Groundworker Apprentice

CLICKERS CONSTRUCTION LTD

STONE (ST15 0DL)

Closes in 25 days (Tuesday 1 July 2025 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 2 June 2025

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Summary

Exciting opportunity for hardworking individual to join our team. Learning fundamentals and transferable practical skills whilst gaining valuable work experience and life lessons.

Wage

£15,704 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices

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To be confirmed upon interview.

Training course
Groundworker (level 2)
Hours
8.00am to 4.30pm, Monday to Friday.

40 hours a week

Start date

Tuesday 15 July 2025

Duration

1 year 6 months

Positions available

1

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

  • Comply with all health & safety legislation
  • Supporting foundation and earthworks
  • Helping the team with drainage tasks and pieplaying
  • Learning tasks such as benching, channeling man holes and gullies
  • Roadworks such as laying kerbs, paving and surfacing
  • Developing all aspects of groundwork skills and knowledge

Where you'll work

100 THE FILLYBROOKS
STONE
ST15 0DL

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

College or training organisation

TELFORD COLLEGE

Your training course

Groundworker (level 2)

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What you'll learn

Course contents
  • Work safely and securely in compliance with given information, organisational policies and procedures, and current health, safety and welfare legislation including following the procedures for working in contaminated ground
  • Conform with productive working practices and completing the work in accordance with the programme of work
  • Interpret and follow verbal and written work instructions from supervisors and site managers
  • Access, interpret and use drawings and specifications
  • Select the required resources including tools and fixtures
  • Move, handle and store resources complying with relevant legislation & guidance
  • Use and maintain power tools and equipment (including;. compactor plates, boning rods, portable power tools, levels, straight edges, lines, pins and laser equipment)
  • Gauge and mix mortars and concrete by hand and by mixer
  • Select and use basic setting out equipment including tape measures, levels, straight edges, lines and pins, boning rods and laser equipment under guidance of the supervisor
  • Install, maintain and remove temporary protection and safety arrangements for the work area relating to barriers and temporary structures, including protection, safety notices and safety lighting
  • Install and test basic drainage and ducting
  • Measure, mark, cut and install geo-membranes to stabilise soil for re-instatement and excavations
  • Transport and place, then compact and finish concrete to slabs/bases, footing oversights, paths, form slab edgings including positioning reinforcement and kerbs
  • Set out and lay flags, paviours and edging to paths, driveways and other areas
  • Install ironworks relating to access covers and frames, and gully grates and frames including preparatory brickwork
  • Locate and excavate to expose buried utility services using electronic location instruments
  • Provide and remove temporary works including shallow excavation support (up to 1.2 metres)
  • Form and reinstate excavations and surfaces to sub-grades, sub-bases and road bases
  • Prepare to, then direct and guide the movement of vehicles, plant or machinery

Your training plan

  • Block release at Telford College
  • Mentoring in the workplace
  • Allocated assessor to support throughout duration of apprenticeship

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

Maths (grade D / 3)

Desirable qualifications

GCSE in:

English (grade D / 3)

Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.

Skills

  • Communication skills
  • Team working

Other requirements

With this position, you could work in a variety of weathers. Please ensure that you're aware or this commitment.

About this company

The foundation of Clickers Construction Ltd has been built on the strong working relationship between two reliable local businesses continuously delivering a first-class service. Together, with over 60 years of experience we have created a confident and solid collaboration based on teamwork.

https://clickersconstruction.co.uk/about-us (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

  • Plant operator
  • Site management

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

TELFORD COLLEGE

Chris

chris.field@telfordcollege.ac.uk

01952 642452

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000323714.

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Closes in 25 days (Tuesday 1 July 2025 at 11:59pm)

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