Horticultural Apprentice

Hours: 45 per week (including paid study time) Location: Hitchin

Job Description

We have a vacancy for an enthusiastic horticultural apprentice to work alongside our experienced and knowledgeable Garden and Grounds Maintenance Teams servicing long established commercial and residential client’s grounds and gardens across the Home Counties and North London.

Some of your duties will include:

• Cutting grass
• Edging and Maintaining beds
• Pruning
• Leaf blowing
• Hedge trimming
• Planting
• Attending Shuttleworth College 1x day per week as a horticultural apprentice

Desired skills and personal qualities

• Enthusiasm and a genuine interest in horticulture
• Reliable, hardworking and diligent

• Able to work as part of a team
• Committed to delivering a great service

• Basic level maths and English are required

• A full driving licence and own vehicle is required for you to get to our yard each day.  

Things to consider

We invest heavily in our staff with ongoing training and development plans and career progression is a very real prospect for the best candidates. You will be required to attend Shuttleworth College one day per week to study for your qualification in horticulture.  

We work all year round Monday to Friday in all weathers with early starts. Our team are hardworking and focussed on delivering a great service.  

About us

Established for over 15 years, Hislop & Co Horticulture Ltd provide an unrivalled garden and grounds maintenance service to clients in and around the Herts, Beds, Bucks and North London areas. 

We are a growing company with strong values and a passion for delivering excellence in everything we do.

We recruit people who take pride in their work and genuinely care about delivering exceptional service.  We believe in creating a positive work environment and encourage team members to develop their skills to their full potential. 

We give our staff the opportunity to develop and enhance their skill set and horticultural knowledge, through a range of CPD and training opportunities including specialist horticultural qualifications, RHS-run workshops and events, and supervisory skills training.

If you are interested in applying, you must be able to provide good references, have a clean driving licence and pass an enhanced DBS check. We are located in the beautiful Herts countryside and due to our rural location, we can only accept applications from candidates who have a vehicle to get to / from work. 

If this role is of interest, then we can offer you:

• 28 days holiday per year (including bank holidays).
• Pension Scheme and Employee Assistance Programme.
• DBS check and Certification paid for by the Company.
• Company events.
• Annual RHS student membership