Apprentice Bricklayer
ELEVATE BRICKWORK LTD
SELBY (YO8 6NY)
Closes on Sunday 21 September 2025
Posted on 29 July 2025
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Summary
An exciting opportunity to learn bricklaying from experienced professionals while working on real construction projects. Gain hands-on experience, develop key skills, and work towards a recognised qualification in a supportive and growing company.
- Wage
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£15,704 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
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Performance based pay increase on completion of year 1. 3% employers pension contribution. Christmas Bonus based on attendance records.
- Training course
- Bricklayer (level 2)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday 7.30am to 4pm.
40 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 6 October 2025
- Duration
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2 years
- 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
Elevate Brickwork is a fast-growing company with an expanding network of clients across North Yorkshire and beyond. We work on a variety of exciting construction projects, from new-build homes to large commercial sites.
As an apprentice, you’ll get stuck in from day one, learning a trade for life while earning and working as part of a supportive, skilled team. No two days are the same, and you’ll be developing real skills that employers value.
Your average week will include:
· Learning the basics of bricklaying from experienced professionals.
· Building cavity walls on housing developments.
· Assisting with structural alterations to existing buildings.
· Installing key components like wall ties, lintels, and damp-proof courses (DPC).
· Laying substructure masonry on commercial and warehouse sites.
· Loading out materials and keeping the site safe and tidy.
· Using tools, equipment and machinery under supervision.
· Reading and following construction drawings and instructions.
· Developing teamwork, communication, and problem-solving skills.
· Gaining valuable experience while working towards a recognised qualification.
· And every once in a while, you'll get the chance to work away from home — building for some of the most well-known brands in the UK.
If you enjoy working with your hands, being outdoors, and want a career with strong future prospects, this could be the perfect opportunity for you.
Where you'll work
3 WHITE HOUSE GARTH
BUBWITH
SELBY
YO8 6NY
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
YORK COLLEGE
Training course
Bricklayer (level 2)
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What you'll learn
Course contents
- Comply with health and safety regulations, standards, and guidance.
- Identify and use personal protective equipment (PPE).
- Comply with environmental and sustainability regulations, standards, and guidance. Segregate resources for reuse, recycling and disposal.
- Comply with industry regulations, standards, and guidance.
- Read and interpret information from drawings and specifications.
- Estimate and select required resources: For example, the quantity of bricks and blocks, mortar, wall ties and insulation.
- Prepare and maintain a safe working area.
- Select and use hand tools.
- Maintain and store hand tools.
- Set out brick and block cavity wall to given tolerances, including an opening.
- Construct a stretcher bond brick and block cavity wall with return and opening to given tolerances, including installing a lintel with soldiers, brick and edge sill, closure around opening, insulation, fire stopping, cavity tray, damp proof course (DPC) and weep holes.
- Apply joint finishes: For example, half round, flush, weather struck and recessed.
- Set out and construct a simple brick solid wall with capping.
- Gauge and hand mix mortar to ratio.
- Measure and cut bricks and blocks using hand tools, to given tolerances.
- Carry out a simple repair: For example, replacing damaged bricks.
- Protect materials and finished work.
- Verbally communicate with others, applying construction terminology.
- Follow equity, diversity and inclusion guidance.
- Applies team working principles to their own and the wider build team.
- Identifies well-being support available to self and others.
- Construct a brick wall with raking cut. For example, gable end wall or garden wall with raking cut.
- Comply with health and safety regulations, standards, and guidance.
- Identify and use personal protective equipment (PPE).
- Comply with environmental and sustainability regulations, standards, and guidance. Segregate resources for reuse, recycling and disposal.
- Comply with industry regulations, standards, and guidance.
- Read and interpret information from drawings and specifications.
- Estimate and select required resources: For example, the quantity of bricks and blocks, mortar, wall ties and insulation.
- Prepare and maintain a safe working area.
- Select and use hand tools.
- Maintain and store hand tools.
- Set out brick and block cavity wall to given tolerances, including an opening.
- Construct a stretcher bond brick and block cavity wall with return and opening to given tolerances, including installing a lintel with soldiers, brick and edge sill, closure around opening, insulation, fire stopping, cavity tray, damp proof course (DPC) and weep holes.
- Apply joint finishes: For example, half round, flush, weather struck and recessed.
- Set out and construct a simple brick solid wall with capping.
- Gauge and hand mix mortar to ratio.
- Measure and cut bricks and blocks using hand tools, to given tolerances.
- Carry out a simple repair: For example, replacing damaged bricks.
- Protect materials and finished work.
- Verbally communicate with others, applying construction terminology.
- Follow equity, diversity and inclusion guidance.
- Applies team working principles to their own and the wider build team.
- Identifies well-being support available to self and others.
- Construct a brick wall with raking cut. For example, gable end wall or garden wall with raking cut.
Training schedule
You will attend York College on a block week basis - 2-week blocks throughout the academic year (11 weeks in total each year). The rest of your training takes place at work.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade 3)
- maths (grade 3)
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Team working
- Initiative
Other requirements
You must be able to make your own way to the site; however, we may be able to provide transport from an agreed location depending on the project. There may be times (2-3 per year) when we work away from home for 5-6 days. Transport, accommodation and food will be provided. You must be happy to work away on these occasions. You will be working outdoors on a daily basis and working at height on a daily basis.
About this employer
We have 1 permanent employee currently and 1-5 subcontractors depending on project. Established in September 2024, our main activities include renovations, extensions, new builds and commercial projects.
http://www.elevatebrickwork.co.uk (opens in new tab)
Company benefits
28 days annual leave including bank holidays. Additional training such as Slip Brick Installation, Face fit training, Abrasive Wheels, and Manual Handling.
After this apprenticeship
Elevate Brickwork Ltd is an expanding company, with opportunities for all employees to progress within the company as we grow. From a bricklaying apprenticeship, you can progress to Gang Foreman, Site Supervisor, and Operations Manager.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
YORK COLLEGE
apprenticeships@yorkcollege.ac.uk
01904 770368
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000334372.
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Closes on Sunday 21 September 2025
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