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Apprentice Gardener RUGBY SCHOOL

To work as part of a busy Gardening team under the direction of the Head Gardener at the prestigious Rugby School. A wide variety of horticultural skills will be learned.

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Closing date: 31 Aug 2022

Apprenticeship summary

  • Annual wage

    £7,956.00

  • Working week

    30 hours 08:00 – 15:00 Monday to Friday with 1 hour unpaid lunch in summer 08:00 – 14:30 Monday to Friday with 30 mins unpaid lunch in winter

    Total hours per week: 30

  • Expected duration

    2 Years

  • Possible start date

    01 Sep 2022

  • Date posted

    21 Apr 2022

  • Apprenticeship level

    Intermediate
    Level 2 (GCSE)

  • Reference number

    VAC1000038897

  • Positions

    1 available

What will the apprentice be doing?

A wide variety of horticultural skills will be learned including:
• Maintenance of hanging baskets and containers.
• Maintenance of annual bedding displays – watering, feeding, weeding, deadheading etc.
• Maintenance of turf and lawned areas.
• Using the machinery associated with the relevant gardening requirement (subject to appropriate training and supervision as required).
• Maintenance of shrub and herbaceous borders, to include weeding, watering, planting, deadheading and plant support.


What training will the apprentice take and what qualification will the apprentice get at the end?

Emergency first aid: Level 3 award in emergency first aid at work.
Pesticides: Level 2 Principles of Safe Handling and Application of
Pesticides Guidance OR Level 2 Award in the Safe Use of Pesticides
English and maths: Apprentices without level 2 English and maths must achieve level 1 and take the test for level 2 before taking the end-point assessment.

Upon completion of your Apprenticeship you will be awarded a Level 2 Intermediate Apprenticeship in Horticulture 

What is the expected career progression after this apprenticeship?

Potential full-time gardener position at the end of the apprenticeship for the right person.

 
 

Requirements and prospects

Desired skills and personal qualities

Attention to detail, Team working, Enthusiastic, Reliable, Hard working, Self-motivated, Polite, Conscientious, An interest in gardening, tree

Qualifications

GCSE or equivalent MATHS and ENGLISH (Grade grade 9-4 (A-C)) Essential

Things to consider

Working outside in all weathers, lots of lifting, bending and standing.

About the employer

At least two centuries of Rugby's history are written in the stones and other monuments to tradition that stand around the School Close, where in 1823, local lad William Webb Ellis, with a fine disregard for the rules of football, took the ball in his arms and ran with it, originating the game of rugby football.

Employer

RUGBY SCHOOL

Address

Lawrence Sheriff Street

Rugby

CV22 5EH

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Training

Training provider

WARWICKSHIRE COLLEGE

Contact

Matt Handy

mhandy@wcg.ac.uk

Apprenticeship standard

Horticulture or landscape operative

Level 2 (GCSE)

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