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More About Your Role

This is an exciting opportunity to join us at the forefront in shaping and delivering our Property Maintenance Operative (PMO) Level 2 apprenticeship programme for the housing sector. You will play a key role in shaping the next generation of skilled maintenance professionals, equipping apprentices with the practical skills, technical knowledge and customer-focused behaviours needed to maintain and improve homes and communities.

Drawing on your industry expertise, you will design, deliver and assess engaging, hands-on learning that brings maintenance operations to life, translating workplace practice into meaningful development opportunities. You will support apprentices throughout their journey, from onboarding and initial skills assessments through to achievement, providing coaching, guidance and constructive feedback to enable their success.

Working collaboratively with employers, partners and colleagues, you will help ensure the curriculum remains relevant, innovative and aligned to the evolving needs of the housing sector. You will also contribute to delivering an outstanding learner experience, strong achievement outcomes and a culture of continuous improvement.

This role is based in Derby, with travel required to employer sites and other locations as needed.

Essential Criteria

• Level 2 qualification in Property Maintenance, Plastering, Construction or a related trade discipline (or higher), with substantial industry experience in repairs, maintenance or housing-related environments.
• Strong occupational knowledge of property repairs, maintenance operations, customer service and safe working practices within the housing sector.
• Experience of delivering training, teaching, coaching or mentoring within a workplace, education or apprenticeship environment.
• Experience of designing and delivering structured learning, practical training sessions or curriculum content.
• Experience of assessing performance, providing developmental feedback and supporting learner progression.
• Ability to demonstrate and teach practical maintenance skills in workshop and workplace environments.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Holds, or is willing to work towards, a recognised teaching and/or assessment qualification (e.g. AET, TAQA, CAVA or equivalent).
• Understanding of safeguarding, inclusion and quality standards within an apprenticeship environment.

Desirable Criteria

• Experience working within social housing, responsive repairs, planned maintenance or void property services.
• Occupational competence in plastering and internal repairs.
• Experience delivering Property Maintenance Operative or construction apprenticeship programmes.
• Experience using digital learning platforms and learner management systems.

More About You

You are passionate about developing people and enabling others to build rewarding careers within the housing and property maintenance sector. Combining strong occupational experience with a learner-focused approach, you are able to inspire confidence, demonstrate practical skills and create engaging learning experiences that support apprentices to succeed.

You enjoy working with a diverse range of learners and are confident delivering practical workshop sessions, classroom-based learning and one-to-one coaching. You adapt your approach to meet individual needs, supporting apprentices to develop the knowledge, skills and behaviours required to become competent and confident maintenance operatives.

You understand the importance of customer service, quality workmanship and health and safety within the housing sector, and you are committed to creating a positive, inclusive learning environment. Collaborative and proactive, you build strong relationships with employers, colleagues and stakeholders, ensuring learning remains relevant and impactful.

Organised and motivated by continuous improvement, you take pride in delivering a high-quality learner experience and achieving positive outcomes for apprentices and employers alike.

At Places for People, we are committed to providing a safe working environment, and an enhanced DBS check will be required for this role.

Benefits

We are a large diverse and ambitious business, which will give you all the challenge you could wish for.

We know that there's always more we can do to make you smile, that's why we offer a comprehensive benefits package with each role, yours will include:

• Competitive salary with regular annual review
• Pension with matched contributions up to 7%
• Bonus scheme for colleagues at 2%
• 35 days holiday (including bank holiday) with option to buy or sell days
• Healthcare cashback plan for everyday medical costs - up to £500 savings per year
• Access to wellbeing support such as counselling and flu jabs
• Private GP and health support services available
• Access to a rewards platform with retail and lifestyle discounts
• Savings on groceries, travel, shopping and home products
• Ongoing training and development opportunities
• Access to professional qualifications and career progression
• Internal development programmes and learning support
• Recognition schemes such as Star Awards and Colleagues Awards
• Strong focus on inclusion, wellbeing and colleague engagement
• Free membership to Places Gyms

What's next?

If you meet the criteria and are ready to make the next step in your career then apply following our simple 5 minute application process, upload a CV and a supporting statement which demonstrates how you meet the requirements of the role. If you have any questions please email the recruitment team recruitment@placesforpeople.co.uk 

As part of our commitment to diversity and inclusion, we offer a guaranteed interview to candidates who are disabled, neurodiverse, or have served in the Armed Forces, provided you meet the essential criteria for the role. If you would like to be considered under this scheme, please indicate this in your application. 

We are committed to creating an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. If you require any reasonable adjustments to support your application or interview experience, please let us know. We're happy to work with you to ensure you have the opportunity to perform at your best.

If you are a Places for People customer and you're looking for support with your application, please contact our skills and employment team on skillsemployment@placesforpeople.co.uk. 

Please note that we may bring the closing date forward, if we receive a large number of quality applications. If you are interested in this role we would advise applying immediately to avoid disappointment.

If you are using a mobile device such as an iPad then ensure your CV is stored in the cloud, we currently support Google Drive, OneDrive and Dropbox.

We understand the importance of a supportive and inclusive work culture so please talk to us at interview about flexibility you may need. We can't promise to give you exactly what you want, but we promise not to judge you for asking. For this role we are open to discussing the possibility of reduced hours, flexible start and finish times or compressed hours.  

If you are a recruitment agency please note we operate a PSL and do not take cold calls

Safeguarding

At Places for People, safeguarding is everyone's responsibility. We are committed to creating safe communities for our customers and colleagues by protecting children, young people, and adults at risk from harm, abuse, and neglect. 

We follow robust safeguarding policies and procedures, ensuring all employees, volunteers, and contractors uphold the highest standards of safeguarding and accountability. Our recruitment process includes pre-employment checks, including Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks where applicable, to promote a safe and secure working environment. 

By joining Places for People, you are expected to contribute to our safeguarding culture, following our policies and reporting concerns to protect those in our communities