Apprentice - Property Maintenance Ops
| Posting date: | 05 August 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £18844-18844 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 19 August 2025 |
| Location: | Salisbury, SP2 8NW |
| Company: | Sanctuary Group |
| Job type: | Temporary |
| Job reference: | 225409-43570197 |
Summary
One of the UK’s leading providers of housing, care and community services, Sanctuary Group employs around 13,000 people and manages more than 100,000 units of accommodation throughout England and Scotland, including general rented, retirement living, supported housing, student and key worker accommodation and care homes. Sanctuary also provides a range of other services including maintenance, care and telecare, all of which are delivered by our dedicated employees who are completely committed to customer service.
Apprentice – Property Maintenance Operative
Fixed term contract for 24 months
Salisbury
Starting salary year 1: £18,844
40 Hours per week
Are you looking for your next step or change in career? Our Apprenticeship programme gives you a hands-on experience, all whilst working towards a qualification in partnership with our training provider, Grey Seal.
You’ll work towards an Apprenticeship in Property Maintenance. This will lead to an Apprenticeship Standard Property Maintenance Operative – Level 2 nationally recognised qualification at the end. All of this will be supported by the team around you, ensuring you are getting the best out of your apprenticeship!
What will you do?
You will work within the team in the Salisbury region. This opportunity will give you a chance to earn valuable practical experience in Property Maintenance and enable you to learn the customer service skills needed to build a career in the industry.
What skills and abilities do I need to have?
We look for candidates who live and breathe our values; Ambition, Inclusion, Integrity, Quality and Sustainability
- and have a willingness to learn, enthusiasm and dedication.On top of this, practical skills we are looking for are;
- A minimum of 2 GCSEs at Grade 4 or above, including/or equivalent in Maths and English
- A keen interest in practical and technically challenging workloads within a rewarding industry
- Good practical and problem-solving skills
- Hold a full UK driving license, or be willing to undertake driving lessons with a view to holding a full UK driving license, in order to drive a company vehicle on completion of your apprenticeship
About us
Sanctuary Property Services provide in-house repairs and maintenance services for an extensive portfolio of properties across Sanctuary Group’s organisations. As part of a not-for-profit organisation, we aim to achieve outstanding results for our customers based on our values
- working in an open and transparent way, creating strong partnerships with our customers and providing a first-class customer service.
Ready to join us?
Our Benefits
As part of our commitment to making Sanctuary a great place to work, where your wellbeing is of genuine importance, we have developed an attractive employment package. The package recognises your contribution, supports your physical, mental and financial health and gives you the flexibility to tailor your employee benefits by offering:
- 25 days annual leave
- A pension scheme with employer contributions from Sanctuary
- Life Assurance
- Employee Advice Service including counselling
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Voluntary health plans
- Employee discounts
- Wellbeing support and tools
- Employee recognition scheme
- Employee platform to access your reward and wellbeing package online, find exclusive discounts, wellbeing resources and recognition tools
- Employee Networks, with a shared interest in inclusion, and who provide invaluable support to colleagues
Closing Date: 19 August 2025
Before you apply, please ensure you have an updated copy of your CV. If you're unsure about any details or have questions about the role, our fantastic talent team will be happy to help you – apprenticeships@sanctuary.co.uk
‘For an insight into what it’s like to work for us, take a look at #LifeatSanctuary on Twitter’
Check out our Apprentice page to find the process, apprentice stories, FAQ’s and much more - Apprenticeships | Sanctuary
Our goal is to be a diverse, inclusive organisation where our people thrive and meet our customers’ needs with fairness and empathy. View our new Diversity and Inclusion strategy here:
Diversity and inclusion | Sanctuary
Apprentice – Property Maintenance Operative
Fixed term contract for 24 months
Salisbury
Starting salary year 1: £18,844
40 Hours per week
Are you looking for your next step or change in career? Our Apprenticeship programme gives you a hands-on experience, all whilst working towards a qualification in partnership with our training provider, Grey Seal.
You’ll work towards an Apprenticeship in Property Maintenance. This will lead to an Apprenticeship Standard Property Maintenance Operative – Level 2 nationally recognised qualification at the end. All of this will be supported by the team around you, ensuring you are getting the best out of your apprenticeship!
What will you do?
You will work within the team in the Salisbury region. This opportunity will give you a chance to earn valuable practical experience in Property Maintenance and enable you to learn the customer service skills needed to build a career in the industry.
What skills and abilities do I need to have?
We look for candidates who live and breathe our values; Ambition, Inclusion, Integrity, Quality and Sustainability
- and have a willingness to learn, enthusiasm and dedication.On top of this, practical skills we are looking for are;
- A minimum of 2 GCSEs at Grade 4 or above, including/or equivalent in Maths and English
- A keen interest in practical and technically challenging workloads within a rewarding industry
- Good practical and problem-solving skills
- Hold a full UK driving license, or be willing to undertake driving lessons with a view to holding a full UK driving license, in order to drive a company vehicle on completion of your apprenticeship
About us
Sanctuary Property Services provide in-house repairs and maintenance services for an extensive portfolio of properties across Sanctuary Group’s organisations. As part of a not-for-profit organisation, we aim to achieve outstanding results for our customers based on our values
- working in an open and transparent way, creating strong partnerships with our customers and providing a first-class customer service.
Ready to join us?
Our Benefits
As part of our commitment to making Sanctuary a great place to work, where your wellbeing is of genuine importance, we have developed an attractive employment package. The package recognises your contribution, supports your physical, mental and financial health and gives you the flexibility to tailor your employee benefits by offering:
- 25 days annual leave
- A pension scheme with employer contributions from Sanctuary
- Life Assurance
- Employee Advice Service including counselling
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Voluntary health plans
- Employee discounts
- Wellbeing support and tools
- Employee recognition scheme
- Employee platform to access your reward and wellbeing package online, find exclusive discounts, wellbeing resources and recognition tools
- Employee Networks, with a shared interest in inclusion, and who provide invaluable support to colleagues
Closing Date: 19 August 2025
Before you apply, please ensure you have an updated copy of your CV. If you're unsure about any details or have questions about the role, our fantastic talent team will be happy to help you – apprenticeships@sanctuary.co.uk
‘For an insight into what it’s like to work for us, take a look at #LifeatSanctuary on Twitter’
Check out our Apprentice page to find the process, apprentice stories, FAQ’s and much more - Apprenticeships | Sanctuary
Our goal is to be a diverse, inclusive organisation where our people thrive and meet our customers’ needs with fairness and empathy. View our new Diversity and Inclusion strategy here:
Diversity and inclusion | Sanctuary
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