- NAS Reference
VAC001830148
- Weekly wage
£0.00
- Hours
30.00 per week
- Working Week
Part time to start with: 3 days a week
Going to Full-time, 5 days a week when course starts in September.
On site 8.00am – 4.00pm. I can pick up from Cheltenham
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- Date Posted
03/03/2022
- Start Date
01/09/2022
- Location
Cheltenham
- Expected Duration
18 months
- Status
Now Taking Applications
- Sector
Horticulture or landscape operative
- Employment Type
Intermediate Level Apprenticeship
- Employer
MODICA GARDENS LTD
Description of Opportunity
We are seeking a motivated and conscientious individual to assist with the planting and ongoing maintenance of gardens and small estates in the Cotswold area. We specialize in re-planting people’s gardens with interesting and vibrant combinations of perennials, shrubs, trees and meadows.
For more information about this vacancy please contact - WARWICKSHIRE COLLEGE (Ref ID: VAC001830148)
Desired skills
A reasonable level of fitness
Good and effective communication skills - able to listen and take direction
Interest in gardening and landscaping
Good attention to detail
Level 3 in Maths and English GCSE or equivalent grades
Personal qualities
Enthusiastic
Passionate
Reliable
Punctual
Hard-working
Self-motivated
Polite and courteous
Team player
Conscientious
A desire to work outdoors
Desire to achieve, impress and progress
Able to use your own initiative
It is a very physical job in all weather and all the staff have a great work ethic and are passionate about what they do. The candidate will be expected to be part of the team with a very positive attitude
The role will be very manual and will involve some heavy lifting, so a good level of fitness will be expected. You will be a support to the skilled gardeners, so you will need to think for yourself once you have a basic understanding of the work and will be expected to push your own learning as the more skilled you become the more you will be given to do and learn
The gardening and landscaping industry is thriving at the moment as homeowners seek to improve their gardens. People are keen to find skilled, practical and knowledgeable plantspeople who can help advise and plant. This could lead to a career in skilled landscaping or be the stepping stone to other
aspects of horticulture (nursery work, garden design).
Modica Gardens is a start-up landscaping and maintenance company based in Cheltenham and serving the wider Cotswolds area. It was established in late 2017 as a company looking to fill the niche of planting designs, smaller scale hard- landscaping and high quality garden maintenance in the local area