Apprentice Horticulture Operative

EN:Able Futures, an award-winning Apprenticeship Employer, are partnering with Riverlution, a social enterprise who specialise in their Stewardship Partnership across various rivers, to employ an Apprentice Horticulture Operative. Working towards a Level 3 Water Environmental Qualification, this role will suit anyone that has an environmental interest.

• Work within a site-based team to deliver water catchment management projects in accordance with our client’s requirements.
• Carry out work safely and efficiently to Company, industry and legislative standards and ways of working.
• Communicate issues that affect the safe and efficient operation of the team to the site supervisor and/or Leadership Team.
• Assist in the maintenance of the tool store, vehicle, tools and equipment and maintain all associated records and logbooks.
• Tree management. All aspects of tree management. Whilst there is a focus on waterways and waterbodies, this may also include the management of trees in green spaces and properties.
• River and habitat restoration. Restoring and enhancing natural processes to improve flood risk management and biodiversity. Examples include re-meandering and working to create or restore flood storage areas.
• Carry out operations to minimise the adverse environmental impact (including pollution control) in line with legislation, industry guidance and organisational policies.
• Grounds maintenance. Ongoing grounds maintenance activities as a principal or second-tier contractor. Will typically include mowing, hedge/shrub cutting and litter picking.
• Delivery tasks on site may include (but are not exclusive to) invasive species control, vegetation management, tree management, debris and waste management and the occasional delivery of volunteer days.
• Control vegetation including site clearance, weed management, pruning and basic turf management.

The successful candidate will work towards a Level 3 Water Environment Qualification, which will take between 13-18 months (including End Point Assessment) and will be on a block release basis.