Grounds Maintenance Operative Apprenticeship TIVOLI GROUP LIMITED
This is an exciting opportunity to work for a large and reputable company. You will work on client's sites and ensure all external areas are maintained to an exceptional standard. This is a great opportunity for anyone looking for a career in ground maintenance.
Closing date: 29 Sep 2023
Apprenticeship summary
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Annual wage
£10,982.40 to £21,673.60
National minimum wage which will vary depending on your age. The range is £5.28 - £10.42
Wages explained
Apprentices are paid for their normal working hours and training that's part of their apprenticeship (usually one day per week).
Minimum Wage Rates -
Working week
Winter is 30 hours, summer 45 hours, but they’re paid for 40 hours throughout the year. Shifts alter throughout the seasons. Early starts may be required – exact times depend on location and season. Exact shifts to be confirmed.
Total hours per week: 40.0
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Expected duration
24 Months
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Possible start date
13 Oct 2023
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Date posted
16 Aug 2023
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Apprenticeship level
Intermediate
Level 2 (GCSE) -
Reference number
VAC1000191594
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Positions
1 available
What will the apprentice be doing?
Key Responsibilities:
Quality, Health & Safety:
- Prompt near miss and accident reporting
- Take responsibility for your own safety and that of colleagues as well as members of the public impacted by daily work
- Carry out point of work risk assessments and site-specific risk assessments based on daily activities to be undertaken
- Adhere to H&S standards at work sites
- Report equipment and machinery faults to Team Leaders
- Promptly report any critical safety training needs or requirements
- Carry out visual vehicle checks, take/report remedial actions
- Use equipment and machinery according to instructions, safety standards and training
Financial Control:
- Timely notification to Team Leader of PPE and consumable requirements
- Report information to Team Leader regarding 'extra' reactive work undertaken by you/your team
- Accurate submission of timesheets
Commercial:
- Develop working knowledge of client/site requirements and needs in order to identify opportunities for additional sales/work
- Use ground knowledge to flag any service delivery issues that may impact upon client satisfaction or payment
- Communicate with the team leader regarding the capacity to complete extra work and improvements to the work schedule/planning to increase productivity and client satisfaction
- Forward notice of absence requests to allow enough time to ensure contractual performance obligations are met
Service Delivery:
- Complete documentation relating to work completed
- Report customer complaints/issues to Team Leader promptly
- Responsible for completing daily allocated work as per work schedule and instructions from the team leader
- Solve customer complaints or escalate as required (according to procedure)
- Proactively communicated with the team leader regarding machinery/equipment requirements based on the leader of a forward work schedule
- Have knowledge of and work within the specific requirements of the client site, e.g. security or conduct requirements
- Maintain Tivoli’s corporate image by wearing the correct uniform, displaying your ID card at all times and adhering to the Tivoli code of conduct
- Be aware of the impact of your daily work activities on members of the public and take action as needed, e.g. measures to ensure safety and no damage to public property
- Provide on the job assistance and support for seasonal members of staff in order to help them settle into their roles and the Company
- Additional duties dependent on the client site
What training will the apprentice take and what qualification will the apprentice get at the end?
- Your training will be provided by both your employer and the Grey Seal Academy
- All training is delivered face to face at the workplace either on site or videoconferencing; this includes x1 training session and x1 coaching session per month
- You will have access to an online portfolio and virtual learning environment to assist your training and assessment during your programme
During the Apprenticeship you will learn the following topics:
- Communication; communicating with others, including clients, the public and colleagues. This may require basic IT system use
- Team working; work alone and as part of a team effectively and recognise how all staff are dependent on each other to meet business objectives
- Health and safety; apply relevant health and safety processes and procedures. Implement specific industry information on hazards relevant to horticultural environments
- Follow safe systems of work and safety information provided by employers. Implement environmental protection policies and procedures
- Environmental; prevent and control local pollution incidents e.g. use of spill kits
- Planting, plant growth and development; care for plants correctly in different environments, including basic irrigation methods, planting methods and identifying plant deficiencies
- Install various soft-landscape materials e.g. shrubs, trees, herbaceous, bedding, grass areas and seed. This will include site preparation, planting, sowing, turfing, preparation of seed beds and mulching
- Soil cultivation; cultivating and improving soils by mechanical methods and by hand; making and amelioration of growing media and soils
- Tools, equipment and machinery; safely use tools e.g. spades, rakes, shovels; equipment e.g. tape measure and spirit level and machinery e.g. pedestrian controlled mowers, hand held strimmer, hedgecutter
- Vegetation control; following processes and methods of site clearance, using tools and machinery for pruning and vegetation control, including basic turf management
- Follow weed control methods
- Propagation
- Site presentation; work to a specified finish
Upon completion of the Apprenticeship you will gain the following qualifications and standards:
- Horticulture Operative Level 2 Standard
- Emergency First Aid at Work Level 3
- Safe use of Pesticides Level 2
- Level 2 Award in the Safe Application of Pesticide Using Hand Held Equipment
- Functional Skills in mathematics Level 1 / 2 (if applicable)
- Functional Skills in English Level 1 / 2 (if applicable)
What is the expected career progression after this apprenticeship?
- There is the potential of being taken on a full-time role after the apprenticeship
Requirements and prospects
Desired skills and personal qualities
Qualifications
Things to consider
About the employer
Employer
TIVOLI GROUP LIMITED
https://www.tivoliservices.com/
Address
RAF Halton - Aylesbury
HP22 5PG
Training
Training provider
GREY SEAL ACADEMY LIMITED
Contact
Holly Lee-Crick
01773829121
Apprenticeship standard
Horticulture or landscape construction operative
Level 2 (GCSE)
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