Electrical Apprentice

Hyde Housing Association

Rochester (ME1 1FF)

Closes in 17 days (Friday 10 July 2026 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 22 June 2026

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Summary

Support delivery of efficient, flexible and professional repair, servicing and installation work, providing high-quality repairs and improving resident satisfaction. Develop skills and knowledge in property maintenance while completing an electrical apprenticeship, working to Electrical and HSE regulations and achieving full qualifications.

Wage

£25,000 a year

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Current salary will be subject to a review on 31st July 2026

Training course
Installation and maintenance electrician (level 3)
Hours
8.30am to 5pm Monday to Thursday. 8.30am to 4pm on Friday.

39 hours a week

Start date

Thursday 3 September 2026

Duration

3 years 11 months

Positions available

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

  • Maintain and monitor the supply, stock, and use of electrical trade materials, ensuring only quality materials are utilised for any repair work undertaken enhancing the standard level of properties and service The Hyde Group offers customers.
  • Exercise and promote the highest levels of duty, care, and safety within all working environments to minimise any exposure to risk for all Hyde Group employees, properties, and customers
    Communicate effectively to our customers in their homes and demonstrate excellent customer care skills.
  • Assist and learn, training alongside qualified electricians in the delivery of works such as rewires, remedial works, installation of smoke detectors, test and inspections and day-to-day responsive repairs and maintenance
  • Learn, understand, and adhere to all safe systems of work, health and safety requirements, policies, and risk management guidelines to always ensure safe working procedures. Always wear personal protective equipment (PPE).
  • Ensure any tools or machinery are operated following approved safety instructions/regulations. Report any accidents occurring or dangerous incidents and near misses promptly to both health & safety and other relevant managers.
  • Report any accidents occurring or dangerous incidents promptly to both health & safety and other relevant managers.
  • Demonstrate appropriate behaviours to ensure that an excellent service delivery is maintained in all aspects of the role.
  • Demonstrating professional representation of the company through appropriate professional behaviours.
  • Apply all knowledge, behaviours and skill attributes being achieved during the apprenticeship to your role at work.
  • Adhere to all Hyde Group policies and procedures.
  • Combine the experience and skills gained in undertaking site work with academic and technical achievements at college to complete the qualification standard.
  • Adhere with all apprenticeship provider requirements by attending all training, assessment, and study day releases.
  • Develop skills in creating comprehensive documents and projects to demonstrate strong administrative skills.
  • As part of your personal and professional development work with your line manager, mentor, and provider coach to map your progress during the apprenticeship and next career steps.
  • Ensure you maintain clear communication with your support network and other tradespeople. Attending regular 121 meetings with your line manager, coach, mentor, and college tutors to ensure attendance and on programme schedules are maintained.
  • Over the duration of the apprenticeship, adopt an enthusiastic attitude towards learning and developing new trade skills, demonstrating an ability to carry out electrical installations, industry standards and the fundamental principles of electricity, including circuits, voltage, current, resistance and power, boiler wiring and all aspects of electrical responsive works by the end of the apprenticeship.
  • Apply all knowledge, behaviours and skill attributes achieved during the apprenticeship to your role. Performing fault finding diagnosis, rectification procedures, installation decommissioning, commissioning processes.
  • Adopt the knowledge, of electrical principles, and competencies required to become a qualified electrical operative associated with a wide range of electrical systems and accredited industry trade organisations, including NICEIC, NAPIT, ELECSA, JIB Institute of Engineering and Technology, Electrical Industry Board for ECS and Building Safety Regulations.
  • Engage and support promoting your success at Hyde with our personal and professional development activities, and to create opportunities to mould your future.
  • Apprentices will be required to travel 4 days a week to our customers up to 1-hr 30 mins distance from Rochester.

Where you'll work

Unit 1
Royal Oak House
Doust Way
Rochester
ME1 1FF

Training

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

Training provider

INTERTRAIN UK LTD.

Training course

Installation and maintenance electrician (level 3)

Understanding apprenticeship levels (opens in new tab)

