and off-site training while studying toward a formal qualification in a chosen career.

Job title: Roofing Apprentice
How long is the apprenticeship: 4 years.
Which qualification will you achieve: Level 2 Intermediate Roofing.

What you will learn:
The full range of roofing tasks associated with the repair, maintenance and refurbishment of Gentoo’s properties (under supervision).
To support in carrying out all responsive and planned roofing and slating duties required and all other roofing-related duties including flat roofing works, and gutter cleans (under supervision) and to develop excellent working relationships with colleagues.
How to undertake duties safely in line with Health and Safety regulations and policy; including ensuring risk assessments, method statements, product information and COSHH data sheets are accurately followed.
To develop an awareness of specific access equipment to be used for working at height and use in accordance with method statements.
To complete all relevant training and assessments associated with the apprenticeship within given timescales, attending college and in-house training as required.
To comply with the Groups Health & Safety policy, carrying out all tasks in an efficient and timely manner.
To comply with the Group’s customer service standards and Code of Conduct.

**What we are looking for**:
To make sure you will be starting on an appropriate qualification path, you will need to either already achieved or expect to achieve by September 24 a minimum of 2 GCSE (or equivalent) passes at Grade 4/C or above in Maths and English.

You will also need to be able to meet the travel requirements of the post which will mean being able to get to and from both your place of work and college.

enthusiasm and a positive attitude
be keen to learn, an attentive listener who can understand and follow instructions
have effective communication skills and will not be afraid to ask questions
be a team player, willing to work hard to get the job done efficiently, and to a high standard and support their colleagues
have good customer care skills - our customers are at the heart of our business so we are looking for people who want to make a difference
be a good problem solver and logical thinker
have good attention to detail
have good I.T. skills

Some of our great benefits include:
31 days annual leave (plus bank holidays) with an option to purchase up to 5 additional days per year.
Early finish on a Friday.
Free Health Cash Plan, with cashback for dental, optical, physio, wellbeing therapies and more, with some free child cover.
Access to private healthcare through the Health Cash Plan.
Competitive Aviva pension scheme - Gentoo will contribute up to 10% based on your personal contribution.
Enhanced family-friendly leave
Car mileage allowance if you use your personal vehicle for business purposes.
Life assurance cover to the value of 3 times your annual salary.

**Closing date**:
31/05/2024

We're a housing association that provides more than 60,000 people in Sunderland with a place they can call home. We're a values-driven organisation, with a clear vision, a social purpose and a commitment to investing in people, place and property. We believe everyone has the right to live in a good quality home they can afford and invest millions of pounds every year in keeping our existing homes safe, secure, and compliant.

We're also playing our part in addressing the UK housing crisis locally, by building hundreds of new, modern and contemporary homes for rent in Sunderland - homes that meet the needs of local people. Not only do we provide vital housing - we support our tenants, residents and communities by investing in services that help people live their best possible life.

This includes helping people to work, victims of domestic abuse and anti-social behaviour, young people to live independently, as well as a wellbeing service that supports our elderly tenants and residents.

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