Apprentice Grounds Maintenance Operative
Job Summary
Love being outdoors Want to earn while you learn Looking for a career where you can see the difference you make every day
At Abri were passionate about creating places people are proud to call home and that starts with the green spaces gardens and communities our customers enjoy every day.
Were looking for a Apprentice Grounds Maintenance Operativeto join our team and begin an exciting career in horticulture and grounds maintenance. Whether youve just finished school are looking for a practical career path or simply love working outside this could be the perfect opportunity for you.
This role covers a broad patch across Berkshire Buckinghamshire and Surrey including Reading Bracknell Windsor Ascot Wokingham Slough Camberley Guildford High Wycombe Milton Keynes and surrounding locations.
This isnt a role where youll be stuck behind a desk. One day you could be helping to transform a community green space the next learning new skills from experienced colleagues who are passionate about what they do. Every day is a chance to learn develop and grow.
What can you expect
Youll join a supportive team who will help you build your skills and confidence while completing your apprenticeship qualification.
As you learn youll gain hands-on experience in:
- Keeping our communities looking their best
- Caring for trees shrubs hedges and communal green spaces
- Maintaining gardens and outdoor areas across our communities
- Working alongside experienced colleagues and learning from the best
- Developing valuable skills and knowledge that can lead to a long-term career
Most importantly youll be helping to create welcoming places where our customers can enjoy living.
What were looking for
Were not expecting you to be a gardening expert.
What matters most is your enthusiasm willingness to learn and positive attitude.
Youll be someone who:
- Enjoys working outdoors and being active
- Takes pride in doing a good job
- Is keen to learn new skills and develop a career
- Likes working as part of a team
- Wants to make a positive difference in local communities
Why choose Abri
At Abri were more than a housing provider. Were a business that invests in people supports development and creates opportunities to build rewarding careers.
As an apprentice youll gain practical experience work towards a recognised qualification and receive support every step of the way from a team that genuinely wants you to succeed.
If youre looking for a role where you can learn grow and make a visible difference every day wed love to hear from you.
Start growing your future with Abri today. Apply now and become part of a team that helps communities thrive.
Who we are
Abri is a large housing provider who own and manage more than 58000 homes and various community assets serving around 113000 customers across the South of England.
We believe everyone has the right toa good qualitysafewarmand sustainable home in a community where theycanbelonggrowand does that look like in real terms
Wereinvesting 689mover the next ten years in our existing homes to improve building safety and make them more energy efficient.
- Weredelivering 10000 homes by 2030 ensuring affordable housing isbuiltwhereitsneeded most
- Wereinvesting in our communities to address local issues and create opportunities for everyone
As we growwerere-establishing our strong local presence toprovideareally goodservice. Abri has adopted a regional approach to service delivery withouroperating areas split into three each with their local governance our colleagues aremore visibleaccountableand better connected to our customers and local communities to meet their diverse needs.
More information about Abri and our strategicobjectivescan be found at.
What you can expect
What you can expect
28 days holiday the opportunity to buy and sell holiday
Generous pension scheme with contributions up to 10%
Money off tons of high street and online retailers
Life assurance of 5x your annual salary
Generous parental and family leave
Health and wellbeing packages
Electric car scheme
Personal development opportunities
Colleague recognition scheme
Flexible working
Free eye tests
Cycle to Work scheme
About you
Weve all got different backgrounds strengths and experiences. But we share the same values. Its these shared values that bring us together as one team.
Our colleagues embrace these every day. Be the difference to our customers and colleagues always curious and look for better solutions achieve together by working in partnership with others own it openly through working with others in an open and honest way and finally embrace possibility and see changes and challenges as welcomed opportunities.
We also expect our colleagues to share Abris commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children young people and adults.
If you share our values and want to make a real difference in the world youre on to a winner and wed love to hear from you!
Be yourself
Were committed to promoting an inclusive culture. We welcome and respect the individual differences life experiences and knowledge that all our colleagues bring into the workplace and we value their contribution to our amazing company. Everyone is different everyone is unique.
Flexible working
We recognise the benefits flexible working can bring and we aim to support colleagues who need to work flexibly wherever we can provided the needs of both Abri and the colleague can be met. Please feel free to let us know about any flexibility you might need when applying for this role. We cant promise to give you exactly what you want but we do promise to consider it fully.
To our agency friends
We already have a number of carefully selected agency partners who know our business well and who support our in-house recruitment team during exceptionally busy periods. Were not looking to add to our preferred supplier list right now but if youd like to be considered at a future date please dont hesitate to register on our procurement portal.
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