Apprentice Electrician

Beyond Housing; Redcar; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

A community-focused housing provider in Redcar is seeking an Apprentice Electrician to support the electrical team in maintaining homes. This position offers hands-on training, the opportunity to earn while you learn, and pathways to achieve a Level 3 Installation Electrician Apprenticeship. Join a dedicated team committed to changing lives and promoting career opportunities in the electrical trade.

Benefits

Agile working arrangements

Generous holiday entitlement

Competitive pension scheme

Life assurance and bereavement leave

Health cash plan

Free tea and coffee

Recognition schemes

Cycle to work scheme

Discounts at retailers

Electric vehicle lease scheme

Qualifications

• Willingness to learn and complete required learning and assessment criteria.
• Ability to work in a team and assist in electrical tasks.

Responsibilities

• Support the electrical team in repairing and maintaining properties.
• Participate in tertiary education to enhance skills.
• Deliver excellent customer experience and promote apprenticeship opportunities.

Job description

As an Apprentice Electrician, you will be working with individual colleagues and as part of a bigger team, all who repair and maintain our customer's homes, and many other properties we own too. You'll be getting stuck in with all tasks relevant to electrical related activities, so you can effectively support the team with your new skills.

The electrical team are super experienced and will have your back, they'll show you everything you need to know before you're expected to complete any tasks on your own. College is part of the deal, so as well as attending regularly, you'll also need to collect information about your achievements for your portfolio and complete all the required learning and assessment criteria within the deadlines given by your tutor.

Finally, you'll also have some great opportunities to get involved in wider corporate initiatives aimed at developing Beyond Housing and our services for both customers and colleagues! You will gain a Level 3 Installation Electrician Apprenticeship Standard, working with teams to gain the knowledge, skills and experience required to maintain electrical installations in our properties.

You will also be able to deliver an excellent customer experience, and you'll work with colleagues from the wider business to promote apprenticeship careers and skills to local schools and colleges.

About Us

We are proud to be an ethical organisation, deeply embedded in our local communities. With over 15,000 homes, 30,000 customers and 750 colleagues, we're changing lives every day. Our mission is simple; to provide homes customers want, services they value, delivered by people who care.

We want to help our customers and communities to succeed and thrive. Considerate, collaborative, ambitious and accountable - that's just our way of life. Our offices are more than just the space we work in. We encourage inspiration, creativity and productivity in a relaxed and comfortable environment.

Benefits

We have ambitious plans for further impact, and we need the right people to take this leap with us. It may be challenging at times, but you can be assured that it is going to be rewarding and inspiring. After all, we are changing lives, every day, in all that we do.

Our reward and recognition offer is pretty impressive too! We have a range of benefits, including:

• Agile working - to give you that positive work-life balance. This enables you to work up to two days from home (if your role is suitable for that) after you have settled in and learned the ropes
• Generous holiday entitlement (up to 39 days including bank holidays after 5 years' service) with the ability to purchase more if you wish
• Impressive salaries that match the market rate, with a commitment to an annual cost of living rise
• Commitment to paying the Real Living Wage as defined by the Living Wage Foundation
• Competitive pension scheme with generous employer contributions, to help you plan financially for your retirement
• Life assurance to look after your loved ones should the worst happen to you, and generous time off for bereavement if the worst happens to your loved ones
• Health cash plan, to claim back basic medical expenses such as optical, dental, and complementary therapies, along with free flu jabs to keep you tip-top
• A much-needed caffeine boost with free tea and coffee (and cordial for when you're feeling parched)
• Recognition schemes such as weekly 'Cheers For Peers', 'Star of the Quarter' and our prestigious annual Star Awards event
• Long service awards every 5 years
• Cycle to work scheme and cycle parking (if you've got the legs for it)
• Cashback and discounts scheme covering a range of well-known retailers and leisure providers to help your money go further
• Salary sacrifice electric vehicle lease scheme to support cost effective green travel

At Beyond Housing, we are committed to ensuring that all applicants are treated fairly throughout our recruitment and selection processes and are not discriminated against on the grounds of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.

Are you ready to spark a bright future in the electrical trade? A fantastic opportunity has opened up to join Beyond Housing as our next apprentice electrician. This is your chance to gain hands-on experience, earn while you learn, and build a rewarding career with a supportive team.