Apprenticeships at Sanctuary

Our award-winning apprenticeship programme offers you a chance to study for practical qualifications while contributing to the success of a large, fast-paced and constantly evolving organisation. Our apprentices work towards a recognised qualification while gaining a wealth of practical experience.

We support our apprentices to explore their talents, interests and ambitions so they achieve their full potential.

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If you'd like to earn while you learn, the Sanctuary Apprenticeship Programme could be the perfect route for you.

At Sanctuary, you can gain a nationally recognised qualification and benefit from real experience working for one of the UK's leading providers of housing, care and community services. You'll make a very real contribution to the team you work with.

Working as a Sanctuary apprentice, you will not only be paid a salary but we will also fund your qualification. The emphasis is on learning through practical experience, with the majority of your time spent in the workplace. The rest of your time will be spent at college working towards your chosen qualification.

As we continue to add to our programmes, we're confident we can offer something for everyone, whatever your interests and whatever your background.

We value diversity and want to engage with the widest possible pool of talent. We are proud to be part of the Disability Confident employer scheme. We particularly encourage applications from people who are Black, Asian or minority ethnic, or disabled.

The recruitment process

1. Find an apprenticeship that's right for you on our Careers website.

2. You'll need to register to create a candidate profile and upload your CV and cover letter, in which you should express why you are interested in the opportunity.

3. Your application will be passed to our relevant training provider partner, who will confirm that you're eligible to undertake an Apprenticeship Programme.

4. The training provider might then invite you to meet with them and you are often required to do some assessments at this stage. We work in partnership with a variety of training providers across our different Apprenticeship Schemes, and they will work with you throughout your apprenticeship providing classroom and vocational training.

5. If you are eligible to complete an Apprenticeship, your application will be shortlisted by Sanctuary hiring managers and successful candidates will be invited to interview.

6. We will then let you know if you have been successful at interview, and if so, you will be registered as a learner with the training provider and sent a contract of employment from Sanctuary.

7. Your exciting new career as an apprentice at Sanctuary can then begin!

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If we do not have any suitable vacancies, you can register your interest in a particular apprenticeship

Apprentice stories

Sahil Ahmed - Health and safety administrator

Sahil says hearing success stories from other apprentices inspired him to apply for an opportunity of his own with Sanctuary.

After finishing his A-Levels, Sahil wanted to continue his studies but was keen to start earning a wage and take the first steps in his career.

He said: “I wanted to get into a working environment as soon as possible and decided against going to university as I thought I would have a better career opportunity starting as an apprentice.

“The idea of earning a qualification in business and administration while getting paid at the same time appealed to me. I had heard lots of positive stories from former apprentices about Sanctuary’s programme and they inspired me to apply.”

Sahil’s apprenticeship saw him working with the Health and Safety team, supporting staff with incident reporting, responding to enquiries, compiling statistics for reports and assisting wherever else he was needed.

After completing his apprenticeship, Sahil secured a full-time role with Sanctuary as a health and safety administrator.

He said: “I enjoyed my apprenticeship, and my colleagues, manager and mentor were all very supportive in helping me develop and ensuring I reached my goals.

“It really gave me the opportunity to build my confidence working with different groups of people, from senior managers to other apprentices at the same level as me.”

Sahil says taking part in a residential week where he got to know his fellow apprentices and take part in activities such as caving and canoeing was one of the highlights of his apprenticeship.

He is also proud to be a member of the West Midlands Young Apprentice Ambassador Network and has enjoyed attending various events and career fairs across the region, helping to promote Sanctuary’s apprenticeship programme and encourage others to consider an apprenticeship.

Sahil is confident that his apprenticeship gave him the best possible start to his career.

“I think Sanctuary’s apprenticeship programme is very good and there are lots of opportunities to progress,” he said.

“I would definitely recommend an apprenticeship to others. You get vocational training while experiencing the world of work at the first possible opportunity, which gives you a great head start in your chosen career.”