Apprentice Hard Landscaper
JAMES BIRD LANDSCAPES LTD
Sheffield (S7 2AX)
Closes in 13 days (Monday 18 August 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 4 August 2025
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Summary
James Bird Landscapes is looking for an apprentice. Are you motivated, enthusiastic, keen to learn, looking for an employer who will support and invest in your training and development. Do you enjoy being outdoors, creating things, learning new skills, being part of a team. Would you like to earn while you learn?
- Wage
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£17,274.40 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
- Training course
- Groundworker (level 2)
- Hours
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Monday to Thursday 07:30 to 17:00
Friday 07:30 to 16:00
Paid time off for college included above
44 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 15 September 2025
- Duration
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1 year 6 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
You will be working with a skilled team assisting with:
- Excavations and foundations
- Setting out from scaled drawing
- Constructing walls and fencing
- Laying paving
- General labouring, mixing concrete and mortar
- Ground preparation
- Turfing and planting
Where you'll work
1-5 Buttermere Road
Sheffield
S7 2AX
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
SHEFFIELD CITY COUNCIL
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
Training schedule
- Groundworker Level 2
- Training will be undertaken at The Sheffield Career Development Centre (CDC)
- 1 day a week - day release
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
- Team working
- Physical fitness
- Polite
- Good time keeping
- Willingness to learn
About this employer
James Bird Landscapes is one of the North of England’s most experienced award winning, garden design and landscape practices. We bring our design-led approach, 30+ years’ experience and a can-do attitude to every project and pride ourselves on our expertise, professionalism, and signature superior finish. Over the years we have been delighted to receive a number of prestigious national awards from the RHS, BALI, APL, and the Daily Express.
After this apprenticeship
Potential opportunity to progress through the company into various roles including landscaper and landscape team leader.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
JAMES BIRD LANDSCAPES LTD
Paul Johnson
paulj@jabird.co.uk
01142589290
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000335419.
Apply now
Closes in 13 days (Monday 18 August 2025 at 11:59pm)
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