We are currently looking to appoint a Green Spaces Apprentice to join the Green Spaces Team. As a Green Spaces Apprentice, you will gain hands-on experience and learn to carry out grounds maintenance activities including grass and turf care, sports pitch maintenance, cemetery work, and tree maintenance. You will also receive college-based training to secure a Level 2 Arborist qualification and undergo a structured training programme in relation to a range of gardening, horticultural, and arborist activities under the supervision of fully qualified staff.
Your responsibilities will include:
1. General grounds maintenance of the areas (e.g., grass cutting, hedge trimming, clearing leaves and litter, clearing shrub beds, planting, pruning, seeding duties, and constructional labouring).
2. Use and maintenance of tools and equipment including powered hand tools (e.g., pedestrian mowing equipment, chainsaws, strimmers, hedge trimmers, and leaf blowers).
3. Assisting in work within a cemetery setting.
4. Soft and hard landscaping and basic tree maintenance under direction.
5. Clearance of snow and ice from public highways and other public places.
6. Assisting higher graded Green Spaces operatives in their work.
7. Observing customer care standards and treating all customers with dignity and respect.
8. Completing all necessary paperwork.
All duties must be carried out in compliance with the Health & Safety at Work Act, Acts of Parliament, Statutory Instruments and Regulations, and other legal requirements. Nationally agreed Codes of Practice that are relevant must also be followed.
Minimum Requirements:
* Minimum of 4 GCSEs at grade D/3 including Maths and English OR a Vocational qualification Level 1, plus GCSE grade D/3 in both Maths and English (Functional Skills Level 1 will be accepted as an alternative).
* Commitment to successfully completing all training within a 2-year period.
* Ability to work on own initiative and make decisions within pre-determined guidelines.
* Ability to follow work instructions, both written and verbal, and implement them.
* Ability to work as part of a team.
* Skills in customer care and good communication skills, both orally and written.
* Ability to work under pressure and in an outdoor environment, capable of handling physically demanding tasks.
* General understanding of employees' responsibilities in terms of Health and Safety at work.
* Willingness to demonstrate the council's values and behaviours.
Additional Information:
* Family friendly policies
* On-site free parking
* Up to 31 days' annual leave
* Option to purchase additional leave
* Salary sacrifice cycle to work scheme
* Savings and loan scheme
* Discounted gym membership
* Generous pension scheme
* Additional voluntary contribution to AVC
* Staff reward scheme
* Employee Assistance Programme
* Employee forums (Your Voice, Health & Wellbeing)
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