Apprenticeship Work Placement jobs

2 Year Fixed Term Contract

Sittingbourne or Croydon

The role

We’re looking for two Learning & Culture Apprentices to join our Learning & Culture team here at Southern Housing!

Do you want to work in an organisation that puts its people first and provides some of the most vulnerable people a place to live? Do you want to work in a busy customer focused learning and culture team, doing something different every day? If yes, carry on reading. We’ve two roles available; one role will be dedicated to supporting our professional development work including, supporting other apprentices, and the other will be working on projects to support the wider learning & culture agenda. You’ll work with many of the learning & culture team and other colleagues from across the business to ensure the service we offer is meeting the needs of our residents and colleagues.

The successful candidate must be willing to complete a formal apprenticeship qualification while working and learning alongside colleagues in the workplace. The placement and funding to support the qualification will be provided as part of the role.

As an apprentice, you MUST:

• Be willing to study English & Maths alongside their chosen programme (if not exempt)
• Have been working in the UK for the last 3 years
• Not currently be in any other form of education

You’ll be based in our main office in Sittingbourne (L&C) or Croydon (Professional Development), working a minimum of 2 days a week in the office, to be agreed with your line manager.

This is a 2-year Fixed term contract.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Supporting engagement with learning & culture activity by creating innovative and engaging promotional and communication materials
• Carrying out research, gathering information and sharing findings
• Supporting with diary management, events, projects, learning and culture activities across the business
• Utilising various systems, the learning platform, the internet and various applications to support delivery of work and projects
• Responding to customer queries and providing information

What You’ll Need:

• A keen eye for detail and highly organised
• Strong computer skills (Microsoft suite)
• A logical approach to tasks and ability to prioritise
• Complete focus on the customer at all times
• Passion for learning and personal development
• Willing to undertake an appropriate apprenticeship qualification and other learning activity to build skills and knowledge
• Experience of the application of learning
• Great communication skills and ability to build strong relationships
• Creativity and innovation
• Proactive with a drive to seek ways to continually improve services
• Ability and commitment to travel to all Southern Housing locations as needed

Please include specific real-life examples demonstrating how you meet the criteria in your supporting statement.

Closing Date: 11th August 2026

Applications will be shortlisted as they come in and vacancy closed if we receive a high volume of applicants.

Interview Dates:

4 August Fleet House, Farringdon

6 August Kent Science Park, Sittingbourne

11 August Fleet House, Farringdon

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About us

At Southern Housing, our residents are at the heart of everything we do. As one of the largest housing providers in the UK with over 77,000 homes across London, the Southeast, the Isle of Wight, and the Midlands, we give over 167,000 people somewhere affordable to call their own!We also understand the difference that safe, secure, and affordable homes can make to people’s lives.

A career at Southern Housing will allow you to make a difference every day you come to work. Working in the housing sector with us will bring fresh challenges and give you the opportunity to grow and develop, too.

What's in it for you

• Pension
• Life assurance
• Healthcare cash plan
• Eyecare & dental
• Birthday leave
• Retailers discounts
• Cycle to work
• Buy & sell annual leave
• Season ticket loan
• In-house academy & career development
• Flexible working

Inclusion and Diversity
We work hard to create a diverse and inclusive culture and environment where people are respected for who they are. Encouraging inclusion is not just about protected characteristics, it’s about celebrating differences of thought, opinion, experience and perspective of each individual. We’re all different in our own way and we want our colleagues to feel comfortable, that they belong, and are safe to be themselves at work, without fear of being judged or excluded, but valued for their contribution to our One Team approach.

Work Location: In person