£15K/yr to £19K/yr
England, United Kingdom
Contract, Variable

Apprentice Carpenter

Posted by SNG Formerly Sovereign Housing Association.

We have an opportunity for an Apprentice Carpenter to join us at Sovereign Network Group (SNG).

You'll be part of our team working across Newbury and Reading, with an office base in Newbury.

The salarystarts from £14,500 depending on your age and experience.

This is an exciting time to be a part of the team as Sovereign have joined forceswith Network Homes to form SNG. Together we provide over 84,000 homes and invest in communities across London and the South of England. Our purpose is to provide good, affordable homes. Everything we earn is reinvested so that our customers have a sustainable home in a thriving community, now and in the future.

The Apprenticeship

As an Apprentice Carpenter you'll assist in carrying out a range of repairs, maintenance and installation works in both our customers properties and in our empty homes. You will support the team in all aspects of their work and provide outstanding service to our customers.

As an apprentice you'll be learning on the job working alongside our highly skilled mentors. You'll also be achieving a Level 2 in Carpentry and Joinery, an industry recognised qualification.

What SNG can offer you

As an apprentice you will gain practical experience, earn a salary and have access to our employee benefits.

Some of our benefits include:

  • An annual £450 flex-pot to use against a variety of additional benefits
  • 25 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays (with an extra day every year up to 30 days)
  • Discounts on food, shopping, gym membership and days out
  • Mental health first aiders and a dedicated Wellbeing Hub with helpful resources
  • A recognition scheme to celebrate the great contributions our colleagues make

We believe you can truly be yourself at SNG and are looking for apprentices who have an enthusiasm for learning and want to achieve great things for themselves and our customers.

Becoming an apprentice at Sovereign can give you the opportunity for a career within a strong, successful and diverse organisation.

The details

To complete the Level 2 course you'll ideally have, or be working towards GCSE Maths and English at grade 3 or above.

We have attached a Candidate Guide at the bottom of this page. This will give you all of the details about the application process and let you know what questions we'll be asking.

You can apply until midnight on the 7th June 2024.

We will let you know if you will be invited to our assessment days by Friday 14th June.

Our assessment days will take place between the 1st and 5th July.