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Street Scene Apprentice
| Posting date: | 22 May 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | Apprentices pay: £6.40 per hour for first 12 months then increasing to minimum wage for your age |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 07 June 2024 |
| Location: | Newark, Nottinghamshire |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Newark and Sherwood District Council |
| Job type: | Apprenticeship |
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Summary
Street Scene Apprentice
Environmental Services
Fixed Term – for up to 24 months
Apprentices pay: £6.40 per hour for first 12 months then increasing to minimum wage for your age
An average of 37 hours per week worked as annualised hours.
Do you have an interest in the outdoors?
Would you like to be in a role where you can make a real difference to the environment in which Newark and Sherwood residents live?
We are now looking to recruit an enthusiastic, hard-working person to join our Street Scene team as an Apprentice. In this role, you will be working with an experienced team who really care about the role they play in making Newark and Sherwood Cleaner, Safer and Greener. You must be prepared to work outside in all weather conditions, enjoy working as part of a team and to accept varied duties and to be flexible in your approach to work as you will be working with our Grounds Maintenance, Street Cleansing and Action Teams.
This will allow you to develop a range of skills, build your knowledge and will support you in your completion of a Level 2 Horticulture/Landscape Operative Apprenticeship. Completion will require attendance at a college during term time. This will be included in your working hours.
Your duties will vary and may change as you undertake your training but, during your apprenticeship, you will be involved in completing a wide range of horticultural, soft and hard landscaping, maintenance, graffiti removal, grounds maintenance, litter picking and street cleansing duties.
The successful candidate will hold a GCSE in Maths and English at E/2 or above, or equivalent, have a genuine enthusiasm for horticulture and landscaping and be committed to undertaking an apprenticeship qualification that has both practical and theory elements to it.
This is a full-time role working an average of 37 hours per week over the year. You actual hours will, however, vary depending on the time of year and / or the team you are working with. You may be required to start at 6.30am if appropriate and some weekend working may also be required.
For more details about the role, please contact ben.stacey@newark-sherwooddc.gov.uk
To apply, please complete an application form through the Council’s iTrent recruitment portal. Your application should address the ‘Essential’ criteria set out in the post’s Job Description and Person Specification document. You can access the portal using the following link. ITrent Recruitment Portal.
Closing Date 7 June 2024
Interviews To be Confirmed
Veterans/family of forces/ex-forces, those in care/care leavers, and candidates who declare a disability (as defined under the Equality Act 2010) will be guaranteed an interview provided they have demonstrated that they meet the essential criteria of the post as detailed in the Person Specification on their application form.
Environmental Services
Fixed Term – for up to 24 months
Apprentices pay: £6.40 per hour for first 12 months then increasing to minimum wage for your age
An average of 37 hours per week worked as annualised hours.
Do you have an interest in the outdoors?
Would you like to be in a role where you can make a real difference to the environment in which Newark and Sherwood residents live?
We are now looking to recruit an enthusiastic, hard-working person to join our Street Scene team as an Apprentice. In this role, you will be working with an experienced team who really care about the role they play in making Newark and Sherwood Cleaner, Safer and Greener. You must be prepared to work outside in all weather conditions, enjoy working as part of a team and to accept varied duties and to be flexible in your approach to work as you will be working with our Grounds Maintenance, Street Cleansing and Action Teams.
This will allow you to develop a range of skills, build your knowledge and will support you in your completion of a Level 2 Horticulture/Landscape Operative Apprenticeship. Completion will require attendance at a college during term time. This will be included in your working hours.
Your duties will vary and may change as you undertake your training but, during your apprenticeship, you will be involved in completing a wide range of horticultural, soft and hard landscaping, maintenance, graffiti removal, grounds maintenance, litter picking and street cleansing duties.
The successful candidate will hold a GCSE in Maths and English at E/2 or above, or equivalent, have a genuine enthusiasm for horticulture and landscaping and be committed to undertaking an apprenticeship qualification that has both practical and theory elements to it.
This is a full-time role working an average of 37 hours per week over the year. You actual hours will, however, vary depending on the time of year and / or the team you are working with. You may be required to start at 6.30am if appropriate and some weekend working may also be required.
For more details about the role, please contact ben.stacey@newark-sherwooddc.gov.uk
To apply, please complete an application form through the Council’s iTrent recruitment portal. Your application should address the ‘Essential’ criteria set out in the post’s Job Description and Person Specification document. You can access the portal using the following link. ITrent Recruitment Portal.
Closing Date 7 June 2024
Interviews To be Confirmed
Veterans/family of forces/ex-forces, those in care/care leavers, and candidates who declare a disability (as defined under the Equality Act 2010) will be guaranteed an interview provided they have demonstrated that they meet the essential criteria of the post as detailed in the Person Specification on their application form.