Green Space Apprentice

  • Company: Sheffield City Council
  • Location: South Yorkshire, S1 2HH
  • Type: Apprenticeship
  • Salary: £17,102.88 per year
  • Sector: Agriculture, environmental and animal care
  • Ref: NAS-2000037973
  • Application Deadline Date: 12/07/2026
  • Start Date: 01/08/2026
  • Positions Available: 4
  • Working Week: Monday to Friday: Between 7am and 5pm, Breaks TBC.

Brief Description

We are looking to recruit 4 Green Space Apprentices, to work within the Parks & Countryside Service (city wide) to help to manage & improve our varied range of parks & green open spaces. We are looking to recruit applicants that have a genuine passion, interest and desire to improve the green spaces of our great city.

Training to be Provided


  • Horticulture or Landscape Construction Operative Level 2 Apprenticeship Standard

  • Health & Safety at work

  • SCC online learning

  • Regular toolbox talks

Future Prospects


  • On successful completion of the Apprenticeship, you will move into full-time employment

Vacancy Detail

Based at one of our locations across Sheffield within the Parks & Countryside Service you will:



  • Working under the direction of a team leader/supervisor, to carry out defined landscape management work to our green spaces, to ensure that they are clean, safe, sustainable & attractive

  • Using (after undertaking training) a full range of landscape tools & equipment, to manage & maintain our green spaces to a high standard

  • Undertake all other associated tasks within the team, including both & hard and soft landscaping along with any other physical maintenance and repairs

  • Working with & alongside internal and external partners,
    especially volunteers and ‘Friends Of’ groups

  • Work safely at all times in accordance with established Safe Systems of Work, Health and Safety Guidelines and all SCC Policies and Procedures

  • Understand and experience the different seasonal activities and tasks that occur throughout the year

  • Understand the planning/use of resources, along with the prioritisation of different workloads

Other Information

Applicants should also be aware that this is often practical/physical work, is mainly outdoors, and does involve working in different and often challenging weather conditions. This may involve undertaking
a range of environmental and landscape related duties across the city.

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