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Join Broadleaf Midlands Tree Care as an Arborist Apprentice
You will learn the foundations of professional tree care while working with an experienced team across Leicestershire and beyond. We are looking for a reliable, practical person with a positive attitude and willingness to learn.
What you'll do at work
Working alongside experienced arborists, the apprentice will gain practical experience in ground based and, when ready and appropriately trained, aerial tree-work operations. No two days are exactly the same, but duties will include:
- Assisting with safe site set up, risk controls, exclusion zones and job tidy up
- Learning to use, inspect and care for arboricultural tools, PPE, equipment and plant under supervision
- Supporting ground operations, including handling brash, assisting the team, feeding the chipper when trained and maintaining an organised work area
- Developing an understanding of trees, pruning, wildlife considerations and the standards expected in professional tree care
- Completing apprenticeship learning alongside practical on the job training and regular support from the Broadleaf team
- Progressing towards climbing and aerial tree work skills when competence, training and safety requirements have been met
Where you'll work
Spring Barrow Lodge
Swannymote Road, Whitwick
Coalville
LE67 5UT
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training
You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
DCG
Training course
Arborist (level 2)
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What you'll learn
Course contents
- Recognise health and safety needs onsite and work safely
- Complete site-specific risk assessments and emergency action plans
- Select appropriate equipment for tree work operations
- Set out workplace signage (highway & non highway) and assists with traffic control
- Process tree work arisings using appropriate machinery
- Maintain and take appropriate care of tools, equipment and other onsite factors (such as customer or public buildings etc.)
- Recognise a variety of tree species using common names
- Carry out a range of formative pruning operations
- Carry out branch removal up to 200mm diameter with hand tools (target pruning for final cut).
- Fell and process small trees up to 380mm diameter.
- Support aerial tree workers with transfer of equipment for aerial tree work operations
- Perform an aerial rescue of colleague from a rope and harness
- Work safely at height in the tree under supervision
- Communicate technical information about arboricultural operations to fellow team members, clients and other stakeholders as required.
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Training schedule
Arborist Level 2.
Desirable qualifications
- GCSE in:
- English (grade C/4 or above or equivalent)
- Maths (grade C/4 or above or equivalent)
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Team working
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
- Physical fitness
- Reliable
- Punctual
Other requirements
This is a practical, outdoor role based from our unit in Shepshed, with travel to domestic and commercial work sites across Leicestershire and the East Midlands in company vehicles. The work involves early starts, working in varied weather conditions, manual handling, using PPE and working around machinery and equipment. Safety is central to everything we do, so the successful applicant must be willing to follow training, safe systems of work and instructions from the team leader. The role is 37.5 paid hours per week, Monday to Friday, with a one-hour unpaid lunch break each day.
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About this employer
Broadleaf Midlands Tree Care is a growing, family run tree care business based in Shepshed, Leicestershire. We provide professional tree surgery, hedge maintenance, stump removal, tree planting and commercial tree care services across Leicestershire and the wider East Midlands.
Our small team works for homeowners, businesses, schools, estates and other commercial clients. We are known for safe working, high quality workmanship, tidy sites and friendly customer service. We are committed to developing good people and giving them the opportunity to build a long term career in arboriculture.
https://broadleaftreecare.co.uk (opens in new tab)
After this apprenticeship
Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).
On successful completion of the apprenticeship, the successful candidate may have the opportunity to progress into a permanent Arborist role with Broadleaf Midlands Tree Care. With continued safe working, practical competence, reliability and successful completion of relevant training, there may be opportunities to develop towards Senior Arborist/Lead Climber and, in time, Team Leader roles. Progression will depend on performance, business need and available opportunities.
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The contact for this apprenticeship is:
DCG
Ali Harrison
ali.harrison@derby-college.ac.uk
01332 387420
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000052174.
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