Assistant Site Manager Apprenticeship

The apprenticeship will involve the day-to-day maintenance and repair of a range of properties. This can be routine maintenance through to emergency repairs using a wide range of trade skills.

You will work alongside other maintenance staff and skilled trades to complete the jobs. The apprenticeship will provide you with a great opportunity to learn and will give you valuable experience across a number of areas:

Identify risks and hazards and work to Health & Safety regulations Complete maintenance and repairs using job sheets or job specifications Use correct hand or power tools for the task Clear away and dispose of waste safely Use carpentry and joinery skills to compete minor repairs such as window and door frames Painting and decorating a range of surfaces Minor plastering repairs Plumbing and drainage repairs, identify faults Use a variety of materials for wall and floor tiling Daily/weekly replenishment of the washroom/staff room consumables Support the site manager to ensure that the school site and resources are safe, secure and well maintained General porterage duties, including movement of furniture and equipment within the school, setting out tables and clearing away at lunch time To be aware of and report any security risks to the Site Manager To carry out other tasks as designated by the Site Manager and undergo training as required Vehicle & fleet maintenance Assist with community visits

Training:

Level 2 Property Maintenance Operative standard.

This will be a blended delivery, a mixture of Microsoft Teams and face to face. All training will take place on site and within your working hours.

Ixion Holdings will complete functional skills where necessary and will ensure Health & Safety, British Values and Equality & Diversity is embedded throughout the course.

Training Outcome:

This role leads naturally into other fields such as facilities services, individual trades, building service engineer, facilities management and managing own school.

Employer Description:
Breakspeare is a forward thinking, active and popular special school with a diverse range of students. We have approximately 154 students on roll, aged between 2 and 19. All our students have Severe or Profound Learning Difficulties, in addition to which many have a complex medical, physical or sensory impairment; autism or speech, language and communication needs. We are part of the successful Sunflower Federation, which was established in May 2017 and is formed of two schools, namely Breakspeare and Meadow Wood. This is an exciting time to join us as we are expanding to meet the need for more special school places in Hertfordshire and are excited to have recently opened a new satellite unit in West Watford. This post is based primarily at our Abbots Langley site, as the other two (Bushey & West Watford) have their own site mangers however some flexibility will be required especially to ensure complete coverage of the apprenticeship syllabus. Planning permission has been granted for a brand-new school in Croxley Green which will replace the current Abbots Langley site. However, this is not anticipated to be ready until 2028 at the earliest.

Working Hours :
Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm / 8am to 4pm.

Skills:
Attention to detail,Organisation skills,Customer care skills,Problem solving skills,Number skills,Team working,Physical fitness