Property Maintenance Operative Apprenticeship

**Location**: Leicester area
**Office located**: Leicester Business Park, 111 Ross Walk, LE4 5HH
**Working Week**: 37.5 hours a week, Monday to Friday, 7.5 hour shifts between 8 am - 6pm
**Salary**: £18,299.00
**Apprenticeship Qualification**: Level 2 Property Maintenance Operative
**Expected Apprenticeship Duration**: Full Time
This role does require a Full UK Driving Licence
Looking to kickstart your career in property maintenance?
We, at Serco, are looking to recruit an Apprentice Property Maintenance Operative to support our AASC contract.
As a Maintenance Operative Apprentice for AASC you will provide building maintenance services and contribute towards the delivery of a safe and secure environment for people living in the property. You will carry out both planned and reactive maintenance tasks, whilst under supervision to ensure that all properties in the portfolio meet the required standards under the AASC contract.
Serco has a strong commitment to apprentices and training and as a successful Serco apprentice, you will be provided with unparalleled support throughout the duration of your programme. You will develop the skills you need for the job by working alongside your colleagues and getting hands on experience. You will be helped to build relationships with peers, allowing you to achieve your professional development objectives. Full training and support will be given for this role.
About the role
**Key accountabilities**:
Ensure that there is no hazard to users of the property and check all relevant property reports before undertaking works in the properties, e.g. asbestos, potentially dangerous persons, structural reports. Any hazards report to line manager or supervisor.
Comply with all relevant health and safety legislation and the relevant Serco safety standards when on duty
Purchase materials from approved Serco suppliers, as per internal processes and agreements and ensure all documentation relating to materials is kept in order to reconcile transactions and tasks
Remove all waste from properties when in attendance and ensure that it is recycled, where possible, or disposed of as per local regulations.
Safely isolates electrical, electronic and emergency systems
Report electrical faults
Perform fault diagnostics for plumbing and drainage repairs
Minor repairs within water, environmental and energy management systems
Minor repairs in carpentry and joinery
Refurbishments to fixtures within and around properties
Minor plastering repairs
Carry out painting and decorating works
Minor tiling and flooring repairs
More about you
A driver’s license is required for the role, as you will be asked to drive within the region and occasionally within the UK, however the van is provided.
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Things to consider
The role is physical and there will be a requirement to be mobile for most of the working period.
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About Serco
At Serco, not only is the nature of the work we do important, everyone has an important role to play, from caring for vulnerable people to managing complex public services. We are a team of 50,000 people responsible for delivering essential public services around the world in areas including defence, transport, justice, immigration, healthcare and citizen services. We are innovators, committed to redesigning and improving public services for the benefit of everyone.
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At Serco we support fair access to employment for those with unspent criminal convictions through the ‘Ban the Box’ pledge (some may be exempt due to the nature of the role and the security clearance required). Please contact our recruitment team directly on 0345 010 4000 to discuss.