Arborist Apprentice
AMEY SERVICES LIMITED
Sheffield (S2 3GE)
Closes in 30 days (Friday 6 March 2026)
Posted on 3 February 2026
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Summary
We are excited to offer a fantastic opportunity for an Arborist Apprentice to join our Sheffield Local Authority account based in Sheffield.
- Wage
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£25,536 a year
- Training course
- Arborist (level 2)
- Hours
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Monday- Friday 7:00am- 3:30pm
40 hours a week
- Start date
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Tuesday 1 September 2026
- Duration
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1 year 9 months
- Positions available
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2
Work
Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.
What you'll do at work
Working as part of a small team, you’ll be responsible to carry out all aspects of highways tree maintenance.
- Tree climbing and aerial rescue
- Storm clearance and Stump grinding
- Use of chainsaws
- Tree planting and young tree maintenance
- Operate light plant and power tools
- Drive, operate vehicles, plant, machinery as required
- Install and maintain traffic management systems
- Carry out any other duties which may reasonably be expected/requested
- Undertake vehicle and small plant checks
subcontractors, the emergency services, the public, clients and customers
Where you'll work
Olive Grove Depot, Olive Grove Road
Sheffield
S2 3GE
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
ASKHAM BRYAN COLLEGE
Training course
Arborist (level 2)
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What you'll learn
Course contents
- Recognise health and safety needs onsite and work safely
- Complete site-specific risk assessments and emergency action plans
- Select appropriate equipment for tree work operations
- Set out workplace signage (highway & non highway) and assists with traffic control
- Process tree work arisings using appropriate machinery
- Maintain and take appropriate care of tools, equipment and other onsite factors (such as customer or public buildings etc.)
- Recognise a variety of tree species using common names
- Carry out a range of formative pruning operations
- Carry out branch removal up to 200mm diameter with hand tools (target pruning for final cut).
- Fell and process small trees up to 380mm diameter.
- Support aerial tree workers with transfer of equipment for aerial tree work operations
- Perform an aerial rescue of colleague from a rope and harness
- Work safely at height in the tree under supervision
- Communicate technical information about arboricultural operations to fellow team members, clients and other stakeholders as required.
- Recognise health and safety needs onsite and work safely
- Complete site-specific risk assessments and emergency action plans
- Select appropriate equipment for tree work operations
- Set out workplace signage (highway & non highway) and assists with traffic control
- Process tree work arisings using appropriate machinery
- Maintain and take appropriate care of tools, equipment and other onsite factors (such as customer or public buildings etc.)
- Recognise a variety of tree species using common names
- Carry out a range of formative pruning operations
- Carry out branch removal up to 200mm diameter with hand tools (target pruning for final cut).
- Fell and process small trees up to 380mm diameter.
- Support aerial tree workers with transfer of equipment for aerial tree work operations
- Perform an aerial rescue of colleague from a rope and harness
- Work safely at height in the tree under supervision
- Communicate technical information about arboricultural operations to fellow team members, clients and other stakeholders as required.
Training schedule
- As part of your apprenticeship, you will be enrolled onto an Arborist Level 2 apprenticeship which will take approximately 21 months to complete
- You will be fully supported by our partnered college to achieve this qualification, having 1-2-1 advice and support, e-learning materials, and a whole team of experts on hand for advice and technical knowledge at your office
Requirements
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Initiative
- Physical fitness
Other requirements
If you do not have GCSE/functional skills qualifications, you must achieve a minimum of entry Level 3 in maths and English during initial assessment.
Full UK driving license. Applicants must be at least 18 years of age to be eligible for consideration, due to the nature of the work associated with this account. Please note that successful applicants will be required to undergo random drug and alcohol testing in line with our commitment to maintaining a safe and compliant working environment.
About this employer
Amey is a leading infrastructure services and engineering company. Our 11,000 people are behind the critical services the country relies on every day and we each take personal pride in our public service. Our unique engineering and operations experience, together with data driven insight from our consulting business, delivers better results for our clients. We are trusted partners of Government – both national and local – managing assets and complex projects that are vital to the country.
http://amey.co.uk (opens in new tab)
Disability Confident
A fair proportion of interviews for this apprenticeship will be offered to applicants with a disability or long-term health condition. This includes non-visible disabilities and conditions.
You can choose to be considered for an interview under the Disability Confident scheme. You’ll need to meet the essential requirements to be considered for an interview.
After this apprenticeship
- Throughout your programme, you will receive first-class mentoring and a structured learning and development programme to enable your professional and personal development
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
ASKHAM BRYAN COLLEGE
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000344990.
Apply now
Closes in 30 days (Friday 6 March 2026)
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