Level 2 Facilities Operative Apprenticeship - The Halifax Academy
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Company: INSPIRE ATA LIMITED
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Location: Halifax, HX1 4TW
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Type: Apprenticeship
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Salary: Apprenticeship Minimum Wage
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Sector: Construction and the built environment
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Ref: NAS-2000028595
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Application Deadline Date: 13/05/2026
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Start Date: 20/05/2026
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Positions Available: 2
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Working Week: Monday- Friday, 6.00am- 12.30pm (30 minute break) or Monday- Friday 11.30am - 6.00pm (30 minute break)
Brief Description
Join our team as a Facilities Operative Apprentice, helping to keep our school clean, safe, and well-maintained. You’ll support site security, daily maintenance, and uphold high health and safety standards while promoting the welfare of all pupils and staff.
Future Prospects
- Potential full-time employment for the right candidate upon successful completion of the apprenticeship
Vacancy Detail
- Monitor any issues relating to cleaning equipment and product compliance (COSHH)
- To act as a key holder, carrying out security procedures for the buildings and grounds, carry out the routine and non-routine opening of The Halifax Academy estate
- Providing access, where possible, to the premises and classrooms in the event of snow or minor flooding
or similar emergency situations - Undertake risk assessments where relevant with support of the Facilities, Services & Estates Manager
- Carrying out first line repairs and maintenance
- Ensuring that all areas within the site are free from litter and that all drains and gullies are free flowing and clean
- Ensuring that all caretaking and cleaning equipment is in a safe and working condition and arranging for repair as appropriate
- Carrying out routine procedures or checks on ancillary equipment, e.g. fire alarms/equipment, water checks
- Carrying out Academy based procedures in the event of fire, flood, breaking and entering, accident or major damage
Regularly set up and remove furniture e.g. exams and daily assemblies - Distribute and relocate equipment and incoming goods and occasional collection of miscellaneous provisions away from academy premises
- At all times to carry out the duties in accordance with Academy based policies and Health and Safety procedures, including risk assessment
- To respect confidentiality using the Academy protocols for sharing information, e.g. child protection information
- The postholder will be required to undertake any other professional duties as required
Other Information
Pre-employment checks. Please be aware that upon a successful offer of employment, the company completes digitalised right-to-work checks and DBS applications via an external provider - 'Matrix Screening'. The company also completes an internal online social media search, in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance.