Join Thirteen as an Apprentice Electrician

Location: Tees Valley

Salary: £15,434.32 per annum (yearly increments after Year 1). Once qualified, you can expect a salary of £40,894 per year, with opportunities to increase your earnings through overtime and on-call work.

This is an 54 month apprenticeship.

Interview Date: Wednesday 29th July 2026 at Stockton Riverside College.

Start Date: Monday 7th September 2026.

Start your career with Thirteen

Earn a salary from day one while gaining a nationally recognised qualification and valuable on-the-job experience.

Are you interested in becoming a qualified electrician and learning a skilled trade?

This apprenticeship is ideal if you enjoy practical, hands-on work and want an alternative to a traditional office-based career. With a growing demand for skilled tradespeople, this is a great opportunity to build a stable, long-term career.

As an Apprentice Electrician, you’ll learn how to carry out electrical repairs, maintenance and installation work across our homes and buildings, building your skills step by step with support from your mentor and team.

Why join us?

• Earn while you learn!

• No student debt

• Gain a nationally recognised qualification

• Support from experienced mentors

• Real work experience from day one

• Career opportunities after your apprenticeship many of our apprentices go on to build long-term careers with Thirteen after completing their qualification.

Alongside the above, you’ll have access to a great range of benefits to support you at work and beyond. This includes 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays off (which increases with service), a competitive pension scheme, a day off for your birthday, and access to health and wellbeing support. You’ll also benefit from ongoing training and development opportunities to help you build your skills and progress your career with us.

About the apprenticeship

• Level 3 Electrical Installation & Maintenance qualification

• Mix of on-the-job training and college learning

• Day release to college (Stockton Riverside College)

• Apprenticeship start date: Monday 7th September

• Supported by experienced mentors throughout

What we’re looking for

You don’t need experience just the right attitude and motivation:

• Interest in electrical work or construction/trades

• Willingness to learn and develop new skills

• Reliable, hardworking and positive attitude

• Good teamwork and communication skills

• You’ll have achieved or predicted to achieve a GCSE English Language and Maths at Grade C/4 or above (or equivalent)

• Must not already hold a qualification higher than Level 2 in Electrical Installation and Maintenance

• Ability to travel to sites and college

Our apprenticeship opportunities are open to anyone aged 16 or over.

We particularly welcome applications from underrepresented groups and women who are interested in building a career in trades and construction, as part of our commitment to building a diverse workforce that reflects the communities we serve.

What you’ll be doing

You’ll be supported throughout your apprenticeship to:

• Assist with electrical repairs and maintenance in our properties

• Learn how to safely use tools and equipment

• Support experienced electricians on site and gain practical experience

• Complete basic tasks and gradually build your technical skills

• Keep accurate records of your work and learning

• Follow health and safety processes at all times

• Take part in training, college learning and team activities

You’ll also learn how to provide a great service to our customers, treating their homes with care and respect.

About Thirteen

Thirteen Group is one of the largest housing associations in the North East, providing homes and services to support local communities. We’re committed to investing in people and creating opportunities for future careers, which is why our apprenticeship programmes are such an important part of what we do. You’ll be joining a friendly and supportive organisation that values learning, development and helping you build a career you can be proud of.

Start your career with Thirteen, be a part of our vision to improve lives every day.

APPLY NOW and start your journey towards making a meaningful impact in our community!

Our process

We are committed to creating an inclusive recruitment process and welcome applications from everyone.

If you need any support or reasonable adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process whether that’s help with your application, attending an interview, or completing an assessment we’re here to help. You can contact our Talent Team at [email protected] any time, and we’ll work with you to make sure the process is accessible and fair.

As part of our hiring process, if you’re successful we’ll need to verify your right to work in the UK. Unfortunately, we are not a Skilled Worker Sponsoring Employer at this time.

Join us at one of our upcoming information sessions!

Our Emerging Talent Coordinator will be joined by our in-house Employability Team to help you understand what being an apprentice at Thirteen looks like.

We’ll provide you information on the roles available, and our process for applying.

• Tuesday 16th June 14:00 16:00 Stockton Riverside College
• Wednesday 17th June 14:00 16:00 Middlesbrough Touchpoint Store
• Friday 19th June – 14:00 16:00 – Redcar & Cleveland College

We’re also super excited to be able to welcome you to an upcoming Apprenticeship & Jobs Fair at Middlesbrough Town Hall, join us here on Monday 22nd June from 11:00 13:00.