Apprentice Bricklayer (Displaced Apprentices Only)

Location: Bellegrove, Bromley BR5 2FD
Hours: Full time, site hours, Monday to Friday
Salary: London Living Wage per hour, £14.80/hour
Vacancies: 1
Experience required: Must be a displaced bricklaying apprentice with a minimum Level 1 Diploma

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We’re recruiting an Apprentice Bricklayer for a construction contractor working on a residential development in Bromley. This role is only open to displaced apprentices: people who started a bricklaying apprenticeship but lost their placement before finishing, for example because their employer closed or ran out of work. It’s a fixed 6-month contract to help you complete your NVQ Level 2.

About the role

As an Apprentice Bricklayer, you’ll pick up where your apprenticeship left off and work towards completing your NVQ Level 2 within 6 months. You’ll build your skills on site, learning from experienced bricklayers, working under supervision and reporting to the Site Supervisor.

Key responsibilities

• Measure the work area and carry out basic setting out
• Mix mortar correctly
• Lay bricks and blocks
• Measure and cut bricks and blocks under supervision
• Learn how to line and level work, checking courses are straight and gauged correctly
• Protect completed work and materials, and keep waste to a minimum
• Keep the work area clean and tidy
• Work outdoors in all weather conditions
• Sign up to and follow the site’s RAMS (risk assessments and method statements) and health and safety plan
• Work as part of a team, following instructions from the Site Supervisor

Qualifications and experience

• You must be a displaced apprentice who has already started a bricklaying apprenticeship and needs a new placement to finish it
• Minimum Level 1 Diploma
• Numeracy and literacy skills
• Previous site experience and some bricklaying knowledge preferred, to help you complete the NVQ Level 2 in the time available
• Good practical skills
• Reliable, punctual and a good timekeeper
• Enthusiastic and willing to learn
• Good communication skills and a flexible, team-focused approach
• Takes pride in their work and appearance