Highways Maintenance Skilled Operative Apprenticeship

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**Job details**:
**Job reference**

REQ00000017820

**Date posted**

06/02/2025

**Application closing date**

16/03/2025

**Location**

BARROW

**Salary**

£7.55 per hour

**Package**

**Contractual hours**

37

**Basis**

Full time

**Attachments**

**Highways Maintenance Skilled Operative Apprenticeship (Level 2) - APR09**:
**Job description**

**Salary**: National Apprenticeship Wage - 1st Year of Apprenticeship £7.55 per hour
**Location**: Barrow
**Contract Type**: Fixed Term
**Expected Start Date**: September 2025
**Interview Date**: 22nd April to 9th May

**About this opportunity**

Are you looking for an opportunity where you will achieve a nationally recognised qualification, whilst benefitting from, on the job, work experience? Then an apprenticeship with Westmorland and Furness Council could be for you
Are you ready to play a key role in keeping our roads safe and well maintained? Join our Highways Service as an apprentice and dive into the dynamic world of infrastructure maintenance. You’ll be at the heart of ensuring that one of the most crucial assets—our highways network—runs smoothly and reliably for all who use it.
As an apprentice, you’ll gain hands-on experience in a variety of essential activities, including the maintenance, inspection, and repair of carriageways, footways, bridges, and structures. You’ll also have the chance to work on vital drainage systems and assist with some winter maintenance tasks, ensuring that our roads remain accessible and safe all year-round. This is a fantastic opportunity to build your skills and make a real difference for local communities, all while working in a supportive, growth environment. Your journey in highways maintenance begins here
As a Highways Maintenance Skilled Operative Apprentice with Westmorland and Furness Council, you will benefit from high-quality training and development opportunities, personalised support from managers and mentors, and the chance to work alongside skilled and experienced staff. This hands-on experience will allow you to gain valuable job-specific knowledge and transferable skills, setting you up for a successful and rewarding career.

**Who we are looking for**
You should be a team player with excellent communication, organisation, and time management skills, as well as a keen eye for detail and a positive, flexible attitude. If you’re eager to develop new skills and take responsibility while working in a supportive environment, we would love to hear from you

**What can we offer you**

Working at Westmorland and Furness Council you will receive a variety of benefits, including a competitive pension scheme, generous annual leave allowance and other various perks and discounts schemes. For more information about life as an apprentice at Westmorland and Furness Council and what we can offer you, please visit our Careers site - **Apprenticeships | Careers**.

**Would you like to find out more?**

For further information about this role, such as responsibilities and essential criteria please view the below attachment:

- **Apprenticeship Description**
- **Application and Interview information**
- Closing date: Sunday 16th March
Interview Date: 22nd April to 9th May
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**Safer Recruitment**

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**Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion**
As a Disability Confident Leader, disabled applicants, who meet the essential criteria of this job, are guaranteed an interview.
We also offer guaranteed interviews to Armed Forces personnel and veterans and those in care or care experienced and under 24 years old, that meet the essential criteria for the role.
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