How you’ll make a difference:
Our StreetCare Design and Operations team play a key role in the delivery of quality highways related maintenance and construction works. They’re commencing an ambitious programme to deliver over £100m worth of investment through the City Region Sustainable Transport Settlements (CRSTS) programme.
As a Groundworker Apprentice, you will join our frontline team, supporting them by contributing to the highways work throughout the delivery phase. Your role is vital in keeping our roads safe and meeting the needs of the South Gloucestershire community.
Groundworkers are the first trade onto a construction and civil engineering site. They work closely with supervisors and engineers in interpreting design specifications and will prepare the site ready for the structural building works to take place.

What you will be doing:

• Working alongside our experienced staff, you will support and contribute towards the physical construction of a wide variety of features including, site clearance, fencing, drainage, earthworks, pavements, kerbing, footways, block paving, traffic signs, road markings and retaining walls.
• You will have the opportunity to learn how to operate small mechanical plant and machinery used in the maintenance of highways and the safety methods involved around operation of plant and equipment.
• In addition, you’ll be taught how to undertake general manual labouring work, assisting in excavations, reinstatements and specialist practices such as asphalt mixes, landscaping, structures and temporary traffic management.
• You will be responsible for your own safety on site as well as your fellow workers and the public, this will be done by adhering to directed safe methods of work at all times.

What we need from you:

• Ideally, you will hold a minimum of GCSE (grades 1-9/A-F) or equivalent qualification in English and maths or be willing to undertake and gain Level 2 Functional Skills in English and maths as part of the apprenticeship.
• You will have the ability to work effectively as part of a team.
• You will have a good work ethic and commitment to gaining your qualification, learning on the job and employment.

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

• All candidates that successfully reach the interview stages will be required to provide a 10-minute presentation as part of the recruitment process. Candidates who do not provide a presentation at interview will not progress through the recruitment process.
• As part of this training route, you will need to undertake a basic skills assessment as part of the selection process. These will be emailed to you by the training provider, Gloucestershire College.
• You’ll be working fixed hours, with the following shift pattern: 07:45am to 4.30pm Monday to Thursday and 07:45am to 3.30pm Friday.
• The apprenticeship is programmed to be delivered on a weekly day release learning during term time only over the 24 months of training. This requires attendance to Gloucestershire College, Cheltenham Campus, Princess Elizabeth Way, Cheltenham, GL51 7SJ. The council will cover your travel expenses.
• The salary for this apprenticeship is set at the current National Minimum Wage:Age Hourly rate Annual salary21 + £12.21 £24,76118 – 20 £10.00 £20,28016-17 £7.55 £15,311

WE’RE MAKING A DIFFERENCE, BE PART OF IT!

For further information please refer to the job description Apprenticeship - Highways Maintenance 0425

• Working alongside our experienced staff, you will support and contribute towards the physical construction of a wide variety of features including, site clearance, fencing, drainage, earthworks, pavements, kerbing, footways, block paving, traffic signs, road markings and retaining walls.
• You will have the opportunity to learn how to operate small mechanical plant and machinery used in the maintenance of highways and the safety methods involved around operation of plant and equipment.
• In addition, you’ll be taught how to undertake general manual labouring work, assisting in excavations, reinstatements and specialist practices such as asphalt mixes, landscaping, structures and temporary traffic management.
• You will be responsible for your own safety on site as well as your fellow workers and the public, this will be done by adhering to directed safe methods of work at all times