Apprenticeships
The NY Highways Apprentice Programme
What would life be like in a profession where you are at the centre of operating, maintaining and improving one of the most advanced road networks in North Yorkshire?
You might just be about to find out! Do you want to help keep the County of North Yorkshire moving? Whatever your age, whatever your background, an apprenticeship could help you build a career with us.
Take on a fulfilling role, earn a salary, gain practical work experience with training and achieve professional qualifications - all at the same time. You have the opportunity to build your future career with NY Highways in our Fleet division.
We believe in supporting our community and promoting the future generation to grow with transferable skills and qualifications. We believe and invest in our team by rewarding our apprentices with a national living wage, not the minimum.
NY Highways has formed a bold apprenticeship plan to include:
- Setting ambitious minimum targets for apprentices in our first year,
- Paying a living wage, not minimum wage, to show we are investing in our talent setting the foundations for a career with NY Highways,
- Promoting career grades where possible, so there’s no obvious ceiling to a new entrant,
- Investing in the best training, demonstrably rewarding development that engages the individual in real life exercises transferable to day-to-day NY Highways activity,
- Learning best practice from those such as the Fire Service in how best to promote equality in a physically demanding position,
- Learning from existing and progressing apprentices in how best to engage, nurture and foster trust so that we retain our apprentices.
Apprentice roles available
We currently have different apprentice route options at NY Highways, in ‘Motor Vehicle Service and Maintenance Technician (Light Vehicle)’, ‘Heavy Vehicle Service and Maintenance Technician’ and ‘Highways Maintenance Skilled Operative Apprentice’. Please see below for details.
Our Current Opportunities
About the programme
Are you looking for a new opportunity, which will be varied, challenging and rewarding? Do you have a keen interest in the outdoors where you can work as a member of a team doing practical tasks?
North Yorkshire Highways are looking to recruit Highways Apprentice’s to work at their depots throughout North Yorkshire on a 24 month fixed term contract with progression opportunities into full time Highways Operatives at the end.
This is a fantastic opportunity to develop your knowledge skills and competence in the workplace with the benefit of support from your learning provider, experienced colleagues, and the wider business.
During your apprenticeship, you will gain experience in all aspects of Highways Maintenance and will work towards achieving a Level 2 apprenticeship and a career as a Highways Skilled Operative.
This role will start in August/September 2022, however could be sooner at request.
Position Type: NY Highways Apprenticeship (2 years)
Location: Skipton
Salary: NY Highways are offering our apprentice employees £9.50 per hour - in line with Adult national living wage.
Working Week 07:30 to 4pm, Monday to Friday.
Positions available Highways Maintenance Skilled Operative - Apprenticeship (Level 2)
Vacancy description
As an Apprentice in NY Highways, you will receive training and support and will learn the latest highways maintenance techniques to enable you to better help members of the public in North Yorkshire.
Day to day tasks will vary but include:
- Working safely at all times in line with company policy and current legislation.
- Understand and carry out the instructions being given by the Ganger and other responsible person on site.
- Always comply with PPE policy
- Fully attend and engage with the college course and training you will receive
- Application of classroom theory practically back into the work environment.
The techniques and daily responsibilities you will learn will include:
- To safely carry out repairs and improvements to a variety of built environment infrastructure such as
- modular paving,
- kerb installation,
- bituminous macadam laying,
- concreting,
- pipe laying,
- hard and soft landscaping
- and drainage repairs and improvements.
You will also learn about traffic management and seasonal maintenance activities.
Qualifications Required
Apprentices without Level 1 in English and Maths will need to achieve this level and take the test for level 2 English and Maths prior to the end-point assessment
Skills Required
The job involves working in numerous environments and conditions the Highways Operatives must comfortable in working outdoors and will need to be comfortable with a wide range of duties. As a Highways Operative, you will be working as part of a team, so good communication and being able to follow instructions will be good skills to have.
Personal Qualities
Attained or working towards – Full UK driving licence
Training to be provided
Training for this role will be provided by Derwentside College in Consett who are the number 1 training provider in the North East, with a proven track record in highest level of support to its students. The Apprenticeships will involve practical work on the ground and theory based working at the college. Your time at Derwentside College will be on a block placement basis with accommodation provided. If you are under the age of 18, alternative arrangements will be accommodated.
To apply, please email Bradley with your CV on bradley.naylor@northyorks.gov.uk or call on 07815644909 for an informal discussion about this opportunity.
The closing date is midnight on Sunday 10th July
NY Highways, 2022
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