Property Maintenance Apprentice
THE HARPUR TRUST
Manton Lane (MK41 7NT)
Closes in 19 days (Sunday 24 August 2025)
Posted on 18 July 2025
Contents
Summary
Bedford Modern School are looking for a Property Maintenance Apprentice who will assist with a wide range of maintenance tasks including routine inspections, basic repairs, and preventative maintenance across the school’s buildings and systems. You will develop skills in plumbing, electrical, HVAC, and general building maintenance.
- Wage
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£18,200 a year
- Training course
- Property maintenance operative (level 2)
- Hours
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Monday - Friday between 8.00am to 4.00pm or between 9.00am to 5.00pm.
37 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 15 September 2025
- Duration
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1 year 3 months
- 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
Bedford Modern School is an Independent Co-educational Day School. There are in excess of 1200 pupils in the school from ages 7 to 18. The School is governed by the Harpur Trust (The Bedford Charity).
They are seeking a proactive and enthusiastic Property Maintenance Apprentice to join their experienced Facilities Team. This is an exciting opportunity for someone looking to start a career in building maintenance and facilities management. The role offers hands-on experience across a wide range of maintenance tasks, while supporting your formal apprenticeship training.
You will work under the supervision of skilled maintenance professionals, assisting with routine inspections, preventative maintenance, and reactive repairs across the school’s buildings and systems. This includes exposure to plumbing, HVAC, electrical systems, and general building fabric.
So, what will you be doing and learning in this role?
Assist with day-to-day maintenance tasks and emergency repairs to ensure the school remains safe and operational.
Support routine inspections and preventative maintenance of systems such as HVAC, plumbing, and electrical.
Help maintain tools, equipment, and materials in good working order.
Carry out basic maintenance tasks such as replacing light bulbs, filters, and minor repairs.
Assist in diagnosing faults and supporting more complex repairs under supervision.
Participate in planned maintenance schedules and document all work completed.
Follow all health and safety procedures and contribute to a safe working environment.
Attend off-site apprenticeship training and complete all coursework and assessments on time.
Engage in on-the-job learning and development with the support of experienced staff.
Over time, you will be expected to take on greater responsibility and develop the competence to work more independently, while always adhering to school policies and health and safety standards.
Where you'll work
Manton Lane
MK41 7NT
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
BEDFORD 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 gain the following qualifications:
- Level 2 Property Maintenance Operative Apprenticeship
- Functional Skills in English and maths (if required)
Requirements
Desirable qualifications
GCSE or equivalent 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
- hardworking
- positive attitude
- Reliable
- Adaptable
Other requirements
This is a structured apprenticeship, combining hands-on work with formal training. You will need to attend training sessions, complete coursework, and meet deadlines to successfully complete the qualification. The role involves manual work, including lifting, bending, and working in various weather conditions. Applicants should be comfortable with physical tasks and working on their feet for extended periods. You’ll be working in a busy school setting, often around staff and students. Professionalism, discretion, and respect for the school community are essential. Candidates must attend an initial interview with a member of the Bedford College Apprenticeship Recruitment Team. Please note this is part of the recruitment process and must be completed in order for your application to be progressed to the next stage. Please consider the employer's location and think about how you will get to work and college.
About this employer
The School is located on the outskirts of Bedford with commanding views of the Bedfordshire countryside. It is very accessible to major road links and to the main train line, London St Pancras being only 37 minutes from Bedford. The facilities are excellent: a separate Junior School, dedicated Sixth Form building, faculties clustered throughout the School and extensive and impressive sports facilities.
After this apprenticeship
A nationally recognised qualification in Property Maintenance.
Progress into a permanent role within the school’s Facilities Team.
Specialise in areas such as electrical, plumbing, or HVAC systems.
Pursue further qualifications or advanced apprenticeships in building services, engineering, or facilities management.
Build a career in facilities management, site operations, or technical services in education or other sectors, on completion of the apprenticeship.
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The contact for this apprenticeship is:
BEDFORD COLLEGE
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000332659.
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Closes in 19 days (Sunday 24 August 2025)
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