Estates Assistant Apprentice

ENABLE TRUST

Alveston, BRISTOL

Closes in 30 days (Friday 16 January 2026)

Posted on 17 December 2025

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Summary

The Facilities apprentice will support the Estates manager and Site teams across a number of schools, providing the safe management, planning and organsing of the maintenance schedule, safety testing and ensuring the schools operate safely.

Wage

£17,360 a year

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Training course
Facilities management supervisor (level 3)
Hours
Monday to Friday 8am to 4pm (exact hours negotiable)

37 hours a week

Start date

Monday 2 February 2026

Duration

1 year 6 months

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

  • Engage contractors and manage contractors on site
  • Liaise with external cleaning companies to ensure effective cleaning arrangements are in place
  • Ensure that security and keyholding arrangements are effective
  • Respond to premises defects
  • Manage premises improvement projects
  • Support the management of external lettings
  • Organise the setup of school/Trust events
  • Maintain premises records
  • Undertake safety testing, e.g. fire alarms
  • Complete and review risk assessments
  • Complete and review COSHH assessments
  • Address health and safety recommendations and action plans

Where you'll work

You can select which locations you want to apply for in your application on Find an apprenticeship.

This apprenticeship is available in these locations:

  • Two Bridges Academy, Vattingstone Lane, Alveston, BS35 3JT
  • NEW SIBLANDS SCHOOL, GILLINGSTOOL, THORNBURY, BRISTOL, BS35 2EG

Training

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

Training provider

THE SKILLS PARTNERSHIP LIMITED

Training course

Facilities management supervisor (level 3)

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What you'll learn

Course contents
  • Supervise the facilities management function.
  • Comply with health and safety regulations, building regulations, codes of practice and organisational policies and procedures.
  • Comply with risk assessments, method statements and safe systems of work and apply control measures.
  • Supervise others when using facilities management environment tools and equipment for example, plant, machinery, electrical equipment, manual tools.
  • Apply sustainable processes and practices, monitoring and solving sustainability problems which impact climate change in the facilities management function within their organisation.
  • Use resources to complete tasks, with consideration for cost, quality, safety, security and environmental impact.
  • Lead a team of facilities personnel.
  • Apply problem solving techniques to create solutions to complex problems within limits of authority within own role and consult line management.
  • Plan, prioritise and delegate tasks to the facilities team for completion.
  • Use information and digital technology to analyse data to monitor performance.
  • Create, maintain and enhance collaborative working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
  • Communicate verbally with internal and external stakeholders Give and receive information. Matching style to audience. Recognising barriers in communication and how to overcome them. Facilities terminology.
  • Investigate queries to find underlying cause and identify potential solutions.
  • Apply financial management principles in department budget spending.
  • Apply continuous improvement techniques to devise potential solutions.
  • Communicate with internal and external stakeholders using sector specific terminology through written means.
  • Supervise the facilities management function.
  • Comply with health and safety regulations, building regulations, codes of practice and organisational policies and procedures.
  • Comply with risk assessments, method statements and safe systems of work and apply control measures.
  • Supervise others when using facilities management environment tools and equipment for example, plant, machinery, electrical equipment, manual tools.
  • Apply sustainable processes and practices, monitoring and solving sustainability problems which impact climate change in the facilities management function within their organisation.
  • Use resources to complete tasks, with consideration for cost, quality, safety, security and environmental impact.
  • Lead a team of facilities personnel.
  • Apply problem solving techniques to create solutions to complex problems within limits of authority within own role and consult line management.
  • Plan, prioritise and delegate tasks to the facilities team for completion.
  • Use information and digital technology to analyse data to monitor performance.
  • Create, maintain and enhance collaborative working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
  • Communicate verbally with internal and external stakeholders Give and receive information. Matching style to audience. Recognising barriers in communication and how to overcome them. Facilities terminology.
  • Investigate queries to find underlying cause and identify potential solutions.
  • Apply financial management principles in department budget spending.
  • Apply continuous improvement techniques to devise potential solutions.
  • Communicate with internal and external stakeholders using sector specific terminology through written means.

Training schedule

  • Monthly online workshops and meeting with their tutor throughout the duration of the programme.
  • Training will take place online.
  • Facilities management supervisor (Level 3) apprenticeship standard
  • Functional Skills if required

Requirements

Desirable qualifications

GCSE in:

5 GCSEs including Maths & English (grade C or 4)

A Level in:

2 A Levels or equivalent (grade C)

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
  • Problem solving skills
  • Presentation skills
  • Administrative skills
  • Analytical skills
  • Logical
  • Team working
  • Creative
  • Initiative
  • Patience
  • Physical fitness
  • Time Management
  • Curiosity of mechanisms
  • Drivers license & Car

Other requirements

  • Passing a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check

About this employer

A Specialist School and Alternative Provision Trust with a mission to deliver the best quality education for children and young people with a range of complex co-existing special educational needs and for children and young people who need short-term provision as they may be temporarily unable to attend their mainstream school. A growing Trust with an excellent reputation, currently with 4 schools in South Gloucestershire, serving over 500 pupils.

https://www.enabletrust.org.uk/ (opens in new tab)

Disability Confident

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

  • Estate Management

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The contact for this apprenticeship is:

THE SKILLS PARTNERSHIP LIMITED

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000005636.

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Closes in 30 days (Friday 16 January 2026)

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