Property Maintenance apprentice

LOOE TOWN COUNCIL

WEST LOOE (PL13 2AF)

Closes in 7 days (Thursday 30 April 2026 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 23 April 2026

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Summary

Looe Town Council are offering an exciting opportunity to join their dynamic team as a Property Maintenance Operative apprentice! Gain the knowledge, skills and behaviours to kickstart your career. 

Wage

£15,392 to £24,454.04, depending on your age

National Minimum Wage

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Contribution for travel costs from SE Cornwall to Cornwall College Camborne may be available subject to age of apprentice and other conditions.

Training course
Property maintenance operative (level 2)
Hours
Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday are 9.00am to 5.00pm (N.B. The Library is currently closed on Wednesdays so this is always an ideal day to undertake maintenance there). Thursday – College day (To be confirmed). Friday, 9.00am to 4.30pm.

37 hours a week

Start date

Tuesday 1 September 2026

Duration

2 years

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

Apprentices will be:

  • Working with the Maintenance Supervisor, making any running repairs to Council facilities such as the toilets.
  • Maintaining outdoor spaces by keeping them tidy and in good repair and adding enhancements such as new planters etc as required.
  • Undertaking regular audits of equipment e.g. fire extinguishers, alarms etc to ensure they are working correctly and safely.
  • Maintaining the Library and Community Hub including decorating, maintenance repairs and general property management.
  • Maintenance of Council owned properties such as the retail units and any others that may come into the ownership of the Town Council in the future.

Where you'll work

1ST FLOOR
LOOE LIBRARY AND ONE STOP SH
THE MILLPOOL
WEST LOOE
PL13 2AF

Training

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

Training provider

CORNWALL 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 be working towards a Level 2 Apprenticeship Standard in Property Maintenance Operative.
  • This apprenticeship consists of a mixture of off the job training and on the job mentoring and development within the workplace.
  • You will be expected to attend Cornwall College Camborne on a weekly basis.

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
  • Problem solving skills
  • Team working
  • Creative
  • Initiative
  • Patience

Other requirements

Any SE Cornwall based candidates should be aware that attendance at Cornwall College Camborne will be mandatory although support with travel costs may be available. Free car parking is available at Looe Library & Community Hub.

About this employer

  • Looe Town Council is the first tier of local government and represents all the residents of the Parish of Looe – which is about 5,000 people. We have a budget of around £750,000 a year and we are responsible for a number of services in the town including: 5 blocks of public toilets, outdoor green spaces, the Library, tourist information via Visit Looe, town events and the CCTV system. The Council also owns a small car park and a retail unit in the town.
  • Looe Town Council is uniquely placed to deliver improvements for the town and has lots of plans for the future including taking on more assets and undertaking refurbishments of our current assets.
  • We are also passionate about supporting the young people of Looe, having recently established a Youth Council and building strong links with Looe Primary School and Looe Community Academy.

http://www.looetowncouncil.gov.uk (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

Progression opportunities may include becoming a Maintenance Supervisor. 

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

CORNWALL COLLEGE

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000024825.

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Closes in 7 days (Thursday 30 April 2026 at 11:59pm)