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Housing & Communities Apprentice

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Posting date: 12 March 2026
Salary: £24,917 to £25,211 per year
Hours: Full time
Closing date: 26 March 2026
Location: CF48 1HA
Remote working: Hybrid - work remotely up to 1 day per week
Company: Merthyr Valleys Homes
Job type: Apprenticeship
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Housing and Communities Apprentice

Location: Hybrid working
Salary: £24,917 - £25,211 (Appointment at the bottom of the band)
Contract Type: Fixed Term until End of Apprenticeship
Hours of work: Full Time (30hrs – 4 Day Week)

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Are you someone who is passionate about making a difference?

If so, we would love you to come and join our amazing mutual!

Are you our ideal candidate?

As our new Housing and Communities Apprentice, you’ll support the delivery of a high quality, people focused housing service for our tenants and communities. This is an excellent opportunity to begin a long term career in the housing sector, gaining hands on experience while learning from skilled, supportive colleagues who are committed to helping you grow.

You’ll help us provide a responsive, compassionate and values driven service, building positive relationships with tenants and understanding what matters most to them. Working alongside our teams, you’ll learn how to respond to day to day housing issues, contribute to community wellbeing, and help prevent problems from escalating — always reflecting our Mutual values and trauma informed approach.

You’ll bring enthusiasm, reliability and a willingness to learn, demonstrating the mindset and motivation to develop into a confident housing professional. You’ll be supported to study towards a recognised Housing Qualification (CIH Level 2 & 3), giving you a strong foundation for a future career in the Housing sector.

Please note that an enhanced DBS check will be required. Whilst a full clean driving licence would be beneficial from the start of your apprenticeship, it would be essential following the completion of your apprenticeship subject to any potential further employment in the succeeding role

How to apply:

To apply for this role, head over to our website to completed a short application and upload a CV.

When you upload your CV, can we ask that you don’t include any personal information that identifies you. This means we can recruit based on your knowledge and skills, not background, gender and ethnicity.

Personal information would include the following:

• Name/Title
• Educational institutions
• Age
• Gender
• Email and postal address
• Phone number
• Nationality/immigration status

Closing date for applications is Thursday 26th March 2026 at 14:00.

Merthyr Valleys Homes reserves the right to close this vacancy early if a high number of sufficient applications are received prior to the closing date.

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