| Salary £12,198 - £17,700 Per annum | Full time | Fixed term to 31/08/2025| 37 hours per week | Several locations across Lancashire |
Lancashire County Council is recruiting apprentices for its highways service: - Apprentice Highways Operatives
About the Role
Lancashire County Council is pleased to offer Apprentice Highways Operative opportunities. These 24-month training opportunities are based in various locations across Lancashire within the Highways Service. As a Lancashire County Council apprentice, you will be fully supported with specialist training, internal work rotation and a full mentor support system to ensure you get the best out of the apprenticeship.
Key Accountabilities
As an Apprentice Highways Operative, you can expect to get involved in a variety of duties such as general highway maintenance operations and scheme delivery. This can include laying of kerbs, reinstatement of footways and carriageways, installation of street furniture, installation of drainage, patching or pothole repairs using hand operated powered tools and traffic management equipment.
Skills and Experience
Applicants should have a good school, college, or work record in terms of time keeping, conduct and punctuality and a positive attitude towards training.
Candidates should also have an interest in working in the civil engineering/highways industry.
Applicants should refer to the role profile and explain on the application form how they meet all the essential criteria and the desirable criteria if possible.
Training
Apprentice Highway Operatives will work towards a Level 2 Highways Maintenance Operative apprenticeship with SB Skills Ltd based at Skelmersdale in blocks of 4 days each month over 18 months. This course will start in August 2023 and you will be expected to show a commitment to learning during your apprenticeship training.
Full time, Starting salary
All apprentices irrespective of age
After successful completion of probation period (6 months)
All apprentices irrespective of age
After completion of year 1 and successful completion of year 1 Apprentice level 2
After completion of 18 months and successful completion of year 1 Apprentice level 2. Apply for vacant positions.
On successful completion of apprenticeship, applicants will be offered a permanent role if a vacancy is available
Grade 4 SCP currently £21,189/£10.98ph
Other benefits
Lancashire County Council offers a range of staff benefits, these can be found on our website here
Location
Apprentice Highway Operatives will be placed on a rotation programme during the apprenticeship which will ensure a comprehensive experience of all aspects of highway service delivery. This will include working at several locations across Lancashire from one of bases listed below, please state your location preference in your application form.
Caton Depot, Hornby Road, Caton, LA2 9QW
Singleton Depot, Grange Road, Singleton FY6 8LP
Cuerden Depot, Lostock Lane, Bamber Bridge PR5 6BJ
Wrightington Depot, Moss Lane, Wrightington WN6 9PB
Whalley Depot, Riddings Lane, Whalley BB7 9RW
Burnley Depot, Heasandford Industrial Estate, Widow Hill Road, Burnley BB10 2TJ
Bacup Depot, Futures Park, Off New Church Road, Bacup OL13 0AE
Further information
For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Mark Dixon tel: 01772 539486 or Phil Baird tel: 01772 538336 or for further guidance on completing the application form, please contact the Apprenticeships Team on 01772 530505 or [email protected] .
Recruitment and Interview
Applicants who are shortlisted will be invited to a 1-day recruitment event. This event is from 8:30 to 4pm and will be held at the SB Skills training facility at 38 Gorsey Place , Skelmersdale WN8 9UP. This will be an opportunity to experience real highway works, to understand teamwork and problem solving through a number of task based and classroom activities. Interviews will be held in the afternoon.
Please ensure you have uploaded and attached your supporting statement to evidence how you meet the criteria for the role. The panel may be unable to shortlist you for interview without this evidence.
In return Lancashire County Council offers a range of benefits, which can be found on LCC Vacancies website.
We reserve the right to close down a vacancy early, before the closing date, if we receive sufficient applications.
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