Grounds Maintenance Apprentice: Launch Horticulture Career

KEITS; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Cambridge City Council offers a Grounds Maintenance Apprentice role in Cambridge. You will work 37 hours per week, learning mowing, planting, pruning, and other horticultural tasks while gaining formal training through college-based study.

The program lasts about 24 months with training provided by the employer and KEITS, leading toward a Level 2 Horticulture and Landscape Operative Apprenticeship and eventual permanent employment. Apprentices are paid £13.69 per hour, rising after qualification.

Qualifications

• Motivated and dependable candidate who enjoys practical outdoor work and is keen to learn.
• Enthusiastic, punctual, safety-conscious and able to work well in a team.
• Willing to develop skills in horticulture and landscape operations.
• Good basic education and willingness to learn; driving licence desirable.

Responsibilities

• Mow, plant, weed, prune and support small landscape projects.
• Learn to use tools and equipment safely and effectively.
• Work across Cambridge’s parks and green spaces with training and oversight.

Skills

Mowing

Planting

Weeding

Pruning

Teamwork

Safety conscious

Education

Level 2 Horticulture

Job description

Cambridge City Council offers a Grounds Maintenance Apprentice role in Cambridge. You will work 37 hours per week, learning mowing, planting, pruning, and other horticultural tasks while gaining formal training through college-based study.

The program lasts about 24 months with training provided by the employer and KEITS, leading toward a Level 2 Horticulture and Landscape Operative Apprenticeship and eventual permanent employment. Apprentices are paid £13.69 per hour, rising after qualification.