The Estates Team’s mission is to create and maintain safe, accessible, and comfortable physical environments, and provide quality resources, facilities and services for all learners, staff and visitors.
We are looking for an Apprentice to join our Estates team to build on and improve our customer focus and the service we provide to our customers within Exeter College.
As an Apprentice you will be assisting our Estates Team with tasks, learning new skills, conducting similar work as appropriate to enable your knowledge to grow.
Working within construction and maintaining the college buildings, learning a variety of trade skills from basic plumbing, basic electrics, carpentry and the use of hand tools, gaining valuable skills enabling you to work across our various sites.
We are looking for someone who has good practical skills, who is able to work within a team, with dedication and reliability, enthusiasm to learn with a strong work ethic and a willingness to listen and follow instructions.
This is a great opportunity to join a high performing team in the College.
Ambition, Collaboration, Energy. These are our values. Watch this short video to learn more.
And see what our staff have to say here.
Benefits
We’ll give you incredibly generous holidays and a superb pension scheme. You’ll also get a package of amazing benefits, including free counselling and discounted supermarket shopping, spa treatments, electric cars and paddleboarding. Read more on our careers page.
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Closing Date: Wednesday 15th July 2026 at midnight
Interview Date: Wednesday 29th July 2026
No CVs or agencies please.
Everyone’s welcome to apply for a role here, regardless of personal characteristics, including race, age, gender, religion, ability, disability, or sexuality.
We’re totally committed to the safeguarding and welfare of all our students, and we expect you to be too. We follow safer recruitment statutory guidance (Keeping Children Safe in Education). If you’re successful, you’ll be required to complete thorough pre-employment checks, including an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references. All posts at Exeter College are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. The amendments to the ROA 1974 (Exceptions Order 1975, (amended 2013 and 2020)) mean that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. The MOJ’s guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications, related exceptions and further information.
- The paid holidays quoted include at least 7 Christmas closure days and 8 bank holidays
