Carpentry Apprentice

Summary

As an apprentice, you will assist the Repairs team with repairing and maintaining our customers’ homes, communal spaces and garages. You will work alongside qualified carpenters, learning on the job and completing work to a high standard and in-line with best practice. This role is perfect for someone aiming to become a fully qualified carpenter.

Wage

£15,704 to £25,396.80, depending on your age

National Minimum Wage

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National Minimum Wage (based on age)

Training course

Carpentry and joinery (level 2)

Hours

Monday to Friday, 8.00am - 4:45pm, with an earlier finish on a Friday.

40 hours a week

Start date

Monday 1 September 2025

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

Want to gain qualifications whilst earning money by working in a successful Repairs team? We’ve got the apprenticeship for you!

As an apprentice, you will assist the Repairs team with repairing and maintaining our customers’ homes, communal spaces and garages.

You will work alongside qualified carpenters, learning on the job and completing work to a high standard and in-line with best practice. Think hanging doors, fitting kitchen units and worktops, building studwork and installing fixtures whilst maintaining the upkeep of your stock and tools.

You will work with one of our fully qualified carpenters four days a week on site, and one day attending college in Weston.

Daily duties include:

To complete the required personal, academic and practical training requirements of the apprenticeship*
Learning and assisting to complete high-quality repair works and maintenance, attending appointments as arranged. This can include: hanging doors, fitting kitchen units and worktops, building studwork and installing fixtures and fittings such as handles, locks and hinges
Making sure we meet all statutory, regulatory, and contractual obligations
Use of your allocated mobile device and tablet
Upkeep of your stock, plant and tools and allocated vehicle (if applicable)
Attending and participating in Alliance Homes training and monthly meetings
Responsible for the use and maintenance of materials and tools*
Work safely and be aware of key health, safety and welfare issues
Any other duties as reasonably requested by your manager

Where you'll work

40 Martingale Way
Portishead
Bristol
BS20 7AW

Training

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

College or training organisation

WESTON COLLEGE OF FURTHER AND HIGHER EDUCATION

Your training course

Carpentry and joinery (level 2)

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What you'll learn

Course contents

Comply with health and safety regulations, standards, and guidance.
Identify and use safety control equipment, for example, RPE, dust suppression, PPE and LEV.
Comply with environmental and sustainability regulations, standards, and guidance. Segregate resources for reuse, recycling and disposal.
Comply with industry regulations, standards, and guidance.
Prepare and maintain a safe working area.
Interpret and use information from drawings and specifications.
Estimate required materials and produce a cutting list.
Verbally communicate with others, applying construction terminology.
Select, use and store hand tools.
Select, use and store power tools.
Maintain and sharpen hand tools.
Produce jigs.
Identifies well-being support available to self and others.
Site carpenter: Apply first fix techniques and practices for: 1. structural carcassing, 2. straight timber or metal partition walls, 3. floor joists 4. floor joist coverings and 5. straight flights of stairs.
Site carpenter: Install structural fixings.
Site carpenter: Size timber from sizing tables.
Site carpenter: Apply site second fix techniques and practices for:1. service encasement, 2. cladding 3. wall and floor units and fitments, 4. handrails and spindles to straight flights of stairs, 5. internal and external doors, 6. skirting boards and architrave, 7. window boards.
Site carpenter: Apply site carpenter techniques and practices to construction of rafter roofs, including trussed (prefabricated) and traditional (built on site) including the construction of verge, eaves and fitting loft access.
Site carpenter: Use and store laser levels for example cross line laser.
Site carpenter: Form connections, for example, using joints, nails, screws, bolts and adhesive.
Site carpenter: Apply measuring, marking out, cutting (square and angled), mitring, hinging and recessing techniques.
Site carpenter: Carrying out splicing and scribing techniques.
Architectural joiner: Produce setting out details, including setting rods, and mark out for timber products.
Architectural joiner: Produce basic woodworking joints including dovetail, bridal, mortise and tenon and halving.
Architectural joiner: Form connections using dowels, biscuit, staples and adhesives.
Architectural joiner: Apply techniques and practices to the manufacture and assembly of a timber window with casement including glazing rebates and associated ironmongery.
Architectural joiner: Apply manufacture and assembly techniques for first fix products: 1. straight staircases, 2. door frames and linings.
Architectural joiner: Apply manufacture and assembly techniques for second fix products: 1. timber doors, 2. wall and floor units, 3. timber mouldings, 4. staircase spindles and balustrades.
Architectural joiner: Fit ironmongery including door locks, door handles, door hinges, latches and draw runners.
Architectural joiner: Inspect, prepare and operate fixed machinery.
Comply with health and safety regulations, standards, and guidance.
Identify and use safety control equipment, for example, RPE, dust suppression, PPE and LEV.
Comply with environmental and sustainability regulations, standards, and guidance. Segregate resources for reuse, recycling and disposal.
Comply with industry regulations, standards, and guidance.
Prepare and maintain a safe working area.
Interpret and use information from drawings and specifications.
Estimate required materials and produce a cutting list.
Verbally communicate with others, applying construction terminology.
Select, use and store hand tools.
Select, use and store power tools.
Maintain and sharpen hand tools.
Produce jigs.
Identifies well-being support available to self and others.

Your training plan

You will be pursuing a Level 2 Apprenticeship Standard in Carpentry and Joinery, through Weston College
As part of this programme, you will attend Weston College once a week, for workshops
An assessor will conduct on-site observations to evaluate your progress, as well as supporting you in college throughout your apprenticeship
At the conclusion of your programme, your qualification will be assessed through an Apprenticeship Assessment

Requirements

Desirable qualifications

GCSE in:

English (grade 4/C+)
Maths (grade 4/C+)

Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.

Skills

Communication skills
Attention to detail
Customer care skills
Problem solving skills
Logical
Initiative
A genuine desire to learn
Enthusiastic

Other requirements

Weston College needs you to have a minimum of GCSE (Grade A*-C or 9-5) in English and Maths, but support is offered to candidates who do not have these. You will need to work at any location from where we operate. This includes North Somerset and Bristol. You do not need a driving licence as you will be working with a current colleague but will need to be able to get to Weston College by your own transport. *PLEASE NOTE THIS VACANCY WILL BE CLOSING EARLY ON THE 26TH OF JUNE*

About this company

At Alliance we want to create places to live that our customers are proud to call home. Our teams care about the lives of the people who live in our 7000 homes. We want our customers to belong, feel safe, and thrive in a successful community. Our values are what makes us tick. Our colleagues bring their AGAME to deliver great services and to support each other to be the best they can be. AMBITIOUS FOR ALL - We are one team, aiming high for our customers. GENUINE – We are authentic and encourage everyone to be themselves. AWAKE TO OPPORTUNITY – We are constantly curious and drive innovation through collaboration. MAKE THE DIFFERENCE – we are proactive and strive to make a positive impact. EFFECTIVE – We are professional and can be relied on to achieve consistently good results

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Company benefits

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays. Your Alliance Day – a day off on your work anniversary. Family & Friendly leave. Enhanced pension scheme. Health care cash plan. Discounts portal. Tool allowance & much more!

Disability Confident

A fair proportion of interviews for this apprenticeship will be offered to applicants with a disability or long-term health condition. This includes non-visible disabilities and conditions.

You can choose to be considered for an interview under the Disability Confident scheme. You’ll need to meet the essential requirements to be considered for an interview.

After this apprenticeship

Working towards or willing to work towards the relevant qualification such as a Level 3 NVQ in Carpentry.

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