Apprentice IT Installation Engineer

Job Description – Apprentice IT/AV/CCTV Installation Engineer 

The Opportunity

Our client is recruiting for an Apprentice IT/AV/CCTV Installation Engineer to join their team in High Wycombe.

The Level 3 Network Cable Installer apprenticeship programme that we are offering, will allow you to kick-start your career in an industry that is constantly evolving, dynamic and transformational.

The steps you take will provide you with valuable first-hand experience, knowledge, skills and qualification to help really drive your career forward. We are here to guide and support you every step of the way!

The Position

About the position:

We offer a wide range of services that include the installation and maintenance of computer IT, Audio Visual (AV), CCTV and Access Control solutions in a variety of settings, including private business and education. We are based in Buckinghamshire, with clients based primarily in the south east.

We have an exciting opportunity for a apprentice IT/AV/CCTV Installation Engineer to help deliver the AV, IT and CCTV solutions we supply our customers. This role starts early, is physical, often outdoors and includes heavy lifting. To be successful in this role you will need to deliver and help with high quality installations to our Clients, ensuring attention to detail.

You should be able to work independently, as well as in a team, and be flexible to changing deadlines. Reliability and adaptability are vital for this dynamic role together with exceptional interpersonal, organisational and communication skills.

This is a chance to gain experience and to progress within an organisation where individuals thrive on change and to work within an innovative and growing SME.

The role is an opportunity for a manual worker looking for a change in career direction or a school leaver. This is not a desk-based technical role. There is an opportunity to develop the role for the right candidate.

Enhanced DBS and Security clearance checks will be carried out.

Criteria for Candidates

· Right to work in the UK

. Self-motivated

· Resourceful

· Professional attitude and a strong work ethic

· Ability to work in a fast moving environment

· Good time-management and organisational skills

· Ability to think ahead and identify problems and issues

· Value and deliver quality service

· Open and friendly communication style

Skills and Experience

· Full UK Driving Licence essential (company vehicles are provided for jobs)

· Own car essential for getting to base outside High Wycombe, Bucks, HP14 each day for 7am

· Previous IT/AV installation experience is desirable but not essential

· Strong problem-solving skills

· Ability to lift and move heavy equipment

· Willing to apply for an ECS card (Electrotechnical Certification Scheme)/CSCS card

Benefits:

• Additional leave
  
• Company pension
  
• Free parking
  
• On-site parking
  

Application question(s):

• Please confirm you have both a full UK driving licence and your own vehicle to commute to work each day.
  
• Please confirm you live locally and are able to commute to work each day in High Wycombe.
  
• You will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS check for the role. Please confirm you would be able to do this and you have no convictions (spent or unspent) which would prevent this.
  
• Please confirm you understand this is a PHYSICAL INSTALLATION / FIELD job and is NOT technical support, helpdesk or office based.
  

Eligibility Criteria
Individuals must have a valid and eligible residency status to apply for this role.

About ITP
We help employers develop their best talent and inspire the next generation through apprenticeships, mentoring and training, we’re plugging the UK’s digital skills gap to provide a workforce for the future.

If this sounds like the role for you, get in touch! Once we receive your application, one of our team will be in touch to help you with the next stage.

The ITP are working on behalf of a third party to advertise their vacancy.  By submitting your CV, you agree to be contacted by The ITP and your information to be passed on to a third party.

Safeguarding and Values Commitment

The ITP is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of learners and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Successful appointment to this role will require satisfactory completion of recruitment checks.

At the ITP, we are fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all learners and creating a safe, inclusive, and respectful workplace. We expect every team member to:

• Uphold and champion our values, code of conduct, and safeguarding principles.
  
• Take personal responsibility for understanding and adhering to all safeguarding procedures and policies.
  
• Promote a culture of safety and wellbeing through a proactive “do no harm” approach.
  
• Recognise and act on their responsibility in supporting, strengthening, and enforcing safeguarding practices across all areas of work.
  
• Understand and meet any role-specific safeguarding duties — including, in this position, actively identifying and reporting concerns, engaging in relevant training, and modelling safe and inclusive behaviours in all apprentice interactions.
  
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At the ITP, our company culture is important to us, and all employees and consultants are expected to operate in line with our values:

·       We change lives - We strive to make a difference for our apprentices, clients, members, ourselves, and our team on a daily basis. We push for diversity and inclusion in our industry by challenging perceptions. We embrace individuality. We believe that everyone is equally important.

·       We are genuine and honest - We breed trust amongst clients, apprentices, members, and the team. We take responsibility for our words, actions, and results. We are human. We encourage one another through honesty and transparency.

·       We are innovative and unique - We are empowered by innovation. We strive to make the impossible, possible. We are proud to be the only organisation of our kind, of who we are and how we got here.

·       We are Personable - We remind ourselves what it’s like to be in others shoes. We have authentic conversations; we are real and so are our relationships.

·       We are stronger united - We share our knowledge and experiences. We celebrate one another on our achievements. We value and encourage one another because we win or lose as a team.