Apprentice - Horticulture, Parks & Grounds - Trafford, United Kingdom - Amey plc

Amey plc
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Apprentice - Horticulture, parks & grounds

Grounds maintenance
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Want to build an extraordinary career? With Amey, you can do just that.

Our Opportunity:

Salary:
£17,901.00

Location:
Trafford

Start Date:
April 2023


From day one you'll be given real responsibility, gaining invaluable experience and exposure working alongside our industry experts and across your team.

As an Apprentice, you will working alongside the team to deliver the following:


  • Grounds maintenance programme within green flag parks, open spaces and Mersey valley.
  • Working alongside experienced & skilled operatives, you will learn to use, large plant, small plant, hand held tools, tasks could include.
  • Hedge cutting, planting bedding, bowling green maintenance and general gardening activities, working alongside friends of parks and community groups.


As part of your Apprenticeship, you will be enrolled onto a nationally recognised Level 2 qualification via our training partner.

Your Apprenticeship is fully supported through a combination of regular online lessons, e-learning materials, and access to their team of experts for 1-2-1 advice and support.


Within Amey, you'll be partnered with a "buddy" to assist you as you settle into your new role within our team, helping answer all those initial questions you may have.

Once you've settled in, you will be allocated a mentor who will support you throughout your Apprenticeship, helping you develop the skills and knowledge necessary to succeed.


When you complete your Apprenticeship, your development does not stop You'll be given lots of opportunities to progress further within Amey as well as being encouraged to gain additional qualifications as you continue your career.


The role:

What will you bring?

One of the best things about an Apprenticeship with us is that you don't need to have experience or any prior qualifications in this area

We treat people as individuals. We want a range of abilities, from practicality and problem-solving to precision and creativity. That goes for diversity too.

We want a workforce as diverse as the communities we serve and value the experiences that you bring to our business.

We therefore keep our list of essential requirements to a minimum, but there are a few things needed to qualify for our programme:


  • Minimum Qualifications are:
- achieved English and mathematics qualifications in line with the apprenticeship funding rules

  • Available to commence employment with Amey in April 202
  • The commitment and drive to complete your Apprenticeship and final assessment

Key accountabilities:

Why Amey?


Amey Transport Infrastructure make journeys better and exploring easier - by helping to make roads safer, railways smoother and our streets and green spaces clean.

Working through locally-based teams, we support communities by helping to create better, safer and more pleasant places through the provision of integrated highway design, well-designed streets, well-maintained grounds, modern public lighting and efficient winter maintenance solutions.


And with 4.8 million journeys a day on UK railways, we are also hard at work day and night maintaining the railways with the latest signalling systems, upgraded track and overhead lines and regular asset inspections.

Ultimately, investing to create well-functioning, safe spaces which minimise disruption, keep people moving and support thriving communities.


We embrace difference and give you freedom to perform because we know, if nothing holds you back, together we can deliver the exceptional for our clients, our communities, and our planet.

It's the reason why Investors in People put us among the top 1% of employers.

Our rewards make us feel valued here at Amey Consulting. If you're happy, you'll think better.

It's a simple formula but one that puts your wellbeing as a top priority, that's why we've worked hard to build a reward and benefits program that puts you first, including:


  • Exceptional development and progression plan
  • 24 Days annual leave + Bank Holidays, Pension Scheme
  • Choices: Our flexible benefits scheme is tailored by you, including buying additional annual leave, cycle2work scheme, charity giving and gym membership
  • Save with Amey: Our online voucher portal gives you access to thousands of discounts from leading retailers to help you save on days out, or nights in
  • Social Value: You'll get 2 Community Involvement Day each year to volunteer for a charity of your choice and further opportunities to support fundraising initiatives for CRUK, or where eligible, participate in the DoE Gold Award
In the meantime why not take a look at our Early Careers Hub where you can find out more about our recruitment process, our various Programmes, the benefits we offer, our Social Value commitments, Wellbeing and Support Services, along with a whole host of other useful information about how you would be part of our Early Career
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