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Temporary Apprentice Horticultural Assistant
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Job Type Apprenticeships Group Prosperity, Development and Frontline Services Division Prosperity and Development Grade Minimum Wage Specific Salary National Minimum Wage Contract Type Fixed Term Advert Details RCT Council's Apprenticeship Scheme 2020 An Apprenticeship with Award Winning RCT Council is the first stage of your journey to excellent career opportunities. The Council's 2020 Apprenticeship scheme offers exciting employment opportunities in a number of different service areas across the Council. An apprenticeship in the Parks department will offer candidates the opportunity to develop an excellent degree of experience, knowledge and skills in this service area. You will develop and apply skills in day to day maintenance tasks associated with parks. The Parks team is looking for an Apprentice Horticultural Assistant. You will work alongside experienced colleagues, gaining job-specific knowledge and skills. The scheme gives you the opportunity to earn a wage whilst learning and working towards nationally recognised professional qualifications in your chosen career path. Benefits: * In-house training, tailored induction programme, pastoral care and support; * Earn, while you learn; * Benefits package including pension, 25 days leave, subsidised membership fees for Leisure Centres within RCT, and staff benefits scheme. This is a fixed term post for a two-year period and will start in September 2020. You will be paid National Minimum Wage dependent on age: * 25 & over 8.72 21-24 8.20 * 18 - 20 6.45 Under 18 4.55 Due to the Apprenticeship entry criteria, applications cannot be accepted from any applicant who has already gained a similar qualification at level 3 or above in the role applied for. For example, if you have a degree in Civil Engineering you will not be eligible to apply for a Civil Engineering apprenticeship post. However, you could apply for any other apprenticeship post. Any such applications will not be considered. Rhondda Cynon Taf Council welcomes applications from all parts of the community. For further information regarding these posts, please contact the Employment, Education & Training Team at eett@rctcbc.gov.uk. Protecting children and vulnerable adults is a core responsibility of all staff appointed to the Council. The Council values diversity in its workforce. We are committed to ensuring that no unlawful discrimination occurs in the recruitment and selection process on the grounds of age, sex, race, disability, sexual orientation, transgender, including those with non-binary identities, religion or belief or pregnancy and maternity. We offer a number of staff networks for employees including the Allies Network, a Disability and Carers Network and Perthyn our LGBTQ+ Network. An application submitted for this post in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application made in English. In view of the large number of Application Forms which are currently being submitted individual applications are not acknowledged. Consequently if you do not hear from us within four weeks of the closing date, please assume that your application is unsuccessful on this occasion. In which case you are thanked for the interest you have shown in applying for a position within the Council. Interview arrangements (date and format) will be confirmed as soon as possible. Job Description Temporary Apprentice Horticultural Assistant Ref 3323.docx - 37KB Converted File Temporary Apprentice Horticultural Assistant Ref 3323.docx.pdf - 104KB Job Description Welsh Vacancy 3323 Temporary Apprentice Horticultural Assistant JD_CY-GB.docx - 37KB Converted File Vacancy 3323 Temporary Apprentice Horticultural Assistant JD_CY-GB.docx.pdf - 103KB Work Hours 37 Work Location Various Parks across either Rhondda, Cynon or Taff areas RCT RCT Post Code RCT Expected Interview Date Expected Interview Date - day Expected Interview Date - month Expected Interview Date - year 1 July 2020 If you'd like to apply for this vacancy in Welsh, please use the 'Newid Iaith/Change Language' link at the top of this page to take you to the Welsh version of this advert, from which you can apply in Welsh.