What you'll learn

Course contents
  • Comply with all relevant legislation including environmental, regulations, codes of practice and other relevant information and guidance when planning and performing electrical work in industrial, commercial, and residential environments.
  • Identify and use personal protective equipment (PPE) that should be used when undertaking electrical work in industrial, commercial, and residential environments.
  • Carry out work in a tidy and safe manner, including restoration of the work area on completion of work.
  • Apply relevant legislation; Building Regulations; industry guidance notes; relevant codes of practice, the requirements of the current edition of the Wiring Regulations (BS7671) and other relevant standards while carrying out work.
  • Understand and apply the practices and procedures for planning and preparing to maintain electrotechnical systems and equipment.
  • Apply and use necessary mathematical and scientific techniques, formulae, and calculations that underpin an electrician’s work.
  • Use a range of tools, materials, equipment, and components, including prefabricated, relevant to performing electrical work in industrial, commercial and residential environments.
  • Design, plan, set up, and install electrical and related electronic systems including terminating and connecting cables in electrical wiring systems, installations, and equipment in commercial, industrial, and residential installations.
  • Inspect and test new and where applicable existing electrical Installations in industrial, commercial and residential environments using test equipment.
  • Apply diagnostic and problem-solving techniques to identify, assess and resolve electrical faults in industrial, commercial and residential environments.
  • Install electrical and electronic equipment and components, including traditional and novel technologies such as connections for EV charge points, battery storage, solar and thermal panels, heating and cooling systems.
  • Maintain electrical and electronic equipment and components, including traditional and novel technologies such as connections for EV charge points, battery storage, solar and thermal panels, heating and cooling systems.
  • Carry out and manage own work ensuring work is compliant to the standards required of an electrician working in industrial, commercial, and residential environments.
  • Record work including the completion and maintenance of work documentation, recording of test results and preparation of appropriate certification.
  • Use relevant digital learning platforms and business communication and collaboration applications.
  • Comply with all relevant legislation including environmental, regulations, codes of practice and other relevant information and guidance when planning and performing electrical work in industrial, commercial, and residential environments.
  • Identify and use personal protective equipment (PPE) that should be used when undertaking electrical work in industrial, commercial, and residential environments.
  • Carry out work in a tidy and safe manner, including restoration of the work area on completion of work.
  • Apply relevant legislation; Building Regulations; industry guidance notes; relevant codes of practice, the requirements of the current edition of the Wiring Regulations (BS7671) and other relevant standards while carrying out work.
  • Understand and apply the practices and procedures for planning and preparing to maintain electrotechnical systems and equipment.
  • Apply and use necessary mathematical and scientific techniques, formulae, and calculations that underpin an electrician’s work.
  • Use a range of tools, materials, equipment, and components, including prefabricated, relevant to performing electrical work in industrial, commercial and residential environments.
  • Design, plan, set up, and install electrical and related electronic systems including terminating and connecting cables in electrical wiring systems, installations, and equipment in commercial, industrial, and residential installations.
  • Inspect and test new and where applicable existing electrical Installations in industrial, commercial and residential environments using test equipment.
  • Apply diagnostic and problem-solving techniques to identify, assess and resolve electrical faults in industrial, commercial and residential environments.
  • Install electrical and electronic equipment and components, including traditional and novel technologies such as connections for EV charge points, battery storage, solar and thermal panels, heating and cooling systems.
  • Maintain electrical and electronic equipment and components, including traditional and novel technologies such as connections for EV charge points, battery storage, solar and thermal panels, heating and cooling systems.
  • Carry out and manage own work ensuring work is compliant to the standards required of an electrician working in industrial, commercial, and residential environments.
  • Record work including the completion and maintenance of work documentation, recording of test results and preparation of appropriate certification.
  • Use relevant digital learning platforms and business communication and collaboration applications.

Training schedule

Apprenticeships include a mandatory 1-day a week away from working for specialist training at The Electrical Academy campus.  Gaining additional practical and theoretical skills. 

Campus Address: Unit 1, Union Park, Bircholt Road, Maidstone ME15 9XT, UK.

More training information

An apprenticeship can give you valuable hands-on experience and boost your employability in the electrical industry. By gaining an up-to-date City & Guild 5357 qualification, you will be recognised by the government, the Electrical Contractors’ Association, and the Joint Industry Board as a fully qualified electrician.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English Language (grade 3 or 4)
  • Maths (grade 3 or 4)

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
  • Customer care skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Number skills
  • Analytical skills
  • Logical
  • Team working
  • Initiative
  • Physical fitness

Other requirements

Recruitment requirements will include:

  • Passing a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.
  • Able to provide contact details for suitable character references.
  • Able to provide documentation which confirms residency in the UK, Europe Switzerland, or Gibraltar for three years or more, and have proof of residency.
  • International candidates must, in addition, have a visa for the duration of the qualification plus one year, and proof of this will be required.

About this employer

For almost 60 years, we’ve been here for the good of our customers. We do this by providing affordable homes, maintaining and investing in them, and building genuinely affordable homes too. Making sure people have a safe, affordable, and comfortable home to be proud of is what drives us, and underpins our vision of a great home for everyone. We’re part of the Hyde Group, a collection of organisations committed to providing great homes, services, and supporting the communities we serve. Together, we own or manage around 125,000 homes, making us one of the largest and most diverse housing and community services providers in the country. We provide neighbourhood services to around 350,000 homes across the country.

Hyde Housing is one of the UK’s leading housing providers, managing homes and communities across London, the South East and surrounding areas.

Hyde is committed to providing safe, affordable and high-quality housing, while delivering excellent services to residents.

Supporting our communities with sustainability and career development opportunities, helping employees build valuable skills and long-term careers within the housing and property maintenance sector.

http://www.hyde-housing.co.uk (opens in new tab)

Company benefits

  • Access to a discretionary bonus payment annually (reviewed each year)
  • Employee routine health optical and dentist appointments reimbursement scheme.

After this apprenticeship

Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).

Without being able to guarantee employment at the stage of completion. Hyde endeavour to secure apprentices who have performed well throughout their apprenticeship journey, into improver roles when apprenticeships have been successfully achieved.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

Hyde Housing Association

Kim Glasgow

kim.glasgow@hyde-housing.co.uk

07931726520

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000038373.

Apply now

Closes in 17 days (Friday 10 July 2026 at 11:59pm)