Apprentice Carpenter

Title: Apprentice Carpenter

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

Salary: £26,508 per annum

Reporting Office: West Ham Lane, London

Working Location: South London Region

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

Closing Date: 17th June 2026 at 11pm

Early applications are encouraged as we reserve the right to close the advertisement and interview earlier than stated

Interview Dates: Assessment Centre and Interviews will be held on the 9th & 10th July 2026. Due to time constraints, we are unable to reschedule assessment centres.

L&Q reserve the right to not shortlist applications from candidates with 3 or more unsuccessful applications within the last 24 months.

Please click here for the role profile - Apprentice Carpenter Role Profile.pdf.docx

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.

We are looking for Apprentice Carpenter to join L&Q in our maintenance team and to gain experience in multi-trades. You will be carrying out routine maintenance tasks; minor planned and responsive repair works to L&Q housing stock throughout the London South Region.

As an apprentice carpenter within the South region, you would be assigned to a patch within one of our neighbourhood teams. Here is a map of all L&Q neighbourhoods

L&Q’s South region Carpentry apprenticeships will be offered within the following areas this year:

· Thames – Greenwich, Bexley and North Kent

· South – Lambeth & Southwark and surrounding areas,

· South-East – Lewisham & Bromley and surrounding areas,

· South-West – Richmond, Wandsworth, Merton, Kingston, Sutton & Croydon

We want our apprentices to have a great experience whilst on the job and will always aim to place successful candidates in an area conveniently located for them to travel to. During the application process you will be asked to list your top three locations from the neighbourhoods above

Join our South Direct Maintenance Team at L&Q:

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

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.
NB: 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 offered a start date in August