Property Maintenance Operative Apprentice

21 Month Fixed-Term Apprenticeship

Full Time – 40 hours per week

College attendance: Gloucestershire College (day release from September 2026)

Closing Date: 5 July 2026
Assessment and interviews: Weeks commencing 13 and 20 July 2026

Looking for a hands-on career where you can learn valuable trade skills while earning and gaining qualifications?

Gloucester City Homes (GCH) is looking for a Property Maintenance Operative Apprentice to join our PropertyCare team. This is a fantastic opportunity to work alongside experienced tradespeople, gain practical experience across multiple trades, and complete a Level 2 Property Maintenance Operative Apprenticeship.

Whether you've already spent time using tools at school, college or at home, or you're simply looking for a career where you can learn practical skills and see the results of your work every day, we'd love to hear from you.

You'll help maintain and improve customers' homes, learning skills in areas such as carpentry, plumbing, plastering, decorating and general property maintenance. Working in both occupied and empty properties, you'll develop the knowledge, confidence and experience needed to build a successful career in the industry.

What you'll gain

• A recognised Level 2 apprenticeship qualification
• Hands-on experience across a range of trades
• Support and mentoring from experienced colleagues
• Day-release study at Gloucestershire College from September 2026
• The opportunity to develop into a skilled Multi-Trade Operative

What we're looking for

We're not expecting you to be an expert already. We're looking for someone with the right attitude and willingness to learn. You'll be:

• Interested in a career in property maintenance or the trades
• Reliable, hardworking and keen to develop new skills
• Comfortable working as part of a team
• Committed to health and safety
• Able to communicate well with customers and colleagues
• Confident using basic IT, tablets or mobile devices

Essential qualifications

• GCSE’s in English and Maths at Grade 9-3 or A*-D

Why join GCH?

At GCH, we live by our values - we Adapt, we Inspire, we Own it and we Care. Our customers are many and varied and that’s why we’re looking for people who care as much as we do about delivering customer focused services to #BeTheDifference

GCH is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. We actively encourage applications from all sections of our community, particularly those with lived experience of our work. We celebrate the diverse nature of our customers and colleagues, striving to develop diverse teams where everyone can be their authentic self through an inclusive, family friendly, flexible and fun culture.

If you're looking for an apprenticeship that offers hands-on experience, recognised qualifications and the chance to build a rewarding career, we'd love to hear from you.

GCH reserve the right to bring the closing date forward should enough quality applications be received prior to the current closing date.

GCH is committed to equal opportunities. We actively encourage applications from all sections of our community, particularly those with lived experience of our work.

We celebrate the diverse nature of our customers and colleagues, striving to develop diverse teams where everyone can be their authentic self through an inclusive, family friendly, flexible and fun culture.

At GCH, we Adapt, we Inspire, we Own it and we Care. We live by our values and are dedicated to delivering on our commitment to customers #BeTheDifference. If that sounds like you, we’d be delighted to hear from you!