Grounds Maintenance Apprenticeship (P01723)
| Posting date: | 04 July 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | Year 1 £8.60 per hour, any further years £11.44 per hour - expected duration 18 months |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 20 July 2025 |
| Location: | Hardley, Hythe |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | New Forest District Council |
| Job type: | Apprenticeship |
| Job reference: |
Summary
Do you enjoy being outside?
We are pleased to be able to offer an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and dedicated individual to join our Grounds Maintenance team. Based in a busy operational environment, the successful applicants will learn about and assist with most horticultural and arboricultural activities which will include grass cutting, shrub pruning, hedge cutting and a variety of grounds maintenance duties.
Are you looking for an opportunity to be challenged and boost your skills and knowledge whilst being part of a great team and getting paid?
Whether you are leaving college, employed, or unemployed, an Apprenticeship will set you on the road to career success. Apprenticeships offer many advantages over other, more traditional, methods of learning. As well as working towards a nationally recognised qualification, you will also be developing skills directly relevant to your chosen career.
This is an excellent opportunity to combine on the job training, guidance, and support with taught modules at college to gain the necessary skills and knowledge to gain the Apprenticeship Level Two in Horticultural Studies. This is a two year apprenticeship with external training through Sparsholt College for the full two years, Winchester assistance will be given in respect of travel to offsite sessions.
The successful candidates will have a willingness to learn about Grounds Maintenance in an Environment Services setting through a work-based training programme and therefore you will need 3 GCSE's at grade 4 or above (desirable) or grade 3 and above (essential) to include Maths & English. Preference will be given to someone who lives or works in the New Forest District.
Due to funding criteria, we are unable to accept applications from candidates who have already achieved and equivalent level of qualiciation in Horticulture or who already have several years experience in this role.
About us
With our main office based in Lyndhurst in the heart of the stunning New Forest National Park, New Forest District Council (NFDC) is an excellent place to work and thrive. We work together and with partners to provide a wide range of highly valued services to our community. We believe that all our employees make a valuable contribution to the work of the council, and encourage a trusting and open culture where each employee is supported and respected, where ideas are actively sought, and self-development promoted. 93% of our residents think the New Forest is a great place to live. It really does have it all. It combines a stunning natural environment with thriving market towns whilst also including some of the south coast’s biggest new developments. There are excellent schools and colleges as well as Bournemouth, Salisbury, and Southampton close by. The New Forest is a fascinating place that we will be delighted to introduce you to if you don’t already know it.
We are proud of our new values for 2024, please watch this short video to find out more. LEAF
Click here to see why employees think that New Forest District Council is a great place to work: Working for NFDC
Please note, this post is subject to a Basic DBS check and you will need to be able to travel to Holbury Depot.
For more information on this role please see the attached Job Specification and Person Specification.
Hours of work: 37 per week normally 07:30 – 15:30 hours Monday to Thursday and 07:30-15:00 hours Friday.
For further information, please call Kevin Frenchum on 023 8028 5831 or Wayne Dawkins on 023 8028 5374.
Benefits include:
23 days annual leave
Local Government Pension scheme
Employee assistance programme (free 24 hour legal, financial, and personal advice for employees).
Wide range of employee discounts at high street retailers, including supermarkets, stores, and restaurants
Cycle to Work scheme which could save you around 40% on cycles and accessories
As part of our duty of care to all our employees, please be advised that this post is subject to pre-employment health screening.
Closing Date: 11pm Sunday 20th July 2025
We are pleased to be able to offer an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and dedicated individual to join our Grounds Maintenance team. Based in a busy operational environment, the successful applicants will learn about and assist with most horticultural and arboricultural activities which will include grass cutting, shrub pruning, hedge cutting and a variety of grounds maintenance duties.
Are you looking for an opportunity to be challenged and boost your skills and knowledge whilst being part of a great team and getting paid?
Whether you are leaving college, employed, or unemployed, an Apprenticeship will set you on the road to career success. Apprenticeships offer many advantages over other, more traditional, methods of learning. As well as working towards a nationally recognised qualification, you will also be developing skills directly relevant to your chosen career.
This is an excellent opportunity to combine on the job training, guidance, and support with taught modules at college to gain the necessary skills and knowledge to gain the Apprenticeship Level Two in Horticultural Studies. This is a two year apprenticeship with external training through Sparsholt College for the full two years, Winchester assistance will be given in respect of travel to offsite sessions.
The successful candidates will have a willingness to learn about Grounds Maintenance in an Environment Services setting through a work-based training programme and therefore you will need 3 GCSE's at grade 4 or above (desirable) or grade 3 and above (essential) to include Maths & English. Preference will be given to someone who lives or works in the New Forest District.
Due to funding criteria, we are unable to accept applications from candidates who have already achieved and equivalent level of qualiciation in Horticulture or who already have several years experience in this role.
About us
With our main office based in Lyndhurst in the heart of the stunning New Forest National Park, New Forest District Council (NFDC) is an excellent place to work and thrive. We work together and with partners to provide a wide range of highly valued services to our community. We believe that all our employees make a valuable contribution to the work of the council, and encourage a trusting and open culture where each employee is supported and respected, where ideas are actively sought, and self-development promoted. 93% of our residents think the New Forest is a great place to live. It really does have it all. It combines a stunning natural environment with thriving market towns whilst also including some of the south coast’s biggest new developments. There are excellent schools and colleges as well as Bournemouth, Salisbury, and Southampton close by. The New Forest is a fascinating place that we will be delighted to introduce you to if you don’t already know it.
We are proud of our new values for 2024, please watch this short video to find out more. LEAF
Click here to see why employees think that New Forest District Council is a great place to work: Working for NFDC
Please note, this post is subject to a Basic DBS check and you will need to be able to travel to Holbury Depot.
For more information on this role please see the attached Job Specification and Person Specification.
Hours of work: 37 per week normally 07:30 – 15:30 hours Monday to Thursday and 07:30-15:00 hours Friday.
For further information, please call Kevin Frenchum on 023 8028 5831 or Wayne Dawkins on 023 8028 5374.
Benefits include:
23 days annual leave
Local Government Pension scheme
Employee assistance programme (free 24 hour legal, financial, and personal advice for employees).
Wide range of employee discounts at high street retailers, including supermarkets, stores, and restaurants
Cycle to Work scheme which could save you around 40% on cycles and accessories
As part of our duty of care to all our employees, please be advised that this post is subject to pre-employment health screening.
Closing Date: 11pm Sunday 20th July 2025
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