Housing Repairs Service Trades Apprenticeship

Sheffield City Council’s Housing Repairs Service carries out repairs and maintenance to over 50,000 Council homes.

This year, we are offering an amazing 12 Apprenticeship opportunities to launch your career in the Trades services with a September 2026 start.

The 12 Apprenticeship opportunities are available across three different Trades: Joiners, Plasterers and Painters.

As an Apprentice, you will:

Receive a great rate of pay whilst you learn
Be fully funded to complete a recognised qualification
Receive one day off the job per week for study leave at college (during term time)
Receive hands-on/practical experience in an experienced team environment
Have a great peer support network
Have the potential to secure a permanent job with us upon successful completion of your Apprenticeship.

Please clearly state on your application which Trade/Apprenticeship, from the three named above, you wish to undertake.

Qualifications:

For all Plasterers / Joiners / Painters we are looking for (or working towards) a Grade 4 / Standard Pass (in English and Maths).

Applications can be submitted via the Sheffield City Council website in the vacancies section and the closing date is Sunday 24th May, 2026. Interviews will take place in July.

If you need any help with your application, then please email:

sccapprenticeships@sheffield.gov.uk

Stephen Hunt.

We are investing in our workforce and are promoting opportunities to our under-represented groups. We value equality, diversity and inclusion and are focused on increasing the diversity of our workforce, particularly the number of Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic, Disabled and LGBTQ+ people, so that our teams reflect the communities in the city we serve. We are also supporting staff with unpaid caring responsibilities to work flexibly.

It is a great time to join us and we welcome your application.

Under the Guaranteed Interview scheme, applicants who are disabled, care leavers, or armed forces veterans will be guaranteed an interview if they meet the essential criteria and indicate their eligibility on the application form. Sometimes, if lots of people apply, we might not be able to interview everyone who qualifies for the Guarantee. In these cases, we’ll interview the candidates who best meet the essential criteria for the job.

Full-time employees work 37 hours for 52 weeks of the year and we offer a generous holiday entitlement. We are open to discussions about a wide range of flexible working opportunities which benefit you and the Council, including reduced hour contracts, working part time or as a job share.

If you are appointed to this role, your starting salary will be at the bottom of the grade. If you provide payslip evidence that your basic pay is greater than the bottom of the grade, we will consider starting you at the point of minimum advantage within the grade.

Equality of pay is extremely important to us. All roles at Sheffield City Council are going through an evaluation process which may result in changes to some pay arrangements from 2026. Find out more on our Sheff news page.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all individuals, ensuring a safe and supportive environment for everyone and where appropriate to the role the successful applicant will be required to undertake relevant safeguarding checks.