Housing and Development Apprentices (2 Year Contract) 

Housing and Development Apprentices (2 Year Contract) 
Redruth, Cornwall

Are you a proactive individual looking to earn while you learn? Want to embark on a rewarding career in housing and gain experience with a leading not-for-profit organisation? If so, we’d love to hear from you. 

About Us

We are Coastline Housing, an independent, not-for-profit housing association owning and managing over 4,300 homes. Built on strong values of putting our customers first, transparency, striving to be the best and valuing our staff, we are dedicated to providing great homes, delivering great services and employing great people.  

We are Investors in People Silver accredited, a Top 100 Best Not-for-Profit organisation to work for, and we’ve been voted number 25 in the top 50 Landlords list.  

We’re now looking for two Housing and Development Apprentices to join us on a two year apprenticeship. 

The Benefits

- Salary of £12,240 per annum 
- Gain a qualification in Housing 
- Friendly and supportive work environment 
- Work as part of various teams in the business 

This is an amazing opportunity to significantly increase your skill-set and develop with an organisation that invests in their employees. 

During your apprenticeship, you’ll have the chance to work as part of our Customer Access, Homes & Communities and Development teams, giving you an in-depth understanding of how we operate.  

You’ll undertake a structured training programme to gain your industry qualification and will have the opportunity to meet customers and visit our new housing development schemes and existing properties. 

The Role

As a Housing and Development Apprentice, you will gain valuable skills while working across our Housing Services and Development functions. 

You’ll undertake a comprehensive training and development plan and learn how we build amazing homes for communities throughout Cornwall. 

As part of your role, you’ll be required to travel locally to visit our programme sites and meet with customers.

About You 

While no experience is required, to join us as a Housing and Development Apprentice, you’ll need: 

- At a minimum, GCSEs (or equivalent) in Maths and English at grade C or above 
- The ability to work flexible hours 
- A full driving licence and access to your own vehicle 

It would be great if you have previously been involved in after-school activities, sports clubs, community or youth clubs, but this isn’t essential. A Levels, an HNC or HND qualifications would also be beneficial.  

Other organisations may call this role Apprentice, Housing Services Apprentice, Trainee Housing Development Assistant, Junior Property Development Assistant, Property Development Apprentice or Junior Housing Project Assistant.

The closing date for applications is the 18th February 2019, with interviews scheduled to be held on the week commencing the 25th February 2019. 

As Coastline Housing provides services to vulnerable people, the successful candidate will be required to complete a DBS check. 

Webrecruit and Coastline Housing are equal opportunities employers, value diversity and are strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment. Equal opportunities are the only acceptable way to conduct business and we believe that the more inclusive our environments are, the better our work will be. 

So, if you’re looking to learn, grow and succeed as a Housing and Development Apprentice, please apply via the button shown. This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency.  

Working hours: 37 hours per week