Apprentice Joiner - CLA04045

Clackmannanshire Council; Alloa; Hybrid; GBP 20,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A local government council in Scotland is seeking a Joinery Apprentice to assist with routine maintenance and joinery tasks across various properties. This apprenticeship provides the opportunity to gain essential skills in the joinery trade while supporting the council's services. The ideal candidate will be eager to learn and develop expertise in carpentry and construction principles, with a focus on teamwork and quality service delivery.

Benefits

Living wage accredited employer

Flexible working patterns

Diversity and inclusion initiatives

Qualifications

• Must gain the ability to carry out works involved with the Joinery Trade.
• Assist the Joinery workforce and provide necessary services.
• Broad knowledge of general construction required.

Responsibilities

• Perform routine maintenance to housing stock and properties.
• Carry out all joinery work associated with new projects.
• Measure, cut, size, and prepare timber components.

Skills

Routine maintenance

Joinery work

General knowledge of timber

Ability to read drawings

Job description

Job Description

To achieve the necessary level of training and gain the ability to carry out all the works involved with the Joinery Trade. During the Apprenticeship, to assist the Joinery workforce to provide the service supplied by the Unit.

• Routine maintenance to the council’s housing stock and council owned properties and schools
• All joinery work associated with new works
• General knowledge of timber, ironmongery, fixings, joinery components etc
• Measuring, cutting, sizing and preparation of timber and components
• Site installation and replacement door and windows
• Ability to read and understand drawings and obtain a broad knowledge of general construction
• Routine and planned maintenance to the council’s housing stock and council owned properties

Additional Information

You can view the application pack below which contains the job profile outlining the skills, experience and knowledge required for this job. You can also find our recruitment privacy notice and a general information pack about Clackmannanshire Council.

Clackmannanshire Council is currently promoting the recruitment campaign “Get into Care for Adult Care”. Further documents can be viewed below – these do not relate to the job advertised.

Clackmannanshire Council welcomes applications from everyone and we value diversity in our workforce. We are committed to being an exemplar employer with an inclusive culture, developing a workplace environment where all our employees are treated with dignity and respect. For this vacancy, we would welcome applications from ethnic minority groups, who are currently under represented in our workforce.

Clackmannanshire Council operates a flexible hybrid approach for those roles that allow this type of working. Attendance at the office will be required to meet the needs of the business and for example to build team and stakeholder relationships. The exact pattern of working will be agreed with you as part of the recruitment process.

Clackmannanshire Council is a living wage accredited employer.

This post is considered Regulated Work with Children and / or Protected Adults under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. You will be required to join the PVG Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme update check prior to a formal offer of employment being made by Clackmannanshire Council. Further guidance will follow in your conditional offer of employment on how to apply. Please note you will be required to pay for the cost of this application if your salary is over £38,000 per annum, which will be deducted from your first pay. Further information can be found here https://www.mygov.scot/pvg-scheme

Should you have difficulty applying for a job online please call 01259 452244 (24 hrs) and leave your details along with the reference number of the post.

Please note that if you are selected for interview you will be notified by e-mail.

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