Women invited to explore careers in homebuilding at Woolpit site
Part of the development in Woolpit. Photo: Hopkins Homes.
Women who are considering a new career are being invited to apply for a practical introduction to working in homebuilding at a new development in Woolpit.
Housebuilder untypical, through its Hopkins Homes brand, is offering placements at The Elms, in Woolpit, as part of the Women into Home Building programme. The deadline for applications is Tuesday September 20.
Participants will receive online training and industry insight before spending two weeks gaining experience on a live construction site.
The programme is designed to help women see first-hand the range of roles available in homebuilding, including site management, technical, commercial and customer-facing careers.
The Elms will deliver a collection of two to five-bedroom homes in Woolpit.
The placement gives successful applicants the chance to understand how a development of this scale is built and the different skills involved in bringing new homes to the area.
Amelia Maydom, the head of Learning & Development at untypical, said: “We want more women in Suffolk to see homebuilding as a career with real opportunities to learn, progress and take on leadership roles.
“The Elms is a great place to gain that insight. Participants will spend time on a live Woolpit development, meet people working across the site team and discover that there are many routes into the industry, whatever their previous experience.
“With applications closing on September 20, we would encourage anyone who is curious about a career change or returning to work to find out more.”
Women into Home Building is an initiative from the Home Builders Federation, delivered by Pathway CTM.
Over three weeks, participants complete online learning followed by a two-week placement with a participating homebuilder. Travel and childcare support may be available through the programme.
The initiative has already helped more than 60 women secure jobs in homebuilding nationwide including Claire Follows, who joined the homebuilding industry through Women into Home Building and is now a trainee assistant site manager with untypical.
She said: “The programme helped me recognise the transferable skills I already had. As a single mum returning to work after caring for my children, it gave me the confidence to see that people from all walks of life can build a career on site.”
Women interested in applying for a placement at The Elms can find out more and apply at www.pathwayctm.com/WIHB