Apprentice Gardener – Carden Hall Estate

Closing Date for Applications: 22 November 2024
Standard / Level: Level 2 Apprenticeship in Horticulture
Location: Carden Hall Estate Broxton Road Clutton Cheshire CH3 9GB
Working for: Carden Hall Estate
Starting Salary: £6.40 p/h

We are a private country estate with a team of four maintaining the gardens and estate.

This is an opportunity for someone who loves the outdoors and has a passion for gardening.  Working within a small team to a very high standard will give the correct individual the prospect to create a career for themselves within the horticultural sector.

Main activities of the job:

  • Lawn maintenance
  • Tree and shrub care
  • Large Herbaceous borders
  • Fruit and veg production
  • Pest and disease management
  • Glasshouse crop production
  • Basic hard landscaping tasks
  • Wildflower meadow maintenance
  • Woodland maintenance
  • Basic tool maintenance

Training

  • Reaseheath Training will be the apprenticeship provider for this Level 2 apprenticeship.
  • The employer will give guidance and support throughout
  • Off-the-job training must make up at least 20% of the apprentice’s contracted hours, over the total duration of the apprentice’s planned training period
  • This Standard apprenticeship may include Functional Skills in maths, English & ICT

Potential to acquire a full time position in the gardens team.

 

We are looking for:

  • Enthusiastic
  • Hard working
  • Good team player
  • Physically able to carry out wide range of task
  • Honest
  • Discreet
  • Friendly
  • Within a fairly close travelling distance of the estate

GCSES English and Maths or equivalent are desirable however not essential as Functional Skills are offered as part of the Apprenticeship Framework.