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Starting Salary: £11,866 – Age 16 / 17

£17,260 – Age 18 and above

Location: Across the Doncaster Borough

If you are looking for a high quality Apprenticeship where you can earn whilst you learn – gaining experience and qualifications in a supportive and well established organisation, we’d love to hear from you.

We are looking for people with the dedication and enthusiasm who are committed to providing our customers with the best possible service and keen to achieve a professional qualification, gaining invaluable hands-on experience along the way.

In return, we will provide you with ongoing support, access to our in-house training programme and high-quality work experience in housing maintenance and repairs. Day to day, you’ll work on a range of different types of properties, undertaking repairs and improvement works to customers’ home and preparing empty properties ready for new tenants.

To succeed, you will demonstrate your ability for practical work, along with great communication skills, the ability to follow instructions and work as part of a team. You will also need to prove your commitment to work hard, attend college regularly and meet coursework deadlines.

Starting in September 2023, as a gas fitting apprentice and over 4 years, you will have the opportunity to gain experience whilst studying for a Level 3 Gas Engineer Operative apprenticeship standard qualification. You will work under the supervision and direction of a dedicated mentor, giving you continual support and equipping you with the skills, knowledge, confidence and behaviours to progress and succeed in your trades’ career.

Our apprentice gas fitter will join a highly successful gas team – year on year, we have a 100% gas servicing record for our properties. You will carry out a wide range of gas servicing, repair, replacement, installation work to a range of appliances, central heating systems, gas and solid fires, boilers and other appliances. You will also work alongside our private gas servicing team, helping to carry out works to private properties across the borough.

As members of Women into Construction we promote gender equality in construction and encourage applications from women to our trades apprenticeships. This means that we will offer a guaranteed interview for female applicants who meet the essential criteria for any of our trades apprenticeships.

St Leger Homes is a Disability Confident Employer, we want to give everyone the opportunity to reach their full potential and make a positive impact on our success.

About St Leger Homes

Putting customers at the heart of everything we do, we are an award winning company which provides excellent Property Services across Doncaster. We provide a comprehensive management service to just under 20,000 properties and strive to maintain excellent standards of service. We employ over 800 employees and work in partnership with Doncaster Council, our customers and other agencies to build confident communities that people are proud to live in.

Our offer:

• Paid 3-4 year apprenticeship (depending on chosen trade) starting on September 1st 2023.
• Starting salary of £10,807 upwards - depending on age and chosen trade.
• One on One and team mentorship/support with on the job training
• Paid college tuition fees
• Relevant external training and development
• 26 days paid annual leave
• Challenging and meaningful work with the opportunity to put your learning into practice.

Please be aware that we will be unable to accept an application if you have already achieved an apprenticeship Level 3 gas qualification or a new Level 3 Gas Engineering Operative apprenticeship standard qualification. If you have any queries regarding this then please e-mail [email protected]

Application Process:

Please complete the online application form. St Leger Homes will not accept CV's as a form of applying for these positions.

As part of your application, you will be asked to give examples of your potential to succeed and what you can bring to the role. You should use the attached job description for more details of the role and what we are looking for.

Closing Date: 11 April 2023 (but please see the disclaimer below)

The closing date is given as a guide and we reserve the right to close the advert early once we have received a sufficient number of applications, so we advise you to submit your application early to avoid disappointment.

Interview Dates:

It is likely that interviews will be held in June 2023.

If you have any questions or would like to know more about the roles or the selection process, please e-mail [email protected]