Countryside Worker Apprentice
FOREST OF BRADFORD CIC
KEIGHLEY, BD20 6JA
Closes in 11 days (Thursday 17 October at 11:59pm)
Posted on 3 October 2024
Contents
Summary
We are looking for an apprentice with a passion for the natural environment to complete a broad range of tasks and activities across both the Fruitworks and Yorgreen companies.
- Annual wage
- £9,984 a year
- Training course
- Countryside worker (level 2)
- Hours
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There’s some flexibility here and it would change seasonally, this will be discussed on interview.
30 hours a week
- Possible start date
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Monday 21 October
- Duration
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1 Year 3 Months
- Positions available
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1
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
The role is to be shared across both businesses to give the breadth of experience and skill development required for this apprenticeship qualification.
- Assisting with workshops and events
- Recycling & waste management
- Facility cleaning
- Email inbox management
- Tree surgery grounds-person
- Equipment & site safety checks
- Chipping
- Clearing up
- Chainsaw use (if trained)
- Tree planting
- Dry-stone wall repair
- Fence construction & repair
- Footpath restoration
- Environment conservation
- Flood management
As a small business, you will gain insight into all areas of how to run a business, giving really valuable experience for any future career.
Where you’ll work
WOODVILLE ACTIVITY CENTRE
WOODVILLE ROAD
KEIGHLEY
BD20 6JA
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
CRAVEN COLLEGE
Your training course
Countryside worker (level 2)
Equal to GCSE
Course contents
Your training plan
The apprentice will be expected to attend Craven College fortnightly on a Friday, the week they are not in college they are expected to be at work.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade 4)
- Maths (grade 4)
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
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Presentation skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Creative
- Physical fitness
About this company
YorgreenCIC aim to support communities to create and manage green space and meet future demands through multi-functional land use. We look at woodland, natural flood management, INNS, special work, and volunteering. Whilst based in Keighley, we do venture out to help the surrounding areas. Fruitworks are a fruit tree specialist in Bradford and Leeds. We are a small team with a shared mission to make fruit growing more widespread and accessible. It is our belief that fruit growing can and should be easy and that anyone can do it. Our work is spread across 4 main areas: designing and planting orchards, pruning mature fruit trees, growing and selling fruit trees from our nursery, and delivering training workshops. Since its beginnings in 2020, Fruit Works has blossomed into a busy enterprise with numerous projects across Leeds and Bradford. We now work with schools, councils, community groups and individuals to provide trees and training for budding fruit growers
After this apprenticeship
Potential for permanent employment as we look to expand the business.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
CRAVEN COLLEGE
Sally Whitaker-Boucher
sally.whitaker-boucher@craven-college.ac.uk
07702 899655
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000280489.
Apply now
Closes in 11 days (Thursday 17 October at 11:59pm)
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