Apprentice Gas Engineer
ASPIRE HOUSING LIMITED
Staffordshire (ST5 0QW)
Closes in 14 days (Monday 21 September 2026 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 7 September 2026
Contents
Summary
As our Apprentice – Gas Engineer, you’ll play a key role to support the Aspire Housing Gas Team operatives with all types of gas work and progressively gain the required practical skills, gas industry understanding and knowledge to become a qualified Gas Engineer.
- Wage
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Competitive
Competitive wage offered
- Training course
- Gas engineering operative (level 3)
- Hours
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Exact working hours to be confirmed.
39 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 5 October 2026
- Duration
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2 years
- 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
What You Will Be Doing
Duties and responsibilities:
- To support the Aspire Housing Gas Engineer operatives with a positive approach to all types of gas related work to gain the required practical skills, and knowledge to become a qualified Gas Engineer.
- To learn about working in the gas industry through hands-on experience, mentoring, and formal vocational training.
- To complete a Level 3 Apprenticeship Standard qualification in Gas Engineering and all competence-based assessments and modules throughout the apprenticeship program.
- To demonstrate an excellent attitude with a positive mindset to support the business.
- To support qualified Gas Engineers with tasks related to gas installation, service and maintenance.
- To have clear communication skills and a positive approach throughout the program.
A few things that are important for all our Colleagues:
- Champion and demonstrate our values in everything you do. Let them guide your decisions, shape how you work with others, and show up in the way you deliver to our customers. Be someone who brings our values to life through your everyday actions.
- Own your learning and growth and keep your professional knowledge up to date. Complete the essential training for the role and make the most of our great training and development opportunities to continually improve your skills and knowledge.
- Make sure you follow our key policies and procedures - like Equality and Diversity, Customer Service, Health and Safety, Data Protection, IT Security, Financial Regulations, and our Code of Conduct - this keeps things positive and professional while making sure everything’s done the right way.
- Take care of your own wellbeing and safety while carrying out your role and help us maintain a safe, supportive and inclusive environment for everyone.
- Play a part in the bigger picture – if you spot something that doesn’t feel right – let us know.
- Deliver a top-quality service and be customer service obsessed by using best practices and always aiming to give customers a great experience with Aspire.
- Take ownership when complaints come in—respond in a positive, professional way and help find a solution (where it’s part of your role).
- Make the most of our technical tools to help deliver services that are smarter, simpler & slicker!
- Understand and reflect the Chartered Institute of Housing professional standards in our everyday work - integrity, knowledge, skill, leadership, ethics, inclusion and advocacy—so we can keep doing great work together.
- Keep data accurate, safe, and up to date, making sure it’s handled properly and protected.
- Pitch in where needed, even if it’s not listed in the job description (not everything can be!) we might need you to help out elsewhere.
A bit about the Job Description: This job description forms part of your employment contract. It describes the role as it stands now, but it might change in the future if needed. We may also ask you to take on different tasks or work from other locations, depending on what’s needed at the time
Where you'll work
Kingsley
The Brampton
Newcastle
Staffordshire
ST5 0QW
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
STOKE ON TRENT COLLEGE
Training course
Gas engineering operative (level 3)
Understanding apprenticeship levels (opens in new tab)
What you'll learn
Course contents
- Comply with health and safety practices.
- Install and commission a range of primary appliances, for example central heating boilers, gas cookers, space heaters.
- Install and commission a range of secondary appliances, for example laundry appliances, water heaters and gas meters (not exceeding 6m3 in capacity).
- Carry out testing and safety checks applicable to the appliance chimney or flue type.
- Carry out routine maintenance and servicing of appliances and components.
- Identify and rectify faults in appliances and components.
- Decommission appliances and systems.
- Isolate the electrical supply to the appliance.
- Conduct electrical safety checks pre- and post-work.
- Undertake and document risk assessments.
- Source, read and follow technical documentation associated with equipment and installation requirements.
- Select, use and maintain tools, equipment and test instrumentation.
- Select and use personal protective equipment (PPE).
- Check and action inspection records and schedules.
- Identify unsafe situations or conditions and take action under IGEM G/11 Gas industry unsafe situations procedure.
- Use digital technology to access job, appliance and customer information.
- Complete and maintain work records including appliance and customer data in accordance with General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR).
- Communicate verbally with customers, including the provision of guidance on energy and efficiency measures specific to the appliance or system being worked on.
- Recycle, reuse, return defective components and dispose of waste.
- Carry out and record planned and unplanned learning and development activities.
- Apply equity, diversity and inclusion procedures.
- Comply with health and safety practices.
- Install and commission a range of primary appliances, for example central heating boilers, gas cookers, space heaters.
- Install and commission a range of secondary appliances, for example laundry appliances, water heaters and gas meters (not exceeding 6m3 in capacity).
- Carry out testing and safety checks applicable to the appliance chimney or flue type.
- Carry out routine maintenance and servicing of appliances and components.
- Identify and rectify faults in appliances and components.
- Decommission appliances and systems.
- Isolate the electrical supply to the appliance.
- Conduct electrical safety checks pre- and post-work.
- Undertake and document risk assessments.
- Source, read and follow technical documentation associated with equipment and installation requirements.
- Select, use and maintain tools, equipment and test instrumentation.
- Select and use personal protective equipment (PPE).
- Check and action inspection records and schedules.
- Identify unsafe situations or conditions and take action under IGEM G/11 Gas industry unsafe situations procedure.
- Use digital technology to access job, appliance and customer information.
- Complete and maintain work records including appliance and customer data in accordance with General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR).
- Communicate verbally with customers, including the provision of guidance on energy and efficiency measures specific to the appliance or system being worked on.
- Recycle, reuse, return defective components and dispose of waste.
- Carry out and record planned and unplanned learning and development activities.
- Apply equity, diversity and inclusion procedures.
Training schedule
Training will take place one day per week at Stoke-on-Trent College's Burslem Campus (ST6 1JJ).
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade Grade C/4 or above)
- Maths (grade Grade C/4 or above)
Driver's Licence 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
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Problem solving skills
- Team working
- Self motivation
- Adaptability
About this employer
We own and manage more than 9,500 homes and support over 19,000 customers across Staffordshire and Cheshire.
We put people first by delivering safe, decent homes and excellent housing services through our talented Aspire team. We are also supporting the national housing crisis by building around 400 new homes over the next few years. We've already been busy delivering new homes. This includes shared ownership homes, and other schemes to help people getting onto the property ladder, such as buy-to-rent. We also sell some new homes on the open market through Cerris Homes.
For us, it’s about profit to purpose, we reinvest the money we make back into our communities to improve our homes for rent and services to our customers.
At Aspire, we build together by working together, we create a one-team approach so being a team player and valuing others is a priority. We’re proud of our culture of collaboration and support, and we’re committed to creating a work environment where everyone feels valued and respected.
https://www.aspirehousing.co.uk/ (opens in new tab)
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
Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).
- Successful candidates will work alongside experienced teams to develop their skills. Up on completion of the apprenticeship, opportunities may be available for a permanent role
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
STOKE ON TRENT COLLEGE
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000051901.
Apply now
Closes in 14 days (Monday 21 September 2026 at 11:59pm)