The Princethorpe Foundation | Apprentice Grounds Operative | Rugby

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Rugby, United Kingdom The Princethorpe Foundation Full time

We are seeking an Apprentice Grounds Operative to join the Grounds team within our friendly and professional Estates Department.
Working toward the Apprenticeship Standard Horticulture - Horticulture or Landscape Operative Level 2, ideally starting in January 2025.
This is an exciting opportunity to develop under the leadership of the experienced Grounds Manager, with a route for further progression in future.
Duties range from pitch and grass preparation, machinery maintenance, gardening, landscaping and tree-care whilst also supporting the daily operations of the schools and delivering specific projects.
This is a practical role facilitating the proper functioning of the schools to ensure a safe and high-quality working, learning and recreational environment.
Successful applicants will want to provide a class-leading service to staff, pupils and visitors and be enthusiastic, honest, trustworthy and reliable.
They must be physically fit and enjoy working on their own as well as part of a team.
The successful applicant will be provided with a range of initial and ongoing Health and Safety and skill development training.
This is a full-time, 37.5-hour a week role working generally 8.00am to 4.30pm with an hours unpaid break, Monday to Friday.
However, due to the nature of the role, there is a requirement to occasionally work outside normal working hours and these hours can be claimed as time off in lieu.
This is a fixed term contract initially.
This is a Foundation wide role, based at Princethorpe College with occasional duties at The Crescent and Crackley Hall Schools.
The salary for this role is initially £10 per hour.
Application: To apply for this vacancy applicants must submit a Princethorpe College application form, together with a CV and covering letter detailing personal qualities, experience and how you meet the person specification for the role.
Applicants must ensure the application form is fully completed, including a detailed career history with specific dates.
The closing date is Friday 13 December at 9.00am, with interviews likely to be held the following week, at Princethorpe College.
Further details and an application form are available from the foundation website:theprincethorpefoundation.co.uk/join-us The Foundation is committed to equal opportunities and safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people.
Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service.
The Princethorpe Foundation.
Registered office Princethorpe College, Rugby.
CV23 9PX.
Company registered in England & Wales and Limited by Guarantee Number 4177718.
Registered Charity Number 1087124 JBRP1_UKTJ



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