About The Role
An exciting opportunity to join Housing Solutions as a Plumbing & Domestic Heating Apprentice, under a fixed term 48 month contract while completing a Plumbing and Domestic Heating Technical qualification. While completing your apprentice you will be working in our friendly and professional DLO team and supporting the provision and delivery of an efficient repairs and maintenance services to the residents of around 7,500 homes in Maidenhead and the surrounding area via our own in-house repairs team.
This apprenticeship is ideal for individuals who are technically minded, safety-aware, and committed to developing specialist skills in plumbing and domestic heating systems. It provides hands-on experience in planning, installing, maintaining, and decommissioning a wide range of systems including cold and hot water, rainwater, natural gas, solar thermal, and air source heat pumps. Learners gain expertise in fault diagnosis, electrical control systems, and safe working practices, while also developing professional behaviours such as ethical conduct, collaboration, and continuous improvement. The programme prepares individuals to meet customer needs, comply with industry standards, and contribute confidently to sustainable and efficient building services.
Alongside the technical skills, you’ll learn how to communicate effectively with colleagues and customers, record information accurately, and work in a sustainable and professional way. By the end of the programme, you’ll be confident in fixing basic faults and understanding how your work contributes to the wider organisation.
About you
You’ll enjoy this apprenticeship if you’re practical, safety‑conscious, and keen to learn a wide range of maintenance skills. You should be someone who takes pride in doing a job well, communicates clearly, and is committed to developing both your technical abilities and your professional behaviours. A positive attitude, willingness to learn, and an interest in how buildings function will help you thrive.
This is a great opportunity for someone who wants to build a long‑term career in property maintenance and is ready to take the first step. We are actively working to increase gender diversity in our trade roles and would particularly welcome applications from women, who are currently under‑represented in this area.
The successful applicant will require an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) certificate which is considered satisfactory to Housing Solutions.
About Us
Housing Solutions is a not for profit Housing Association, rooted in the local community providing quality, affordable homes to rent and buy across the local area. Our mission is to make our residents proud of where they live and our colleagues proud of where they work. Our services are driven by our strategic goals of safe, satisfied and sustainable, underpinned by our company values of ownership, innovation, teamwork and inclusion.
Established in 1995 we provide quality, affordable homes to rent and buy across the South East of England. We are rooted in the local community and we offer a wide range of housing services and housing options, including affordable homes to rent, properties to buy under shared ownership; market rent properties, and specialist accommodation for older people and people who need care and support to live within the community.
Why Choose Us
We pride ourselves on putting our residents at the heart of everything we do. We are invested in our local community and can see the difference we make in the area we live and work. Our employees are passionate and driven to achieve the best results for our residents and are rewarded for their hard work and commitment.
Our modern and fresh working space allows us to work collaboratively together. You will make connections across the whole team and be part of our inclusive and open culture. Achieving the best of both worlds we successfully combine remote working as well as time together in our spacious and modern offices.
Our substantial benefits package includes a generous company pension contribution and a strong focus on employee wellbeing, including generous annual leave and our ‘Healthy Lives, Healthy Minds’ programme.
Our commitment to Learning and Development can be seen across the organisation and aims to bring our future leaders to the fore, whilst helping our employees reach their career aspirations by offering a broad development fund and in house development programmes.
At Housing Solutions, we are committed to being an equal opportunities employer and fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace. We’re committed to increasing diversity in our trade roles and would welcome applications from women and candidates from all backgrounds and experiences. Housing Solutions are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer, under the Governments Disability Confident Scheme. https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/disability-confident-campaign. As part of this commitment, we ensure disabled candidates who meet the essential criteria for the role are invited to interview.
How to Apply
To apply for this vacancy please visit the Work With Us page of our website https://www.housingsolutions.co.uk/work-with-us/
The closing date is 8 March 2026.
We reserve the right to shortlist and arrange interviews for potentially suitable candidates ahead of the scheduled close date, therefore we look forward to your application as soon as you are ready.
We will not be accepting applications through recruitment agencies for this position.
For internal applications please apply through the intranet, under the HR section – internal vacancies.
Employee Benefits
Housing Solutions offer a wide range of benefits for our employees, for further details on our benefits please view the attached Benefits Package Overview. Or head to our website where you can find additional information; https://www.housingsolutions.co.uk/work-with-us/company-benefits/
