At Kirklees we want to be innovative and creative in the way we work to deliver our services to our communities. We know we have challenging times ahead, so we are always looking for better and smarter ways to work and the right people to help us do that.
As an Apprentice in the Assets, Development and Building Safety team, you will play a key role in supporting the key objectives for the team. Our highly rated apprenticeship programmes will allow you to earn, learn and build a successful career. You will learn from experienced staff in the workplace, sponsored to undertake an industry recognised qualification and benefit from our extensive wraparound support.
We offer a competitive salary, with access to our staff benefits, pensions, employee networks and wellbeing packages.
Our roles are suitable for all ages, from school and college leavers to those looking to re-train into a different career. We also offer opportunities for graduates through our higher-level apprenticeship programme.
Assets Team - Investing in properties
Our Assets team are the client lead for the Your Home Your Place programme. This programme delivers replacement, and improvement works to those homes and estates that are in the worst condition. The main workstreams that directly relate to tenants’ homes are:
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Kitchen replacements
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Bathroom replacements
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Window and door replacements
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Roof renewals
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Rewires and electrical upgrades
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Heating and boiler replacements
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District heating and commercial boiler upgrades
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Lift replacements in blocks
The team also deliver programmes of environmental improvements and cyclical maintenance. This includes:
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the replacement and provision of bin stores
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works to garages and parking areas
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improvements to open spaces and external communal areas
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external repairs and improvements to communal blocks
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retrofit and fabric first improvements to homes to make them more efficient and to help tenants to reduce the cost of running them
Development Team – Increasing supply
Our Development Team helps us to increase the number of homes we own, creates new neighbourhoods for our residents and delivers large scale renewal and regeneration schemes. The team identify opportunities for growth from a range of sources including:
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buy-back of right-to-buy Council and private homes
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purchase of Section 106 homes which are delivered through planning agreements with private developers
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building new homes
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converting existing stock into housing
Investing in the improving the standard of our stock and making sure our homes remain safe, modern, and warm will remain our main priority. We are also committed to investing in building and providing new council homes and replacing homes lost through Right to Buy.
Building Safety – Keeping people safe
Our Building Safety team are focussed on making sure our residents feel safe and comfortable in their homes and undertake inspections and surveys to help us understand and manage risk and carry out works. They deal with the ‘Big Six’ areas of building safety compliance:
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Fire safety
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Asbestos Management
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Gas Safety
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Electrical Safety
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Water Quality
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Lifts
The team provide specialist technical advice, guidance and support to colleagues from across Homes and Neighbourhoods to support a risk-based approach. They also work collaboratively with colleagues from across the wider Council to ensure that the organisational approach to building safety is robust and consistent.
About You
We need our employees to be driven to achieve the best, to be hard working, respectful and thoughtful to each other and our customers and to be creative, wherever they work. Flexible and proactive with a positive approach you are open to new ways of working and keen to provide excellent customer service. In this role you will be supported to gain new skills and experience to equip you to develop and progress within Kirklees Council. The right behaviours and attitudes are as important to us as the skills you bring to the job. We expect all our employees to demonstrate the following behaviours:
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Positive
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Honesty
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Respectful
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Flexible
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Communicative
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Supportive
