Getting paid while you learn might sound too good to be true, but as an apprentice you really do get the best of both worlds.

Here at Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council we're big on innovation. To achieve this we want people with big ideas about how we could do things differently for the better and who aren't afraid to voice them.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Grounds Maintenance apprentice to join our Parks and Streetscene team. 

The Parks and Streetscene team cover 245 square miles across the borough, you will play a major role in undertaking grounds maintenance working in parks, open spaces and other public areas where you will learn how to carry out activities such as grass cutting, hedge trimming and pruning, planting and grass seeding as well as using hand tools, plant and machinery.

Key Requirements

• Motivation and willingness to learn
• To be able to communicate both written and orally
• Good organisation

You will work towards an apprentice standard in amenity horticulture and will also undertake a training programme designed to develop your skills and knowledge.

We do things differently here. We go beyond expectations to nurture and develop our communities and our colleagues as we shape an exciting future for Basingstoke and Deane.