Apprentice Gardener
GREAT SANKEY PARISH COUNCIL ATTN. OF THE PARISH CLERK
GREAT SANKEY PARISH COUNCIL ATTN. OF THE PARISH CLERK
Location
Great Sankey, Cheshire | United Kingdom
Job description
What you will do in your working day
- General grounds maintenance duties.
- Establish, cultivate & maintain plants & gardens.
- Use horticultural tools and machinery and learn how to maintain them.
- Learn how to become environmentally aware at work.
- Liaise & communicate with the public and colleagues in a polite and courteous manner.
- Adhere & contribute to safe working practices, risk assessments and Health & Safety procedures, having due regard to the safety of the public and latest legislation.
The training you will be getting
Training will be provided in the workplace through Myerscough College where you will work towards a Level 2 Horticulture or Landscape Operative Apprenticeship.
Core Qualifications The following qualifications will be required prior to taking the end point assessments:
Emergency First Aid
Level 2 Principals of the Safe Handling and application or Pesticides Guidance OR
Level 2 Award in the Safe Use of Pesticides
Functional Skills provided if required
What to expect at the end of your apprenticeship
- Full-time position as Gardener with Great Sankey Parish Council offered on satisfactory completion of the apprenticeship.
- Potential for further horticultural training.
Job tags
Salary
£15.21k per annum