Groundworker apprentice
Champion Groundworks
Sites across Cornwall, TR15 3RD
Closes in 13 days (Monday 16 December at 11:59pm)
Posted on 21 November 2024
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Summary
Champion Groundworks are offering an exciting opportunity to join their team as a Groundworker apprentice! Gain the knowledge, skills and behaviours to kickstart your career in the industry.
- Annual wage
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£15,600 a year
Minimum wage rates (opens in new tab)
16 – 17 year old olds £7.50ph, 18 years plus £8.60ph.
- Training course
- Groundworker (level 2)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday, no weekend working. Arrival onsite 7:30 for an 8am start, additional breaks throughout the day. Travel wherever possible will be arranged.
40 hours a week
- Possible start date
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Monday 6 January
- Duration
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1 year 6 months
- Positions available
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3
Work
As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.
What you’ll do at work
Duties will include but are not limited to:
- Setting out
- Laying slabs
- Laying kerbs
- Laying plot drainage
- Banksman duties
Where you’ll work
Sites across Cornwall
TR15 3RD
Training
An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.
College or training organisation
CORNWALL COLLEGE
Your training course
Groundworker (level 2)
Equal to GCSE
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
You will be working towards a Level 2 Groundworker Apprenticeship Standard.
You will receive on and off-the-job training and support from an assessor and an Apprenticeship advisor.
You will be required to attend Cornwall College Camborne on a weekly basis as part of the apprenticeship training.
Requirements
Desirable qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade 3/D)
- Maths (grade 3/D)
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
Wherever possible we will arrange for apprentices to be picked up and dropped off however they may be required to make their own arrangements to get to a meeting point.
About this company
Champion Groundworks Ltd is one of the largest Groundworks companies working in the south west, we have over 50 live projects across Cornwall, Devon and Somerset. We are a fast growing business who values our staff, all employees are given training which meets their needs. We are looking to grow our apprenticeship offering so that we can attract more young persons into the business. Our main areas of expertise include, laying drainage, foundations and site finishings.
http://www.championgroundworks.co.uk/about (opens in new tab)
After this apprenticeship
Once qualified apprentices can further their skills as a machine operator or become a site supervisor/manager with further training.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
CORNWALL COLLEGE
Holly
01209616452
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000288536.
Apply now
Closes in 13 days (Monday 16 December at 11:59pm)
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