- GMFJ Reference
247910
- Wages
£12,844 p/a
- Hours
38.00 per week
- Date Posted
19/03/2024
- Start Date
13/05/2024
- Approx. Duration
21 months
- Location
Leeds
- Status
Now Taking Applications
- Sector
Agriculture & Horticulture
- Opportunity Type
Intermediate Level 2
- Apprenticeship Standard
Horticulture or landscape construction operative (ST0225)
- Employer
Almond Gardening Services
Description
Typical duties:
- Grass cutting
- Strimming
- Hedge trimming
- Digging over
- Weeding
- Planting
- Turfing
- Clearing up
- Leaf clearance
- Using tools and machinery, e.g. mowers.
You will be required to work and act in a safe and sensible manner always taking responsibility for your own safety and of those around you.
You should be prepared to undertake manual work every day in all weather conditions.
Must be able to get to either Otley or could be picked up from Kirkstall or Elland road area
For more information about this vacancy please contact Shipley College on 01274 327390 (Ref ID: 247910)
- Communication skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Team working
- GCSE or equivalent English (Grade 3) desirable
- GCSE or equivalent Maths (Grade 3) desirable
- Horticulture or Landscape Operative qualification
- Maths and English Functional skills if required
- Pesticides: Level 2 Principles of Safe Handling and Application of Pesticides Guidance OR Level 2 Award in the Safe Use of Pesticides
- First Aid at Work qualification
- Training by day release at Shipley College
- Creative
- Initiative
- Physical fitness
The employer is looking to offer the apprentice a full time position on a successful completion of the apprenticeship with opportunities to continue developing their horticulture skills.
Please ensure you have researched the role, employer, Shipley College and are able to travel to both. All applicants will be asked to supply a current horticulture targeted CV and attend an apprenticeship guidance session at Shipley college. Applicants may be asked to sit a skills assessment to support their application.