Gardeners Mate Apprentice
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Company: Garden Zone
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Location: Milton Keynes, MK62NX
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Type: Apprenticeship
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Salary:
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Sector: Horticulture
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Ref: VAC-11871
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Application Deadline Date: 01/09/2019
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Start Date: 23/09/2019
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Positions Available: 1
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Working Week: Monday to Friday 8am to 5pm
Brief Description
Domestic gardening and landscaping
Qualifications Required
Minimum grade 3 Maths and English
Personal Qualities
Needs to be polite, have good people skills, sociable
Skills Required
A willingness to learn, take instruction and enjoy being outside
Training to be Provided
Level 2 Apprenticeship in either Horticulture or Landscape Operative. Plus: Emegency First Aid at Work, Level 2 Safe use of handling and application of pesticides, Functional Skills in English & maths (if required). You will also study a range of topics to include: Health and Safety, Business Skills, Machinery, Plant and Soil Science, Plant health
Future Prospects
A successful apprentice has the choice of taking the level 3. Becoming the main operative on the ground looking after the maintenance client base. With a van and in time having an apprentice working with them. They would also be helping out on the landscaping side when required
Vacancy Detail
Domestic gardening and landscaping on over 65 gardens, which takes 80% of our time
: weeding borders
: cutting grass
: trimming bushes and hedges
: crown lifting and shaping small trees
Landscaping
: digging out
: laying slabs
: prepping borders
: planting borders
: fencing
: fencing repairs
: Turfing