K10 Apprenticeships Limited
Groundworks Apprenticeship - Wandsworth
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About The Role
Groundworker Apprenticeship
Job Description
Groundworkers play a vital role in preparing construction sites, ensuring the foundations are solid, and creating the essential infrastructure for buildings and other structures. To be a groundworker, you will need a good level of fitness, basic knowledge of building methods with an understanding of the materials used in construction. Initially you will help to prepare the site by unloading and storing building materials in a safe and efficient manner. Once the building work gets underway, further duties could include:
- Clearing the construction site of debris, vegetation, and other obstacles.
- Excavating and levelling the ground to the required depth and dimensions.
- Marking out areas for foundations and ensuring they are accurately measured and set up.
- Digging trenches for foundations and ensuring they are at the correct depth and alignment.
- Installing drainage systems, including pipes and sewers, ensuring proper gradients for efficient water flow.
- Creating appropriate falls and cambers to facilitate surface water drainage.
- Form working – putting up or dismantling the shuttering that holds the concrete in place.
- Mixing, layering and smoothing concrete for foundations, floors and beams
- Steel piling – fixing steel sheets together to form temporary retaining walls for excavation work
- Collaborating effectively with other construction professionals, including architects, engineers, and fellow groundworkers.
- Adhering to strict safety guidelines and protocols, including wearing appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE).
- Implementing safety measures to prevent accidents and injuries on the construction site.
Trade/Site-Based Role -This role involves regular manual handling of loads up to 25kg, working outdoors, and working on uneven terrain. K10 Apprenticeships will consider reasonable adjustments where possible to support individuals in carrying out the essential duties of the role.
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K10 are a disability confident employer, who are proud to support apprentices in the workplace and at college. The K10 team being trained in assisting learners with varying levels of support and guidance.
If you have any disabilities or require reasonable adjustments in the interview process, please let us know and we would be happy to accommodate.
Typical Working Week
40 hours p/w with start time typically between 07:00 & 08:00 inclusive of paid 8 hours at college.
Person Specification
- Proactive approach, taking pride in their work and taking accountability for decisions.
- A love of variety in a role and ability to adapt to a dynamic, fast-paced working environment
- Ability to quickly prioritise tasks and the initiative to dive head-first into problem solving
- No two days are the same on the front line and not every day goes to plan, so you’ll need to be quick on your feet to respond!
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills and enjoy working with multiple teams
- Ability to analyse and interpret information and effectively communicate this to different team members and audiences
- Ability to visit different sites and training days
- Curiosity to learn quickly in a reactive and dynamic working environment.
- Ability to work in all weather conditions to serve our customers and protect the environment
- Able to understand and follow health and safety protocols
Minimum Requirements
- English and Maths at GCSE Grade 3 / D or above, or Functional Skills at Entry 3 or above.
The information/qualifications you provide on your CV will be verified; any inaccuracies will have a negative impact on your application.
Desired Requirements
- The passion and commitment to become fully qualified in Groundworks. It would be advantageous if you have already completed technical certificates in construction or multi-skills, have previous related work experience and a CSCS, but this is certainly not essential
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Key Training/College Information
K10 will enrol you to the Level 2 Groundworker course and fund your qualifications through an accredited training provider.
The apprenticeship duration is 18 months.
Eligibility
To Start This Apprenticeship, You’ll Need To Be
- Living in England for the last 3 years and have right to work status
- Not enrolled on any other courses
- 18+ due to site H&S rules
- You must live in the London Boroughs of Wandsworth or Lambeth
Who We Are
We are UK’s largest construction-specific Flexi-Job Apprenticeship Agency. Founded in 2009, we are an award-winning social enterprise with a passion to convert potential.
Our aim is to place our learners in sustainable employment on projects in their local area. To do this, we collaborate with government, referral organisations, local authorities, developers, contractors, and colleges, to deliver apprenticeship programmes specifically designed to upskill the future of construction.
GDPR Privacy Statement
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Your data will be used solely for the purposes of assessing your suitability for the role and for related recruitment activities. If you are unsuccessful, we will retain your personal data for 24 months following the conclusion of the recruitment process, after which it will be securely deleted, unless we are required to retain it for legal or regulatory reasons.
You have the right to withdraw your consent and request deletion of your data at any time during this period. To do so, please contact joinus@k-10.co.uk.
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