Location
Park Farm, Woodstock
Department
Rural- Farming
Contract Type
Apprenticeship
Salary
Apprentice Pay Dependant on Age
Hours
Monday- Friday, 08.00am - 16.00pm
Are you passionate about the great outdoors? Do you have an interest in forestry and arboriculture? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you! As our Forestry apprentice, you’ll be part of a dynamic team, working alongside not one but two teams dedicated to nurturing your skills and knowledge. Blenheim partnered with Nicholson's to ensure that our Forestry apprentices get the best of both words. They are currently going through their Arboricultural Association annual Accreditation. The Arb team encompasses all arboricultural practices to the highest standard and as a team we align with the wider company values of Dedication, Creativity and Passion for Our Planet, which are values Blenheim also hold dearly. You can find out more about what Nicholson's offer as part of this partnership in the job description. Your role here at Blenheim will be to support the Foresters in maintaining tress and hedges, general estate maintenance and planting to name but a few tasks. You will need to be able to get to both sites, so please bear this in mind when applying, for this reason, a driving licence is desirable.
We will be interviewing as and when so don't hesitate to apply!
What are we looking for:
- Flexible/adaptable in approach to work
- Honest, reliable and committed
- Friendly and approachable manner
- Pro-active approach to work
- Able to adapt to a physical role working outside in all weather conditions
- A ‘can do’ positive attitude to work
- Ability to carry out manual heavy labour tasks
- Ability to establish and develop working relationships
- Ability to maintain and develop personal performance
What's in it for you:
- Staff Discounts
- 20% on Blenheim retail
- 50% on Blenheim Café food outlets
- 30% at The Orangery
- Salary Sacrifice Schemes for Bicycles and Electric Vehicles
- Access to our Benefits Platform with a range of additional benefits
- Competitive Pension
- Complimentary Event Tickets
- Annual Pass for yourself and a family member
- Staff Events
- Holiday Purchase Scheme
- Paid Volunteer Day
- Free Fruit Wednesday
- Free breakfast on Friday
- Monthly Sharing a Sense of Belonging Events
- Free Eye Test and a contribution for Glasses
- Long Service Award
- Onsite Parking
Benefits vary from contract type, these will be conformed to you in our welcome letter.
Here we invest in our People, our Promise is to help our employees, Grow, Give and Belong
Grow - At Blenheim your talent is nurtured and your wellbeing in championed.
Give - Being apart of something much bigger, giving back to the wider community to work collaboratively and to meet our shared goals
Belong - Be apart of something special, know you matter and belong.
