Apprentice Joiner

**Details**:
**Reference number**:

- 251897**Salary**:

- £21,052 - £21,789**Job grade**:

- Other- Apprentice**Contract type**:

- Apprenticeship**Business area**:

- HES - Operations**Type of role**:

- Industrial
- Other**Working pattern**:

- Annualised hours**Number of jobs available**:

- 1Contents

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About the job

**Benefits**:
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Location
- Kerse Road, Stirling, FK7 7RZAbout the job

**Job summary**:
Thank you for your interest in the post of Apprentice Joiner with Historic Environment Scotland, based at Kerse Road, Stirling. This is a fixed term and pensionable appointment.

You will be a key member of the Monument Conservation Unit, supporting HES in fulfilling its duties to increase the knowledge and understanding of the historic environment by using a range of different conservation techniques.

**Job description**:
The Operations Directorate is responsible for the care and conservation of the 336 Properties in the Care of Scottish Ministers. The team comprises almost 400 professional, craft skilled and works staff, divided into 5 regional teams based in 27 depots across Scotland. The conservation and routine maintenance works are primarily delivered through a directly employed Monument Conservation Unit (MCU). Operations teams support the HES Corporate Plan (Key Performance Indicators 1,2,3,4,5 and 7)

You will report directly to the District Works Manager at Argyll’s Lodging and will work closely with other timed-served joiners.

**Working Hours**:
The working year will consist of 2 working seasons; namely a longer working hours season (summer) and a shorter working hours season (winter). The length of each working season will be fixed by local management after discussion with the MCU and not later than 1 April of that working year.

**Person specification**:
This is a trainee position and the focus will be on learning the traditional craft skills required of a joiner with a focus on conservation. Training will be on and off the job with attendance at an educational establishment essential at various stages throughout the programme.

This post will involve setting out general routine maintenance of Historic Environment Scotland properties in care. You will be based at Kerse Road Depot to allow you to develop your carpentry and joinery skills on projects at Historic Environment Scotland sites or on placements with contractors undertaking joinery/conservation or new projects.

This is essentially a training post however you will also ensure that the conservation and operation of the Central Region’s monuments is maintained to a very high standard and ensure projects in the area are completed on time as per the very busy works programme.

Your duties will include:

- To assist with joinery works on the full range of our properties/buildings.
- To assist with maintenance, repair and manufacture of various timber based architectural components.
- To assist & undertake joinery work associated with new construction work.
- To construct cupboards, seating, shelving, fencing, formwork or any of a number of different items required to operate or present our properties
- To obtain certified training and other work-related qualifications i.e., erecting mobile scaffolding, first aid, MEWP Training.
- To assist in the promotion of traditional methods of conservation and joinery techniques to carry out challenging and diverse conservation projects/works.

Training will be given in the following:

- The safe use of tools and equipment.
- Co-ordinating and installing first and second fixing components and finishings.
- Producing joinery setting out details.
- Marking out joinery from setting out details.
- Manufacturing joinery products.
- Maintaining internal and external timber components.
- Erecting structural carcass and components.

***As a Trainee you will be given the chance to develop expertise and knowledge through on-the-job assessment and attendance at college to study the theory relating to joinery. With the right combination of theory and practice you should gain a nationally recognised, high-level qualification, a SVQ at level 3 or Advanced Craft.

**Benefits**:

- Learning and development tailored to your role
- An environment with flexible working options
- A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
- A Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 27%

In addition we offer a great benefits package to our employees which includes:

- flexible working hours (where appropriate)
- special leave
- maternity/paternity leave
- adoption leave
- reimbursement for relevant professional subscriptions
- support for further education and personal development
- study leave for work related courses
- access to a learning resource centre

**Health and welfare**

We offer you access to:

- our Employee Assistance Programme - for confidential advice and counselling
- an occupational sick pay scheme
- discounts at some local authority leisure facilities
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