Grounds Maintenance / Horticulture Apprentice
Join us, we’re an Investors in People Silver Standard Company and this is your opportunity to earn while you learn on our Horticulture Operative Apprenticeship programme at Ground Control.
Ground Control is a leading grounds maintenance and landscaping business committed to enhancing and improving the physical environment.
We have an exciting new opportunity for an Apprentice to join our Grounds Maintenance team based on site at Green Park Village in Reading.
You’ll work across this large site with our experienced team of Grounds Maintenance Operatives and will learn everything you need to know horticulture, grounds maintenance and plants, starting right from the basics. We’ll give you all the time, support and guidance you need to achieve highly in this Level 2 Horticulture Operative course. This includes up to 1 day a week to focus on your studies.
All we ask is that you put in as much effort as we do!
This really could be your first step towards a long and successful career within the Grounds Maintenance team at Ground Control. We want more than anything to see our apprentices move up in their career to supervisor and senior management roles in the future.
Who are we looking for?
We are looking for, hard-working, responsible people who are genuinely looking to grow a long-term career in the Horticultural and Landscaping industry.
You must love the outdoors and not be afraid of manual work, in all weathers! You’ll also need to be a self-starter able to motivate yourself to complete your studies during the week at the same time as working full time.
Passes in Maths and English GCSE's are a real advantage but not essential.
What we offer:
At Ground Control we believe in creating an inspirational environment , and rewarding our employees for their hard work. We offer a wide-ranging benefits program , supporting you to realise your full potential, and are proud to be recognised as a great place to work:
Awards, Accolades and Culture
- We have been awarded ‘world-class’ status for employee engagement in the 2023 best companies results, ranking at #16 in the ‘Top 100 Large Companies to Work For’ league table.
- Certified B-Corp Accredited, Ground Control has been certified by B Lab, the not-for-profit behind the B Corp movement, as having met rigorous social and environmental standards which represent its commitment to sustainable goals ahead of profit.
- We inclusively support ‘The Race at Work Charter’, ‘Ban the Box’, ‘The Armed Forces Covenant’ and are ‘Disability Confident'
- We invest 5% of our profits into the Evergreen Fund, an investment fund dedicated to sustainability and environmental initiatives.
- By 2025 we have committed to planting 1,000,000 trees, having a fully electric fleet, and achieving carbon net zero after becoming carbon neutral in 2020.
- 2 personal choice volunteering days with your fundraising efforts matched up to £500!
Perks and Benefits
- Medigold employee support, Free Flu Jabs, online private GP service and a premium subscription to Calm, the wellbeing app
- A supportive, entrepreneurial working environment that fosters collaboration.
- Training, development, coaching and mentoring plans including our GC Leadership Academy, job specific accreditations and higher education opportunities
How we work:
We put people at the centre of everything we do.
Everyone is welcome. We’re embracing a culture where difference is valued. Your uniqueness will be celebrated. We believe diversity grows innovation, and innovation creates initiative. Together we’ll succeed in caring for each other, caring for our communities and caring for our Environment. Together, we’re stronger.
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- Department
- Grounds Maintenance
- Locations
- Reading
- Employment type
- Apprenticeship
About Ground Control
Ground Control is a leading external maintenance business and biodiversity expert committed to enhancing and improving the physical environment.
At Ground Control, we are on a mission to realise the potential of human nature by bringing together people, places and the planet.
Human Nature - AT ITS BEST
Grounds Maintenance / Horticulture Apprentice
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