Gardener Apprentice

| City of London

Location: West Ham Park

Salary: £25,780pa

Full Time: 35 Hours Per Week

Fixed Term: 18 months 

Closing Date: 25/04/2025

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Job Description

The park includes 7 acres of historical ornamental gardens.

The gardens consist of 2 national plant collections, a variety of mixed and rare shrub and tree species and perennial borders laid out within ornamental lawns. The Ornamental gardens are maintained to high aesthetic amenity standards.

The City of London Corporation manages 11,000 acres (approximately 4,500 hectares) of land in and around London that is enjoyed by over 16 million visitors annually. Whilst there are small pockets of land within the Square Mile, the majority can be found elsewhere in London and the surrounding counties. The City Corporation acts as Trustee of 10 charities which, through their various objects, are responsible for the preservation in perpetuity of a large proportion of these award-winning open spaces.

The role

The role of the apprentice gardener is to assist the team to ensure high levels of horticultural excellence are maintained at all times in the Ornamental Garden in West Ham Park and to ensure that the park is a safe and welcoming places to visit.

Working as part of the team & with volunteers the successful candidate will complete all aspects of daily gardening tasks including, formative pruning, bed and border maintenance, amenity lawn care, seasonal planting maintenance and ensuring the garden is clean and welcoming for visitors.

The ideal Candidate

The successful applicant will be a dedicated, reliable, motivated and hard-working individual who has a passion for horticulture and is driven to learn.

Please note:

• This is a physically demanding position with a lot of time spent working outside with direct exposure to the weather.
• 35-hour week, Monday-Friday.

This position is part of the City of London Apprenticeship scheme and as such applicants should be 16+, should have no paid work experience within this sector and hold no qualifications of the same or higher level in a horticultural subject (or similar).

This apprenticeship role is based at West Ham Park Upton Lane, London E7 9PU and will last for 38 months (including time to complete your End Point Assessment).

If you are enthusiastic and committed to achieving your Horticulture level 3 apprenticeship qualification and are eligible to apply, we would love to hear from you.

To qualify for this apprenticeship, you will need to be:

• 16 or over by the end of the summer holidays
• Living in England
• Not in full-time education at the time of applying

If you are a non-UK citizen – you need to have permission from the UK government to live in the UK (not for educational purposes) and have been ordinarily resident in the UK for at least the previous three years before the start of the apprenticeship.

Selected apprenticeships require evidence of English and Maths GCSE Grade C/5 or equivalent.

How To Apply

To apply, please follow the link below. Good luck!