Apprentice Carpenter in Manchester

Contract Type: 2.5 Year Fixed Term Contract, 40 hours per week

Salary: £26,508 per annum

Reporting Office: Thomas Street Depot, Stretford, Manchester

Working Location: Manchester

Contractual hours to be worked from various locations such as resident home, estates etc, with ad hoc office attendance as required.

Closing Date: 5th June 2026 at 11pm. Early applications are encouraged as we reserve the right to close the advertisement earlier than stated.

Interview Dates: Assessment Centre and Interviews will be held on the 23rd June 2026 at our office in Manchester, M16. Due to time constraints, we are unable to reschedule the assessment centre date.

Benefits include:

• Excellent pension plan (up to 6% double contribution)
• 28 days Annual Leave rising to 31 days with length of service + Bank Holidays
• Westfield Health Cash Plan
• Non-contributory life assurance
• Up to 21 hours volunteering paid days
• Lifestyle benefits
• Employee Assistance Programme
• And many more

Overview: The L&Q Apprenticeship Programme has been designed to help you get the career you have always wanted. This role provides the opportunity to start a new career path with a valued-led organisation that will support you to learn and develop throughout the programme and beyond.

As an Apprentice Carpenter, you will receive training to enable you to support the team in providing a first-class service to our customers and will be expected to assist in carrying out carpentry repairs and installations. The successful candidates will be working under instruction and supervision but also taking responsibility individually when appropriate, for their own work (and within their assessed abilities and skill set). This will include carrying out day to day repairs, working with wood-based materials and associated products to learn to create and install building components assisting with installations and repairs.

Apprenticeship details: Level 2, Carpentry and Joinery Apprenticeship. This apprenticeship role offers a 2.5-year fixed term contract during which time you will undertake a Level 2, Carpentry and Joinery Apprenticeship. The apprenticeship learning will support your development and chosen career path. Whilst undertaking your apprenticeship, your manager will help guide your development and day-to-day work, a mentor will provide support throughout your role, and you'll be working alongside experienced colleagues to learn hands-on, work-based skills.

What you'll bring:

• Enthusiasm for the role and L&Q.
• Willingness to learn and grow with a positive attitude to working within a busy maintenance team.
• Desire to deliver high quality work, customer focused and right first-time attitude.
• Willingness to study to gain a qualification and be keen to learn new skills to progress their career.
• Ability to use own initiative, to work independently, as well as being a good team player.
• Good problem-solving skills.
• Responsible and enthusiastic attitude.
• Desire to work within a diverse forward-thinking environment with diverse internal and external customers.
• Good verbal communication skills.
• Interest in using electronic media, (PDA /Email) and associated IT systems.
• A flexible and organised approach to work.
• GCSEs in English and Maths, Grade C / Grade 4 or above preferred but not essential.

Other essential information: Must be able to work in the UK. To qualify for apprenticeship funding, the individual must have a valid and eligible residency status. This usually requires residency in the UK for at least 3 years prior to the start of the apprenticeship. Please note if you have already completed or partially completed Level 2 or 3 Qualification in Carpentry, Site Carpentry or Joinery your application cannot be considered as you will not qualify for Apprenticeship funding. If you are unsure if you would be eligible for funding, please feel free to contact us before applying. A full UK Driving Licence is not a requirement for application of this apprenticeship programme, however following completion, a full UK Driving Licence will be required to be considered for progression to a Trainee position. Successful candidates will be given a start date in August.

About L&Q: We are one of the UK's leading housing associations and developers. We were founded on a simple belief: high quality housing is vital for people's health, happiness and security. Everyone deserves a quality home that gives them the chance to live a better life. 250,000 people call our properties home, and we are proud to serve diverse communities across London, the South East and North West of England.