Apprentice Grounds Maintenance Operative

Course Duration: 24 months

Weekly Hours: 40 hours

Are you seeking the opportunity to gain qualifications whilst earning? Do you enjoy the outdoors? Are you keen to learn? Are you enthusiastic and motivated? If you identify with the above, this Apprenticeship role was made for you! We now seek to recruit two Apprentices to support to join existing teams on our new contract maintaining over 400 sites across Bath and Bristol. Most importantly, you will be joining a company that can offer valuable career prospects and believes in investing in its people.

Duties will include, but not be limited to:

• Grass cutting.
• Hedge cutting.
• Bedding display and maintenance.
• Shrub bed maintenance.
• Machinery maintenance.
• Weeding.
• Sports pitch marking.
• Bowls and cricket pitch maintenance.

Desired skills and Qualities

• Enthusiastic, hard working and enjoys working outdoors.
• Experience in grounds maintenance would be an advantage but not essential as a full training schedule and apprentice scheme is provided.
• A full clean UK driving licence is desirable as operatives may be required to operative ride-on mowers and drive company vehicles / tow trailers.
• A high level of initiative and forward-thinking attitude.
• Flexible approach to duties.
• An enthusiastic approach.
• A clear identification with the requirements of Glendale’s customers.
• Ability to learn.
• Hardworking.

Desired qualifications

• GCSE’s, or equivalents in maths and English are desired but not essential.

Training: 

• Full training to be provided by the employer and KEITS at the place of employment.
• The applicant will be working towards and gain a Level 2 Horticulture and Landscape Operative Apprenticeship.
• The learner will be allocated an industry specific training consultant who will provide both remote and on site visits throughout the apprenticeship.
• The apprentice will work towards an End Point Assessment (EPA) at the end of their apprenticeship.
• You will also need to achieve Level 3 award in Emergency First Aid and Level 2 Principles of Safe Handling and Application of Pesticides Guidance or Level 2 Award in the Safe Use of Pesticides before undertaking the End Point Assessment.

Things to consider

• KEITS Training Services Ltd reserves the right to close the vacancy earlier than the listed closing date should the need arise.
• Due to the popularity of our vacancies, you may not hear if you have been unsuccessful.
• We have had a number of learners in both Horticulture and Arboriculture take the Apprentice journey with us and once qualified be appointed to Full Time permanent roles to continue their careers with Glendale.
• Competitive salary.
• Incremental annual leave.
• Access to BenefitHub our employee discount portal – discounts on travel bookings, high street & supermarket shops, gift cards, cinema tickets, days out, leisure activities and help with your day to day spending.
• Free gym membership for you and a nominated person.
• Employee health cash plan.
• Cycle to Work scheme dependent on HMRC guidelines.
• Pension Scheme.
• Company sick pay.
• Career progression.
• Training and development.

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