Apprentice Site Officer

E-ACT

Sheffield (S5 8UL)

Closes in 25 days (Friday 4 December 2026 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 9 November 2026

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Summary

In this role you will learn how to provide a service to Academy sites in Sheffield consisting of premises security, lighting, heating, cleaning, general maintenance, operation of plant, porter and handy person duties. The role will be based primarily at Parkwood E-ACT Academy but will also support Pathways E-ACT Primary Academy as required.

Wage

£15,392 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices

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Training course
Property maintenance operative (level 2)
Hours
Monday to Friday on a shift basis between the hours of 6.30am and 8.00pm.

37 hours a week

Start date

Monday 7 December 2026

Duration

2 years

Positions available

1

Work

Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.

What you'll do at work

Reporting to the Estates Business Partner, this post holder will learn about and be trained to:

Safety and security

  • Undertake regular routine testing of fire alarms, emergency lights and firefighting equipment

  • Complete statutory and routine testing as and when required to manufacturers’ standards ensuring record keeping is up to date using appropriate computer software, including heating, fire alarms and extinguishers, emergency lighting, and legionella for example

  • Ensure Health and Safety compliance with regard to all regulations, policies and codes of practice

  • Maintain a high level of security across academy premises including dealing with alarm systems and liaising with security services

  • Undertake key holding duties for locking and unlocking of premises

General Maintenance

  • Install, maintain or repair jobs of a minor plumbing, joinery, painting nature. For example, repairing leaky taps, boarding up broken windows, replacing internal door locks, replacing toilet seats and toilet roll dispensers

  • Clean and tidy all outside spaces, paths, gullies and drains including snow clearance when required and remove graffiti from internal and/or external spaces

  • Undertake basic maintenance of caretaking/cleaning equipment

  • Undertake emergency cleaning as and when required

  • Transport refuse to bins in agreed collection points for agreed collection times

  • Undertake basic minibus visual checks as per the agreed schedule

General Duties

  • Identify and report any repairs, maintenance or replacements that require action

  • Ensure adequate stock management of material and equipment

  • Collect or order goods as required for completion of any caretaking or maintenance jobs

  • Carry out porter duties as required including receipt of goods and supplies

  • Oversee car parking arrangements and ensure additional temporary parking and signage as required

  • Monitor all contractors on site and ensure work is completed to the required standard

  • Set out/put away furniture and equipment for functions, meetings and exams

  • To be able to travel between the two Academy sites on occasion should a specific need arise

  • To have a flexible approach around working hours if required

Culture

  • Responsible for the Health and Safety, security and welfare of self and colleagues in accordance with E-ACT’s policies and procedures, reporting all concerns to an appropriate person

  • Responsible for working in accordance with E-ACT’s policy relating to the promotion of Equality, Diversity and Inclusivity

  • Undertake any other duties appropriate to the grade of the post as requested by your Line Manager

Where you'll work

Parkwood Academy
Longley Avenue West
Sheffield
S5 8UL

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

Training provider

SHEFFIELD COLLEGE, THE

Training course

Property maintenance operative (level 2)

