Property Maintenance Apprentice
THE HARPUR TRUST
Cardington Road (MK42 0BX)
Closes in 22 days (Tuesday 19 August 2025)
Posted on 28 July 2025
Contents
Summary
Bedford Girls' School in Bedford, are looking for a hardworking individual to join their team, where you will contribute to the smooth and safe running of the school’s excellent facilities and be involved in a wide range of day-to-day tasks including compliance checks, basic repairs, preventative works and general building systems.
- Wage
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£19,240 a year
- Training course
- Property maintenance operative (level 2)
- Hours
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Monday - Thursday 9:00am - 5:30pm. Friday 9:00am - 5:00pm (1-hour for lunch - unpaid)
37 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 1 September 2025
- Duration
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1 year 3 months
- Positions available
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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
About Bedford Girls’ School:
Bedford Girls’ School believe in empowering students to become confident, compassionate, and accomplished individuals who aspire to change the world around them. achieving outstanding academic excellence and are dedicated to offering a truly holistic education.
About the Role:
Bedford Girls' School are seeking a practical, reliable and enthusiastic Property Maintenance Apprentice to join their site support team. This is an exciting opportunity for someone looking to begin a career in building maintenance, facilities, or the wider construction sector.
In this role, you will be supported by the friendly maintenance team & gain valuable hands-on experience whilst working towards a recognised qualification. You will contribute to the smooth and safe running of the school’s excellent facilities and be involved in a wide range of day-to-day tasks including compliance checks, basic repairs, preventative works and general building systems.
This is a fixed-term apprenticeship role, aligned to term-time working with flexibility for structured training and project support during holiday periods. The employment will conclude on 31 August 2027.
Key Responsibilities:
- Assist with repairs and breakdowns - often working to tight deadlines to minimise disruption of the schools' operations
- Support the maintenance team during complex repairs under supervision
- Assist in maintaining logs for compliance with H&S standards
- Engage in on-the-job training with experienced maintenance staff. Study and apply knowledge of mechanical, electrical and technical systems
- Complete any formal training requirements such as coursework or certifications
Why Join Bedford Girls School?
Be part of an outstanding forward-looking school who have an ambitious vision to develop the next generation of creative thinkers, change-makers and problem-solvers. Become a member of a friendly inclusive community which values its employees, offering opportunities for professional development and growth. Offering a wide range of benefits including, excellent pension scheme, life insurance, hospital surgical treatment insurance, and a cash plan scheme that includes a variety of wellbeing benefits.
The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Applicants will be required to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). The school may carry out online searches on shortlisted applicants.
Where you'll work
Bedford Girls School
Cardington Road
MK42 0BX
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
BEDFORD COLLEGE
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
You will gain the following qualifications:
- Level 2 Property Maintenance Operative Apprenticeship
- Functional Skills in English and maths (if required)
Requirements
Desirable qualifications
GCSE or equivalent in:
- Maths (grade 3)
- English (grade 3)
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
Other requirements
Candidates must attend an initial interview with a member of the Bedford College Apprenticeship Recruitment Team. Please note this is part of the recruitment process and must be completed in order for your application to be progressed to the next stage. Please consider the employers location think about how you will get to work and college.
About this employer
Bedford Girls' School is an independent day school for girls aged 7-18 in Bedford, Milton Keynes and surrounding areas that is operated by the Harpur Trust.
After this apprenticeship
Hands-on Experience: Gain practical skills in maintenance, security, health & safety, and site management.
Recognised Qualification in Facilities Services, Property Maintenance, or Site Support.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
BEDFORD COLLEGE
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000334138.
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Closes in 22 days (Tuesday 19 August 2025)
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