Apprentice Grounds Keeper required at Clayton House, the home of Sir Jackie Stewart OBE

Clayton House

Aylesbury (HP17 0UR)

Closes on Wednesday 31 December 2025

Posted on 17 November 2025

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Summary

A rare opportunity has become available for an Apprentice Gardener to join a private 140-acre estate in Buckinghamshire. The grounds include rolling pastures, a small golf course, and a full-size grass driving range, all maintained to a very high standard throughout the year.

Wage

Competitive

Competitive wage offered

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Training course
Groundworker (level 2)
Hours
Monday to Friday 0730-1630 (Flexible)

30 hours a week

Start date

Monday 12 January 2026

Duration

2 years

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

Grounds Maintenance

  • Grass cutting across lawns, pastures and amenity areas
  • Strimming and edging
  • Leaf blowing and general clearance
  • Hedge trimming (under supervision)
  • Maintaining paths, drives and hard surfaces
  • Assisting with woodland and tree-care tasks
  • Raking, sweeping and tidying high-use areas
  • Landscaping & Garden Work
  • Planting shrubs, bedding and bulbs
  • Mulching, weeding and soil preparation#
  • Helping with lawn care (scarifying, feeding, overseeding)
  • Watering schedules in dry weather
  • Supporting soft landscaping projects around the estate
  • Seasonal planting changes in beds and borders

Where you'll work

Clayton House
Lodge Hill, Butlers Cross
Aylesbury
HP17 0UR

Training

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

Training provider

THE WINDSOR FOREST COLLEGES GROUP

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

This training schedule has not been finalised. Check with this employer if you’ll need to travel to a college or training location for this apprenticeship.

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
  • Presentation skills
  • Team working
  • Initiative
  • Patience
  • Physical fitness

About this employer

Home of Sir Jackie Stewart OBE

Company benefits

Candidates with a F1 interest will benefit.

After this apprenticeship

Full time job.

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The contact for this apprenticeship is:

THE WINDSOR FOREST COLLEGES GROUP

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000000980.

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Closes on Wednesday 31 December 2025

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