Warehousing Apprentice
Clothes Aid
Washington (NE38 9BZ)
Closes in 20 days (Friday 20 March 2026 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 25 February 2026
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Summary
Clothes Aid Exports Limited is seeking two motivated and reliable apprentice warehouse operatives to join our busy warehouse team at our Washington head office. This role offers an excellent opportunity to gain hands-on experience while working towards a Level 2 Supply Chain Warehousing qualification.
- Wage
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£14,560 a year
- Training course
- Supply chain warehouse operative (level 2)
- Hours
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Monday - Friday, 9.00am - 5.00pm with a one hour unpaid break.
35 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 6 April 2026
- Duration
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1 year
- Positions available
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2
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
The successful candidates will:
- Support day-to-day warehouse operations in a busy working environment
- Assist with packing, sorting, and preparing donated clothing for sale to customers
- Work alongside warehouse staff to meet packing and dispatch requirements
- Handle donations from members of the public with care and attention
- Follow health and safety procedures at all times
- Maintain a clean, organised, and efficient working area
- Develop practical warehouse skills as part of the apprenticeship programme
What We Are Looking For Essential:
- Willingness to learn and complete a Level 2 Warehousing qualification
- Good attitude towards work and teamwork
- Reliability and punctuality
- Ability to work in a physically active warehouse environment
Desirable:
- Interest in warehousing, logistics, or supply chain work
- Basic organisational skills
- Understanding of the importance of charity work and fundraising (No previous warehouse experience is required, as full training will be provided)
Where you'll work
14 Sedling Rd
Washington
NE38 9BZ
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
CITY OF SUNDERLAND COLLEGE
Training course
Supply chain warehouse operative (level 2)
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What you'll learn
Course contents
- Conduct risk assessments within the working environment.
- Apply safe working practices in line with associated health and safety legislation and company policy.
- Receive products in line with organisational procedures.
- Store and pick products in line with organisational procedures.
- Dispatch products in line with organisational procedures.
- Decant, pack products in line with organisational procedures.
- Communicate with others verbally, for example internal and external customers, colleagues, and managers.
- Communicate in writing with others, for example internal and external customers, colleagues and managers.
- Load and unload products, considering the product that is to be moved and its current and planned destination.
- Use tools and equipment to aid in product handling.
- Use information technology and digital systems. Comply with GDPR and cyber security.
- Locate and use operational information, electronic or paper based, required to fulfil contractual requirements.
- Select, prepare, and use packaging materials that reduce waste and mitigate environmental impacts.
- support under instruction scheduled and unscheduled stock taking activities relevant to the organisation and product.
- Identify and escalate problems beyond own responsibility.
- Follow procedures in line with environmental and sustainability regulations, standards, and guidance. Segregate resources for reuse, recycling and disposal.
- Follow equity, diversity and inclusion rules.
- Carry out and record learning and development activities.
- Conducts handover activities.
- Conduct risk assessments within the working environment.
- Apply safe working practices in line with associated health and safety legislation and company policy.
- Receive products in line with organisational procedures.
- Store and pick products in line with organisational procedures.
- Dispatch products in line with organisational procedures.
- Decant, pack products in line with organisational procedures.
- Communicate with others verbally, for example internal and external customers, colleagues, and managers.
- Communicate in writing with others, for example internal and external customers, colleagues and managers.
- Load and unload products, considering the product that is to be moved and its current and planned destination.
- Use tools and equipment to aid in product handling.
- Use information technology and digital systems. Comply with GDPR and cyber security.
- Locate and use operational information, electronic or paper based, required to fulfil contractual requirements.
- Select, prepare, and use packaging materials that reduce waste and mitigate environmental impacts.
- support under instruction scheduled and unscheduled stock taking activities relevant to the organisation and product.
- Identify and escalate problems beyond own responsibility.
- Follow procedures in line with environmental and sustainability regulations, standards, and guidance. Segregate resources for reuse, recycling and disposal.
- Follow equity, diversity and inclusion rules.
- Carry out and record learning and development activities.
- Conducts handover activities.
Training schedule
Training and Development:
- Full on-the-job training will be provided
- Apprentices will complete a recognised Level 2 Warehousing qualification
- Ongoing support from experienced warehouse staff and training providers
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE or equivalent in:
- English (grade 4-9)
- Maths (grade 4-9)
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Initiative
- Attention to detail
- Attention to detail
- Communication Skills
- Initiative
- IT Skills
- Logical
- Non-judgmental
- Patience
- Physical fitness
- Team working
About this employer
About Us (We're a close knit business) We‘re a social business. That means that we are motivated by our cause and not by our bottom line. And our cause is to do good things for great UK charities and our planet. We are the UK’s largest fully licensed, commercial clothes collection company because we take pride in what we do. Since 1996 we’ve worked alongside big, small, national and regional charities with equal gusto because we believe we have a lot to offer.
After this apprenticeship
- Full time employment upon successful completion
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
CITY OF SUNDERLAND COLLEGE
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000017874.
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Closes in 20 days (Friday 20 March 2026 at 11:59pm)