- Salary: £400 / week
- Address: Ridgeway Farm, Malvern Road, Powick WR2 4SN
- Start date: 2025-05-05
- Closing date: 2025-04-30
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Apprentice Grounds Maintenance Operative - Horticulture Level 2
You will be working in all weathers and in close proximity to the public and other site employees. As an Apprentice Grounds Maintenance Operative, you will assist the teams of Grounds Maintenance Operatives in ensuring that the sites are maintained to the highest possible standards in accordance with good horticulture practice.
Summary
Working towards an Level 2 in Horticulture over 2 years of on the job and supported learning, conducted both on and off site and online with a dedicated tutor and wider training provided through on the job training.
This is an ideal role to start your career in the Horticultural industry learning all the required skills and practices to become a qualified Gardener Skills and experiences: The successful candidate will possess some or all the following skills:
• Educational Certificates to demonstrate a good standard of numeracy and English grammar
• Effective oral and written communication skills necessary to meet the duties of the post
• Experience of a customer servicing role or training will be an advantage
• An interest in working in a park or landscape environment
• Ability to work outside in all weather conditions
• Ability to develop new skills in horticulture and a willingness to learn about plants and landscaping
• Aptitude to communicate effectively with colleagues and members of the public
• Ability to establish and sustain good working relationship within a team environment
Requirements and prospects
Desired skills
GCSE Maths and English grade 4 or equivalent is desirable but not essential.
Driving licence is preferred but not essential.
Future prospects
Things to consider
Training to be provided
Horticulture Operative Apprenticeship Level 2
Functional Skills where required
About the employer
Outdoor Management GroupWe care about your outdoor spaces. Whether you are a private business, a charity, a housing association, or a place of worship, your buildings will sit within an outdoor space and your grounds will need commercial grounds maintenance. Your clients will park their cars and walk to your front door, your employees will begin their working day by walking through your outdoor space. People will go to and from their houses across your grounds. The public will pass by. What do you want them to see?
Green spaces are moments of tranquillity in a hectic urban landscape. They allow people space to breathe, time to gather their thoughts. Green areas allow the eyes room to wander and the mind to expand. Together we can help you to optimise your grounds. Endless tarmac, with straggly shrub beds and windblown leaves, never inspired anyone. But carefully designed and discretely maintained green spaces can benefit us all.