Apprentice Site & Facilities Assistant - UTC Portsmouth

UTC Portsmouth, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO2 9DU

18 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  30 January 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  12 January 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Catering, cleaning and site management
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time: Full time shifts, on a 2 week rota: 07:00 - 14:30 or 09:30 - 18:30 Monday to Friday
• Contract type: Fixed term - Apprenticeship length maximum 18 months
• Hourly rate: National Apprentice Wage

What skills and experience we're looking for

UTC Portsmouth is seeking an Apprentice Site & Facilities Assistant to join our Premises team. This is a developmental role, for someone who wants to build a career in facilities and estates management while working towards a Level 4 Facilities Manager Apprenticeship.

As the Apprentice Site & Facilities Assistant, you will gain hands-on experience of how a modern STEM college operates day-to-day, learning about site operations, maintenance, health and safety, and compliance. The role is closely supported and supervised throughout the apprenticeship and does not carry overall responsibility for site safety or statutory compliance.

Under the guidance of the Premises Manager, you will:

• Support the day-to-day upkeep of the school site, buildings, and grounds

• Assist with routine site checks (e.g. fire alarms, emergency lighting, water hygiene)

• Help prepare rooms for exams, events, and meetings

• Shadow contractor visits and learn how site permits and supervision work

• Assist with minor repairs and maintenance tasks

• Learn how planned preventative maintenance (PPM) is scheduled and recorded

• Support sustainability and energy efficiency initiatives

• Take part in emergency procedures and drills as part of your learning

• Maintain accurate records and logs

Apprenticeship training includes:

• Level 4 Facilities Manager Apprenticeship (Mercury Training)

• Protected off-the-job training time (minimum 6 hours per week)

• Dedicated workplace mentor

• Formal reviews every 8 weeks

We’re looking for someone who:

• Has a genuine interest in facilities, premises, or estates work

• Is committed to learning and completing an apprenticeship

• Is reliable, punctual, and professional

• Works well as part of a team

• Is confident using basic IT systems (email, online forms)

• Has some experience in maintenance, caretaking, or practical work

• Has basic DIY skills

• Has an awareness of health and safety principles

What the school offers its staff

Why work for UTC Portsmouth?

• A purpose-built STEM environment with modern facilities and resources

• Supportive line management and senior leadership who invest in career development

• Exceptional and wide ranging CPD opportunities

• Outstanding students

• Excellent transport links

This role offers a brilliant starting point for a career in facilities management, with structured training, support and real experience in a professional education setting. If you’d like to see the college and learn more about the role, we’d be happy to welcome you in for an informal visit.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

To apply, please forward an application form (available on the college website) together with your personal statement and a letter of application. Your supporting statement should outline how you satisfy the elements of the role profile. For candidates invited to interview, these responses will be explored further together with the other elements of the person specification.

Your application should include full contact details (address, daytime, home and mobile telephone numbers and email address) and details of two referees. For each referee please provide names, position, organisation, telephone numbers and email addresses. One of these must be your current /most recent employer.

Please send your completed application by email to hr@utcportsmouth.org. All applications will be acknowledged and will be responded to as soon as they come in.

Please note: We reserve the right to close this post early if the right candidate is found, so please submit your application as soon as possible.

UTC Portsmouth are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post involves the type of work with children and young people that requires applicants to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service check. The possession of a criminal record will not necessarily prevent an applicant from obtaining this post. All users are considered confidentially and according to the nature of the role and information disclosed.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applying for the job

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CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About UTC Portsmouth

• School type: Free School, ages 14 to 19
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 493 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 14 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: UTC Portsmouth website
• Email address: hr@utcportsmouth.org
• Phone number: 02393120200
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/utc-portsmouth

UTC Portsmouth presents a modern and very different opportunity in the area for teachers and students alike. Our students have made a conscious decision to choose us over their existing school or other FE options. They are passionate about science, technology (including computing), engineering and maths (STEM) while we also ensure a sound academic base through the high quality provision of GCSE and A Level English. They have been attracted by the opportunity to work with a wide range of committed employer partners and alongside like-minded students, both through their academic studies and through a range of employer-led projects. They expect to be taught by excellent teachers, and want to learn and be successful academically and professionally.

Leading and teaching in UTC Portsmouth will be challenging. But, it is highly rewarding, as many of our teachers have already found and you have the opportunity to shape UTC Portsmouth as it develops and, more importantly, shape the futures of many young people.

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