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Are you passionate about trees, the outdoors, and working in a hands-on environment? We are looking for a motivated and enthusiastic Arborist Apprentice to join our friendly and professional team. You'll work across a variety of beautiful landscapes, including country estates, private gardens, commercial properties, and public spaces.
Requirements
- Basic understanding of health and safety needs onsite and ability to work safely
- Ability to complete site-specific risk assessments and emergency action plans
- Willingness to learn to select appropriate equipment for tree work operations
- Ability to learn to set out workplace signage (highway & non highway) and assist with traffic control
- Willingness to learn to process tree work arisings using appropriate machinery
- Ability to maintain and take appropriate care of tools, equipment and other onsite factors (such as customer or public buildings etc.)
- Willingness to learn to recognise a variety of tree species using common names
- Willingness to learn to carry out a range of formative pruning operations
- Ability to carry out branch removal up to 200mm diameter with hand tools (target pruning for final cut)
- Ability to fell and process small trees up to 380mm diameter
- Willingness to support aerial tree workers with transfer of equipment for aerial tree work operations
- Ability to perform an aerial rescue of colleague from a rope and harness
- Willingness to work safely at height in the tree under supervision
- Ability to communicate technical information about arboricultural operations to fellow team members, clients and other stakeholders as required
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Responsibilities
- Tree care and maintenance
- Tree and hedge planting
- Hedge cutting and management
- Involvement in a variety of arboricultural projects that make a real impact on the environment
Benefits
- Wage: Competitive wage offered
- Training course: Arborist (level 2)
- Hours: Monday to Friday, 7.30am-5pm (one day a fortnight attendance to college). 42 hours 30 minutes a week
- Start date: Saturday 1 August 2026
- Duration: 1 year 6 months
- Apprenticeship: Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience. Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
- Training provider: THE WINDSOR FOREST COLLEGES GROUP
- Training schedule: Training will take place at Berkshire College of Agriculture, once a fortnight.
- Earning potential: Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Further training available.
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Application Process
- Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
About Heights Tree Care
- Heights Tree Care are a professional arboricultural company offering all aspects of tree surgery and hedge maintenance to clients throughout Oxfordshire, Berkshire and Buckinghamshire.
- We take pride in caring for trees, providing a comprehensive management and maintenance service, including tree and hedge planting, from young trees to mature specimens.
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