Apprentice Joiner NCCHS

2 x Level 2 Joinery apprentice 

Contract Type: Fixed Term for 27 months

Working Hours: 37 Hours per week

Worker Type: Mobile worker 

Salary: Age-related national living wage

Location: Harvey Road, Bilborough, Nottingham, NG8 3BB

We’ve got an exciting opportunity available for talented individuals to join our workforce - perhaps this is the opportunity you’ve been looking for? Read on to find out more…

Working for Nottingham City Council has great benefits. As well as competitive pay, great leave entitlement and access to a generous pension scheme, we strive to create an innovative, inclusive and progressive work culture where everyone is supported to do and be their very best. 

In return, we are looking for people like you - people who are innovative, driven and committed to serving and improving Nottingham.  So, if you are passionate about making a difference to the lives of those who live and work in our city, we want to hear from you.

* You can read more about the different benefits offered to colleagues working for Nottingham City Council here.

About the Role

To complete a Joinery trade apprenticeship in a specified timeframe and gain on the job knowledge and experience. To develop and apply characteristics of the NCC agreed behaviours and values in all activities. To actively and effectively promote the Council’s vision, values, aims, objectives and priorities, putting our citizens first through the delivery of best value services

Key accountabilities:

To undertake on-site training alongside and under the supervision of a qualified Joiner in all aspects of joinery work, including;

• Installation or repair of roof structures, floors, partitions, doors, windows, and stairs and second fix work such as door frames and skirting. 
• Repair and total improvement work with flooring, fencing and shuttering. 
• Installation of building components including door and window frames, door and hatch linings, floor joists and coverings, straight partitions, straight staircases, mouldings and ironmongery

About You

The ideal candidate will have:

• Experience of working in a team and individually.
• The ability to demonstrate capacity to organise self/materials/tasks, use own initiative, prioritise workload and work to deadlines
• The ability to understand measurements and carry out calculations including formulae
• Good interpersonal skills - to listen and respond to instructions and questions clearly and logically
• Is customer-focused and show a desire to deliver excellent customer service

You can find the job description for this post here: https://www.nottinghamcity.gov.uk/media/fmndgsbe/jd-apprentice-joiner-l2.pdf  

When will my apprenticeship start? 

You will need to be available to commence your apprenticeship 1^st September 2025 

Entry / eligibility requirements

• You will need to be able to provide evidence of Maths and English qualifications at grade C/5 or above on request - Please ensure you specify these grades in your CV/ supporting statement. If you do not hold these qualifications already you must be willing to work towards completing functional skills level 2 in addition to the apprenticeship. If these certificates are not UK based please also provide the UK ENIC statement of comparability Statement of Comparability.
• You must be willing and able to start work anywhere within the Nottingham City boundary for 8am, as required by the organisation  
• Successful candidates must be committed to attend college in person at a location of NCC choosing to obtain the Joinery level 2 apprenticeship
• Non-UK nationals must have been ordinarily resident in the UK  for at least three years, and not resident for the purposes of education, to be eligible for this role. 
• You will need to be a minimum of 16 years old by August 31 2025. There is no upper age limit
• You cannot hold a qualification of the same level and subject already 
• To show commitment to gaining a driving license before completion of the apprenticeship

At Nottingham City Council we believe that work is what you do, not where you do it.  We offer different working arrangements, depending on the role, including hybrid working. Further information on Worker Types and what these mean in terms of how and where you work can be found on the additional information for applicants page.

How do I apply?

When completing the application form you will be required to upload a CV and a personal statement of no more than 500 words outlining ‘why you would make a great Joinery Apprentice.'

At Nottingham City Council we believe that work is what you do, not where you do it.  We offer different working arrangements, depending on the role, including hybrid working. Further information on Worker Types and what these mean in terms of how and where you work can be found on the additional information for applicants page.

For informal enquiries please contact the Apprenticeship Team by email on HousingApprentices@nottinghamcity.gov.uk 

Closing Date: 4 April 2025 (midnight) - Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

Functional skills assessments –Likely to take place in April/ May 2025 - Dates to be confirmed

Interview date: Likely to take place in June/ July 2025- Dates to be confirmed

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