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What you'll learn

Course contents
  • Plan the sequence of work required to carry out routine property maintenance operations.
  • Identify and select the appropriate materials and components for property maintenance tasks, ensuring these are compliant with relevant regulatory requirements and manufacturer's specifications.
  • Comply with statutory health and safety regulations and requirements.
  • Comply with risk assessments, and organise the workplace, to safeguard themselves and the property.
  • Comply with key regulatory and legislative requirements, including building regulations.
  • Uses safe working practices when carrying out property maintenance tasks including the use of PPE, signage, barriers, access equipment and ensuring work area is prepared and reinstated.
  • Select, and use work tools and equipment for property maintenance tasks, applying all safeguards, and ensuring the correct functioning of equipment.
  • Safely isolate and secure electrical or electronic supplies prior to performing property maintenance operations.
  • Apply and implement routine emergency system checks, testing and routine maintenance, identifying and reporting faults as required.
  • Perform maintenance and repairs to plumbing systems, including fault identification, safe isolation of supply, replacing components and clearing blockages.
  • Perform maintenance and repairs to external drainage systems, including clearing blockages and replacing components.
  • Perform maintenance and repairs to environmental and energy management systems, including fault identification, safe isolation of supply, replacing components.
  • Use carpentry and joinery skills to perform repairs to windows, doors and glazing units, and their associated fittings.
  • Perform repairs to plastered surfaces, including surface preparation, fixing and mixing materials and compounds.
  • Use painting and decorating skills to prepare surfaces for decoration, apply paint using brushes and rollers, and complete sealing activities using gun appliances.
  • Perform tiling repairs, including setting out, surface preparation and cutting around obstacles.
  • Perform flooring repairs, including setting out, surface preparation and cutting around obstacles.
  • Perform planned, responsive or temporary repairs to buildings or their immediate surroundings, attending to minor defects within either masonry, roofing, fencing or railing, groundwork or landscaping.
  • Select and use technical literature and other sources of information and data to address property maintenance problems.
  • Record and report information, using digital and written techniques.
  • Inspect own work, ensuring it is delivered to the given specifications.
  • Comply with environmental regulations and procedures. Segregate resources for reuse, recycling and disposal.
  • Use and adapt communication methods for different situations and when, working with colleagues and stakeholders, using industry terminology as appropriate.
  • Provide customer feedback whilst maintaining customer service.
  • Escalates issues beyond their level of competence and authority.
  • Plan the sequence of work required to carry out routine property maintenance operations.
  • Identify and select the appropriate materials and components for property maintenance tasks, ensuring these are compliant with relevant regulatory requirements and manufacturer's specifications.
  • Comply with statutory health and safety regulations and requirements.
  • Comply with risk assessments, and organise the workplace, to safeguard themselves and the property.
  • Comply with key regulatory and legislative requirements, including building regulations.
  • Uses safe working practices when carrying out property maintenance tasks including the use of PPE, signage, barriers, access equipment and ensuring work area is prepared and reinstated.
  • Select, and use work tools and equipment for property maintenance tasks, applying all safeguards, and ensuring the correct functioning of equipment.
  • Safely isolate and secure electrical or electronic supplies prior to performing property maintenance operations.
  • Apply and implement routine emergency system checks, testing and routine maintenance, identifying and reporting faults as required.
  • Perform maintenance and repairs to plumbing systems, including fault identification, safe isolation of supply, replacing components and clearing blockages.
  • Perform maintenance and repairs to external drainage systems, including clearing blockages and replacing components.
  • Perform maintenance and repairs to environmental and energy management systems, including fault identification, safe isolation of supply, replacing components.
  • Use carpentry and joinery skills to perform repairs to windows, doors and glazing units, and their associated fittings.
  • Perform repairs to plastered surfaces, including surface preparation, fixing and mixing materials and compounds.
  • Use painting and decorating skills to prepare surfaces for decoration, apply paint using brushes and rollers, and complete sealing activities using gun appliances.
  • Perform tiling repairs, including setting out, surface preparation and cutting around obstacles.
  • Perform flooring repairs, including setting out, surface preparation and cutting around obstacles.
  • Perform planned, responsive or temporary repairs to buildings or their immediate surroundings, attending to minor defects within either masonry, roofing, fencing or railing, groundwork or landscaping.
  • Select and use technical literature and other sources of information and data to address property maintenance problems.
  • Record and report information, using digital and written techniques.
  • Inspect own work, ensuring it is delivered to the given specifications.
  • Comply with environmental regulations and procedures. Segregate resources for reuse, recycling and disposal.
  • Use and adapt communication methods for different situations and when, working with colleagues and stakeholders, using industry terminology as appropriate.
  • Provide customer feedback whilst maintaining customer service.
  • Escalates issues beyond their level of competence and authority.

Training schedule

Apprentice Standard Property Maintenance Operative Level 2 

Training is scheduled across various different discipines such as:

  • Plastering and tiling skills
  • Electrical skills                               
  • Painting and decorating skills                                                   
  • Joinery skills                                                
  • Plumbing skills

You will attend City Campus (Granville Road, Sheffield S2 2RL) & Advanced Technology Centre (Olive Grove Road, Sheffield S2 3DH) across several block sessions (1 day per week).

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English (grade 4)
  • Maths (grade 4)

Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.

Skills

  • Communication skills
  • IT skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Organisation skills
  • Customer care skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Administrative skills
  • Number skills
  • Logical
  • Team working
  • Initiative
  • Non judgemental
  • Patience
  • Physical fitness

Other requirements

E-ACT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of its students and expects all employees and volunteers to share in this commitment.

About this employer

We are proud to be one of 28 E-ACT academies in England. Our community includes over 18,000 pupils and 2,300 teachers and non-teaching professionals across the country. What it means to be part of E-ACT As an E-ACT academy we share ideas with other academies in the trust in ways other schools may not be able to. Our pupils and staff also feel part of something much bigger. E-ACT academies also have support from people across the trust who help us to make things even better for our children.

https://parkwoodacademy.e-act.org.uk/about-us/an-e-act-academy/ (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).

  • Further inhouse training with tangible work experience for both the successful and committed candidate.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

SHEFFIELD COLLEGE, THE

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000063249.

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Closes in 25 days (Friday 4 December 2026 at 11:59pm)