Apprentice Grounds Maintenance Operative
Apprentice Grounds Maintenance Operative
Are you an enthusiastic and proactive person who would relish the opportunity to work for a successful social enterprise that takes pride in looking after its employees, within a role that will enable you to gain experience in all aspects of grounds maintenance? If so, you’ll be interested to hear that North Wales Housing have an exciting opportunity for an Apprentice Grounds Maintenance Operative to join the ‘Rakes and Ladders’ team.
As an ambitious social enterprise North Wales Housing provides homes and delivers services to over 2,500 households across North Wales. The growing organisation employs up to 200 people and is proud to be accredited with an ‘Investors in People’ award.
Reporting to the Team Leader, as an Apprentice Grounds Maintenance Operative you will receive full training in grounds and property maintenance services, gaining practical experience whilst working towards a recognised qualification.
Your main responsibilities and duties will include, although not be limited to;
- Assisting the team in undertaking the full range of grounds maintenance duties such as:
- Horticultural operations including pruning, seasonal bedding, pest and disease control and general grass cuttings
- Hedge cutting, irrigation, mowing and strimming
- Clearance and maintenance of gullies, water features, water courses etc.
- Repairing, installing and maintaining fences, barriers, gates, bollards and other street furniture
- Collecting and disposing of litter
- Assisting with hard and soft landscaping projects
- Becoming conversant and skilled in the use of hand tools and appropriate powered hand tools
- Assisting with any property maintenance duties as directed by line manager
- Working in any operational team as directed, i.e. planned, responsive, adaptations etc
As this is an apprenticeship opportunity, you will be required to complete any training assignments and maintain a student portfolio required to achieve qualifications, undertaking necessary training required for personal and professional development as identified with the Team Leader.
To be considered for this Apprentice Grounds Maintenance Operative role you MUST have the following skills, knowledge and attributes;
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Good level of literacy and numeracy
- A willingness to undertake any relevant training
- Good understanding of customers’ expectations regarding conduct and behaviours
- Ability to establish and sustain good working relationships within a team environment, and the ability to work alone
- Ability to hold basic conversations in Welsh (although you may struggle to keep up fully)
In return;
Pay rate: Year 1 = £4.50 per hour (above Apprentice wage)
Year 2 or aged 19 (whichever is last to occur) = National Minimum Wage according to age
Additional benefits: Employee health assistance scheme, enhanced maternity and paternity pay, complementary tea and coffee, payment of professional membership, contributory pension scheme plus much more
Contracted hours: Monday to Friday, 40 hours per week
Location: You will be required to work at North Wales Housing offices and properties across North Wales as advised on a daily basis.
Contract type: Temporary for 2 years
Closing date: 1pm on the 20th March 2017
Interview date: 3rd April 2017
By clicking apply on this site, you will automatically be redirected to the North Wales Housing website.
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Prentis Cynnal a Chadw Tiroedd
Ydych chi'n berson brwdfrydig a rhagweithiol a fyddai'n mwynhau'r cyfle i weithio ar gyfer menter gymdeithasol uchelgeisiol sydd yn edrych ar ôl ei weithwyr, mewn rôl y bydd yn eich galluogi i ennill profiad ym mhob agwedd o waith cynnal a chadw tiroedd? Os felly, byddwch yn falch i glywed bod Tai Gogledd Cymru gyda cyfle cyffrous i Prentis Cynnal a Chadw Tiroedd i ymuno’r Thîm ‘Cribiniau ac Ystolion’.
Mae Tai Gogledd Cymru yn fenter gymdeithasol lwyddiannus sy’n darparu cartrefi a chyflenwi gwasanaethau i dros 2,500 o gartrefi ar draws Gogledd Cymru. Maent yn eu cyflogi tua 200 o bobl ac yn falch o arddangos eu hachrediad Buddsoddwyr mewn Pobl.
Fel Prentis Cynnal a Chadw Tiroedd, byddwch yn gyfrifol i’r Arweinydd Tîm ac yn derbyn hyfforddiant llawn mewn tiroedd a gwasanaethau cynnal a chadw eiddo, gan ennill profiad ymarferol tra'n gweithio tuag at gymhwyster cydnabyddedig.
