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Apprentice Gardener

Radley College

LOCATION
📍 Abingdon, OX14 2HR
PAY
💶 £18,000 a year
HOURS
⏰ 39 hours per week hrs/week
DURATION
📅 2 Years
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SECTOR
Agriculture, environmental and animal care

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Requirements

Apprenticeship Standard: Horticulture or landscape construction operative (level 2) (Level 2) Desired skills: Communication skills, IT skills, Attention to detail, Organisation skills, Number skills, Team working, Creative, Initiative, Patience, Physical fitness

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About this apprenticeship

 You will be energetic and hard-working. Drive and passion for gardening are key for this role. If you have a keen eye for detail and would like to know more, we would be delighted to hear from you.
Undertaking general day to day duties, dependent on the weather and work schedule, including:

Prepping, tending, planting, pruning beds and borders, trees, plants and shrubs.
Lawn mowing.
Hedge cutting.
Leaf blowing and collection.
Soft landscaping.
Weed control and litter removal.
Help maintain the general cleanliness and tidiness of campus.

Training

Horticulture Operative Level 2

Level 1 Functional Skills in English and Maths
Level 3 Award in Emergency First Aid
Level 2 PA1 Pesticides
Work-based training with your employer
Approximately 12 on-site assessment visits per year
14 days college attendance to complete Horticulture Principles and Practice course
2 days college attendance to complete Level 3 Award in Emergency First Aid course
2 days college attendance to complete Level 2 PA1 Pesticides course
Level 1 Functional Skills in maths and English (7 days at college for each, if required)

What you could go on to do

There is the possibility of a full-time position at the end of the apprenticeship 

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