Apprentice Warehouse Assistant within Sandwell Council Prevention Stores

Summary

An interesting opportunity has arisen within the Council’s busy Stores environment, where you will be helping supply equipment to Sandwell residents to enable them to continue living in their own homes. You will be carrying out a range of warehousing duties whilst undertaking a Level 2 Supply Chain Warehouse Operative Qualification

Wage

£15,392 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices

Training course

Supply chain warehouse operative (level 2)

Hours

Monday to Friday between 8:00am to 5.30pm

37 hours a week

Start date

Tuesday 1 December 2026

Duration

1 year

Positions available

1

Work

Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.

What you'll do at work

You will be working in a department for Sandwell Council that operates a 7-day service, to supply equipment such as: walking sticks, hoists and specialist beds and chairs etc, to Sandwell residents to enable them to continue living in their own homes, whatever their age or disability.

Your main duties and responsibilities will be: 

• Helping to receive deliveries of new equipment from suppliers – Goods Inwards
• Helping to receive deliveries of equipment being returned from loan
• Picking and issuing stock and equipment from the Stores area – Despatch
• Carrying out any minor repairs to equipment returned from loan
• Adhering to COSHH requirements to undertake the cleaning of equipment
• Assembly of new ‘flat pack’ equipment
• Assist in keeping a check on stock levels within the Stores
• To assist staff members when making deliveries / collections
• To assist with the keeping of accurate records, on an in-house database system
• To ensure that equipment being recycled, fulfils the necessary quality standards
• To comply with policies of Sandwell MBC including Moving & Handling, Data Protection and COSHH

Where you'll work

Sandwell Council Prevention Stores
Dolton Way off Factory Road
Tipton
DY4 9AU

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

Training provider

JUNIPER TRAINING LIMITED

Training course

Supply chain warehouse operative (level 2)

What you'll learn

Course contents

• Conduct risk assessments within the working environment.
• Apply safe working practices in line with associated health and safety legislation and company policy.
• Receive products in line with organisational procedures.
• Store and pick products in line with organisational procedures.
• Dispatch products in line with organisational procedures.
• Decant, pack products in line with organisational procedures.
• Communicate with others verbally, for example internal and external customers, colleagues, and managers.
• Communicate in writing with others, for example internal and external customers, colleagues and managers.
• Load and unload products, considering the product that is to be moved and its current and planned destination.
• Use tools and equipment to aid in product handling.
• Use information technology and digital systems. Comply with GDPR and cyber security.
• Locate and use operational information, electronic or paper based, required to fulfil contractual requirements.
• Select, prepare, and use packaging materials that reduce waste and mitigate environmental impacts.
• support under instruction scheduled and unscheduled stock taking activities relevant to the organisation and product.
• Identify and escalate problems beyond own responsibility.
• Follow procedures in line with environmental and sustainability regulations, standards, and guidance. Segregate resources for reuse, recycling and disposal.
• Follow equity, diversity and inclusion rules.
• Carry out and record learning and development activities.
• Conducts handover activities.
• Conduct risk assessments within the working environment.
• Apply safe working practices in line with associated health and safety legislation and company policy.
• Receive products in line with organisational procedures.
• Store and pick products in line with organisational procedures.
• Dispatch products in line with organisational procedures.
• Decant, pack products in line with organisational procedures.
• Communicate with others verbally, for example internal and external customers, colleagues, and managers.
• Communicate in writing with others, for example internal and external customers, colleagues and managers.
• Load and unload products, considering the product that is to be moved and its current and planned destination.
• Use tools and equipment to aid in product handling.
• Use information technology and digital systems. Comply with GDPR and cyber security.
• Locate and use operational information, electronic or paper based, required to fulfil contractual requirements.
• Select, prepare, and use packaging materials that reduce waste and mitigate environmental impacts.
• support under instruction scheduled and unscheduled stock taking activities relevant to the organisation and product.
• Identify and escalate problems beyond own responsibility.
• Follow procedures in line with environmental and sustainability regulations, standards, and guidance. Segregate resources for reuse, recycling and disposal.
• Follow equity, diversity and inclusion rules.
• Carry out and record learning and development activities.
• Conducts handover activities.

Training schedule

The apprenticeship training will be delivered in the workplace, as you will receive visits from a college assessor. 

More training information

The apprenticeship will also include a proportion of 20% Off the Job Training and a robust programme of Mandatory Apprentice Training provided by Sandwell Council to include Workplace Professionalism and Equality & Diversity.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

• English (grade 9-4/A-C)
• Maths (grade 9-4/A-C)

Functional Skills in:

• Literacy (grade Level 2)
• Numeracy (grade Level 2)

Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.

Skills

• Communication skills
• IT skills
• Attention to detail
• Organisation skills
• Customer care skills
• Problem solving skills
• Presentation skills
• Administrative skills
• Number skills
• Analytical skills
• Logical
• Team working
• Creative
• Initiative
• Non judgemental
• Patience
• Physical fitness
• Respect client confidentiality
• Punctual and reliable
• Empathetic
• Adhere to health and safety
• Manual handling

Other requirements

Proof of Qualification Certificates will be required upon application.  This position will ideally suit someone with a confident and outgoing personality.

You must be willing to shadow senior post holders and attend any relevant training, as well as being flexible to support the needs of the post. 

You must be able to wear a uniform & appropriate Personal Protective Equipment (due to Health & Safety requirements).  

You will need to have a mature professional approach and have a due regard for Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable adults, therefore you will be required to undertake an Enhanced DBS check prior to commencing in the post. 

It would be advantageous to be physically fit – due to the moving and handling of stock items (for which you will be trained).  

We reserve the right to close vacancies prior to their advertised date, if we receive a large number of applications. Therefore, you are strongly advised to complete and return your application as soon as possible.