Fydd eich prif gyfrifoldebau a dyletswyddau yn cynnwys, ond nid yn gyfyngedig i;
- Cynorthwyo'r tîm wrth ymgymryd â'r ystod llawn o ddyletswyddau cynnal a chadw tiroedd fel:
- Gweithrediadau garddwriaethol, gan gynnwys tocio, gwelyau blodau tymhorol, rheoli pla a heintiau a thoriadau glaswellt cyffredinol
- Torri gwrychoedd, dyfrhau, torri a strimio
- Clirio a chynnal a chadw gwteri, nodweddion dŵr, cyrsiau dŵr ac ati
- Gwaith trwsio, gosod a chynnal a chadw ffensys, rhwystrau, giatiau, bolardiau a chelfi stryd eraill
- Casglu a gwaredu sbwriel
- Cynorthwyo gyda phrosiectau tirlunio caled a meddal
- Dod yn gyfarwydd a hyfedr wrth ddefnyddio offer llaw ac offer pŵer priodol
- Cynorthwyo gydag unrhyw ddyletswyddau cynnal a chadw eiddo yn ôl cyfarwyddyd y rheolwr llinell
- Gweithio mewn unrhyw dîm gweithredol yn ôl y cyfarwyddyd, h.y. gwaith wedi ei gynllunio, gwaith ymatebol, addasiadau ac ati
Gan fod hwn yn gyfle prentisiaeth, bydd gofyn i chi gwblhau unrhyw aseiniadau hyfforddi a chynnal portffolio myfyrwyr sy'n ofynnol i ennill y cymhwyster, ac ymgymryd â’r hyfforddiant angenrheidiol gofynnol ar gyfer datblygiad personol a phroffesiynol fel sy’n cael eu hadnabod gyda'r Arweinydd Tîm.
I gael eich ystyried ar gyfer y rôl Prentis Cynnal a Chadw Tiroedd hon RHAID i chi gael y sgiliau, gwybodaeth, a'r priodoleddau canlynol;
- Sgiliau cyfathrebu llafar ac ysgrifenedig rhagorol
- Lefel dda o lythrennedd a rhifedd
- Parodrwydd i ymgymryd â hyfforddiant perthnasol
- Dealltwriaeth dda o ddisgwyliadau cwsmeriaid o ran ymddygiad
- Y gallu amlwg i sefydlu a chynnal perthynas waith da o fewn amgylchedd tîm, ac i weithio yn annibynnol
- Y gallu i gynnal sgwrs sylfaenol yn Gymraeg (ond efallai'n cael trafferth i ddilyn y sgwrs yn llwyr)
Yn gyfnewid;
Cyfradd cyflog: Blwyddyn 1 = £ 4.50 yr awr (uwchben cyflog Prentis)
Blwyddyn 2 neu 19 oed (pa un bynnag sy'n digwydd olaf) = Isafswm Cyflog Cenedlaethol yn ôl oedran
Manteision ychwanegol: Cynllun cymorth iechyd gweithwyr, gwell tâl mamolaeth a tadolaeth, te a choffi am ddim, cyfraniad ariannol at aelodaeth broffesiynol, cynllun pensiwn cyfrannol a llawer mwy.
Oriau: Dydd Llun i ddydd Gwener, 40 awr yr wythnos
Lleoliad: Bydd gofyn i chi weithio yn swyddfeydd Tai Gogledd Cymru ac eiddo eraill ar draws Gogledd Cymru fel y cynghorir yn ddyddiol
Math o gontract: Dros dro am 2 flynedd
Dyddiad cau: 1yp, ar y 20fed Mawrth 2017
Dyddiad cyfweld: 3ydd Ebrill 201
Drwy ddewis 'wneud cais', byddwch yn cael eich ailgyfeirio at gwefan Tai Gogledd Cymru, lle gallwch weld proffil llawn y rôl a gwneud cais ar-lein.