Gardening Apprentice

The is an exciting opportunity to learn and work alongside a fun and friendly grounds team, completing a variety of gardening and ground maintenance tasks. You will learn a variety of skills and knowledge regarding gardening and horticulture.

**Hours**: 40 per week.

As this is an apprenticeship role, you will come to college for training. Please consider how you will commute to and from Plumpton College.

**Application deadline**: 9th May 2024

**Location**: Balcombe

**Start Date**: ASAP Start
- **About us**_

We are a property development company, and the estate is a wedding and event venue. Greentrees offers a time-honoured setting but with an innovative and contemporary feel.
- **What will the apprentice be doing?**_

The apprentice will undertake a variety of tasks including:

- General grounds maintenance tasks
- Lawn mowing
- Strimming
- Weeding
- Developing the gardens where needed with the head gardener and owners
- **What training will the apprentice take and what qualification will the apprentice get at the end?**_

Level 2 Horticulture/ Landscape operative apprenticeship, including:

- Emergency first aid: Level 3 award in emergency first aid at work.
- Pesticides: Level 2 Principles of Safe Handling and Application of Pesticides Guidance OR Level 2 Award in the Safe Use of Pesticides
- English and maths: Apprentices without level 2 English and maths must achieve level 1 and take the test for level 2 before taking the end-point assessment.
- Training at Plumpton College will be one day per week during term time
- You will achieve an intermediate apprenticeship upon successful completion of your end point assessment
- Concepts of good environmental and sustainable good practices, including an understanding
- Environmental controls and compliance with regulations including pollution control, waste reduction, management and recycling.
- Impact of environmental conditions on plant growth and health
- Soil science including soil formation, characteristics, texture and components, biological processes and their impact on plant growth.
- Situations where special care should be taken including where heritage or environmental designations may be present.
- Methods for identifying plants and plant biology
- Main introduction routes for plant pests and diseases
- Biosecurity and phytosanitary measures
- Techniques for clearing sites and controlling weeds including identification and reasons for removal, techniques for control (including chemical) and situations for use
- Cultivate, improve and preserve soils by mechanical methods and or by hand including amelioration and mulching
- Types of turf, installation of turf and mowing of turf

**Desirable qualities**:

- Communication skills
- Organisation Skills
- Customer care skills
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Physical fitness

Other
- Due to the rural nature of the role, own transport is strongly advised.

**Job Type**: Apprenticeship

Pay: £6.44 per hour

Expected hours: 40 per week

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Application question(s):

- Do you hold a UK driving license? If yes, do you own a car?

Work Location: In person