Apprentice Joiner Multiskilled
Yorkshire Housing
York (YO30 4XE)
Closes in 16 days (Sunday 29 March 2026)
Posted on 13 March 2026
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Summary
You’ll join our friendly and experienced team, learning the ropes from qualified professionals across a range of trades. You’ll get hands on experience carrying out real repair works in our customers’ homes from joinery to basic plumbing, plastering, painting, and general property maintenance.
- Wage
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£15,873 a year
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Salary will go up to NMW in year 2.
- Training course
- Carpentry and joinery (level 2)
- Hours
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Monday - Friday - 7.5 hours per day (between 7am-5pm) start and finish times to be confirmed.
37 hours 30 minutes a week
- Start date
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Monday 7 September 2026
- Duration
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2 years
- Positions available
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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
What will I be doing?
You’ll learn and develop your skills across a wide range of essential repair and maintenance tasks.
Here’s some of what you’ll be getting involved in:
- Supporting the technical team with inspections, diagnostics and repairs
- Carrying out practical repairs in customers’ homes
- Protecting customers’ belongings and working safely and respectfully at all times
- Learning how to complete tasks such as joinery, plumbing, plastering, painting and general maintenance
- Following all health and safety procedures and completing your work to a high standard
- Accurately completing any required documentation
- Learning how we manage materials, van stock and suppliers
- Working towards achieving high‑quality “first time fix” outcomes
- Collaborating with colleagues across the Homes team
- Taking pride in your craftsmanship and the service you provide
- As you grow in the role, you may take on additional responsibilities that support your development and broaden your experience.
Where you'll work
We’re Looking for Applicants Who Live Within a 30 Minutes Commutable Distance From
George Cayley Drive
York
YO30 4XE
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
LEEDS COLLEGE OF BUILDING
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 (load bearing studwork), 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.
Training schedule
You’ll be working towards a Level 2 Carpentry and Joinery (Site Joinery Pathway) qualification.
This will involve:
- Attending college, completing coursework and assessments
- Learning directly from experienced trade professionals
- Building a portfolio of your practical work
- Meeting all apprenticeship requirements alongside your role
More training information
We’re looking for applicants who live within a 30-minutes commutable distance from George Cayley Drive, York YO30 4XE – so please only apply if you live in this area
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- Customer care skills
- Team working
- Initiative
- Passion for multi-trade work
- Great practical skills
- Methodical approach
- Reliability
- Self motivation
- Ability to manage own time
- Ability to work independently
Other requirements
It’s a bonus if you have:
- A full UK driving licence
- Some previous work experience in a similar role
About this employer
At Yorkshire Housing, we own and manage over 20,000 homes across the region. Our mission is simple: to make it possible for people to have a place they’re proud to call home.
Our Repairs and Maintenance teams are key to achieving that — delivering safe, high‑quality homes across Yorkshire. As a Multiskilled Apprentice, you’ll be part of the team that makes that happen every single day.
https://www.yorkshirehousing.co.uk/ (opens in new tab)
Company benefits
26 days annual leave, rising to 31 with service, plus Bank Holidays. A generous benefits package including:Health cash plan, Retail discounts, Pension scheme matched up to 9%, 2 paid Volunteer Days per year
After this apprenticeship
- Once you’re qualified, we’ll work with you to explore future opportunities with us - because we know a great talent when we see one
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
LEEDS COLLEGE OF BUILDING
recruitment@yorkshirehousing.co.uk
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000020859.
Apply now
Closes in 16 days (Sunday 29 March 2026)
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