Horticulture Level 2 Apprenticeship
-
Company: JDK GARDEN SERVICES LIMITED
-
Location: MANCHESTER, M28 1JJ
-
Type: Apprenticeship
-
Salary: £19,240.00 per year
-
Sector: Agriculture, environmental and animal care
-
Ref: NAS-2000017476
-
Application Deadline Date: 15/05/2026
-
Start Date: 18/05/2026
-
Positions Available: 1
-
Working Week: Monday - Friday, 37 flexible working hours in accordance with the needs of the service. Shift hours to be confirmed.
Brief Description
We are offering an opportunity to join our busy, friendly team as a horticulture grounds maintenance apprentice, based in the Greater Manchester/Cheshire area. We will support you in learning a range of skills such as weed management, hedge cutting and general pruning as you complete your Horticulture Level 2 apprenticeship.
Training to be Provided
Horticulture Level 2
Emergency first aid: Level 3 award in emergency first aid at work.
Pesticides: Level 2 Principles of Safe Handling and Application of Pesticides Guidance OR Level 2 Award in the Safe Use of Pesticides
Future Prospects
The employer is looking to offer the apprentice a full time position on a successful completion of the apprenticeship with opportunities to continue developing their horticulture skills.
Vacancy Detail
- Practical internal / external works undertaken including but not limited to: -
- Grass cutting operations using both pedestrian and ride on mowing machines
- Hedge cutting and hedge maintenance
- Maintenance of flower beds including planting and remove
- Tree and shrub planting
- Shrub bed maintenance
- Weed control including hand weeding and spraying using both CDA applicator and conventional spraying techniques.
- Leaf collection
- Clearance of overgrown plots
- Minor tree works such as epicormics growth removal
- Control of invasive weeds
- Propagation cultivation of bedding plants
- Minor landscape works
- Ensuring work carried out is to the highest standards at all times.
- Learning new skills and applying them to practical work.
Other Information
You must have a strong work ethic including pride in work, attention to detail, integrity and time management.
Have a flexible positive attitude to work.
A willingness to learn and contribute to their own continuing professional development.
Having a safety mindset for self and colleagues.
A clear and effective communicator who can use a variety of communication methods to give/receive information accurately and in a timely and positive manner.
You must have a clean driving licence and access to a vehicle to enable you to meet the team every morning.