Property Maintenance Apprenticeship

ELMSCOT DAY NURSERY LTD

Cheshire (WA15 7LT)

Closes in 27 days (Friday 29 May 2026 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 1 May 2026

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Summary

This apprenticeship is a Level 2 Course and will be delivered over 24 months. Apprentices will attend Macclesfield College on block release (one week) basis, every 6 - 8 weeks, where a combination of both practical and theory sessions will be delivered.  The delivery will cover training on a range of different things. 

Wage

£16,640 to £26,436.80, depending on your age

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Training course
Property maintenance operative (level 2)
Hours
Monday to Friday Between the hours of 7.30am to 6.00pm Some weekend work may be required but its not often.

40 hours a week

Start date

Monday 1 June 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

  • Health and Saftey 
  • Basic Electrical 
  • Basic Plumbing 
  • Basic Decorating 
  • The safe use of hand tools
  • Effective record and report keeping 
  • Managing stock and resources 
  • Basic carpentry and much more

Where you'll work

Elmscot Day Nursery and Nursery School
149 Stockport Road
Altrincham
Cheshire
WA15 7LT

Training

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

Training provider

MACCLESFIELD 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

This apprenticeship is a Level 2 Course and will be delivered over 24 months. Apprentices will attend Macclesfield College on block release (one week) basis, every 6 - 8 weeks, where a combination of both practical and theory sessions will be delivered

More training information

  • Hands-on work experience at all of our Elmscot Nurseries forms a key part of this apprenticeship
  • Apprentices will work alongside our quality maintenance team when not attending college, gaining practical, real-world experience
  • You will develop essential maintenance skills by supporting a highly qualified team, learning how to respond to immediate faults and taking measures to prevent issues
  • The role will also help you build a strong understanding of routine maintenance tasks

Requirements

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
  • Problem solving skills
  • Presentation skills
  • Administrative skills
  • Number skills
  • Analytical skills
  • Logical
  • Team working
  • Initiative
  • Patience
  • Physical fitness

Other requirements

  • DBS Check 
  • References 
  • Right to work checks

About this employer

Elmscot Group is located on Warwick Road in Hale WA15 We are a group of 7 nurseries, after school clubs and holiday clubs all based in Trafford and Cheshire. Elmscot Day Nursery is based in Altrincham.

https://www.elmscot.co.uk/ (opens in new tab)

Company benefits

  • Uniform Provided
  • Discounted childcare/annual bus pass/extra pension can be chosen after succesful probation period.
  • In house mentor, working along side our highley quailified maintenance manager.

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

  • After an apprenticeship, progression may involve moving into a full-time, higher-responsibility role with Elmscot or advancing to higher-level (level 4-7) apprenticeships
  • We offer promotions, salary increases and much more professinal development

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

ELMSCOT DAY NURSERY LTD

Jade

apprentices@elmscot.co.uk

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000029734.

Apply now

Closes in 27 days (Friday 29 May 2026 at 11:59pm)