Apprentice Horticultural/Crop Technician (109099-0524)

£14,175-£17,325 (Year 1) with annual increments

This is a fixed-term, 2-year apprenticeship, for 36.5 hours per week which may lead to a permanent role following successful completion of the apprenticeship.

Sowing the seeds of Tomorrow - A unique opportunity for a career supporting horticultural research and science. We are looking for an Apprentice Horticultural/Crop Technician to join our team at Stratford Innovation Campus (based in Wellesbourne) providing support to world renowned scientific and horticultural research.

The successful apprentice will work in a multi-disciplinary team of Technicians assisting in the provision of high-quality field and protected crops research trials.

 You will also be expected to undertake a Level 3 Advanced Apprenticeship in Horticulture – Crop Technician, at our training provider, Pershore College, starting in October 2024 and will need to meet the eligibility requirements for the Apprenticeship Funding  - Apprenticeship funding rules for main providers - Annex A: Eligibility criteria (who we fund) - Guidance - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).

For informal enquiries, please contact Sally Mann at Sally.mann@warwick.ac.uk

We are looking for someone who enjoys being outdoors, has an interest in growing plants and would like to work as part of a team in supporting world renowned scientific and horticultural research. An understanding, interest and/or experience with tractors and agricultural equipment will be advantageous.

You may already have some experience in working in a horticultural environment or be a school leaver who has an interest in horticulture/research. We are interested in talking to anyone who is enthusiastic, interested and not afraid of hard work outdoors. 

For further information regarding the skills required for this role please see the personal specification section of the attached job description.

School of Life Sciences

For further information about the School of Life Sciences please see our website at:

http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/lifesci

For further information about the work of the Crop Centre and the facilities available at the Stratford Innovation Campus (at Wellesbourne):

Warwick Crop Centre

Born in the 60s with a mindset of boldness, imagination and collaboration, the University of Warwick is a world-leading research-intensive university with the highest academic and research standards. We’re one of the world’s top universities, ranked 67th in the world and 10th in the UK*, with 92% of our research assessed to be ‘world leading or internationally excellent’**. 

You'll be joining a diverse, innovative and globally connected community committed to igniting real world progress. Here at Warwick, we offer you opportunities to follow your ambitions as long as you bring the energy and determination to succeed.

*QS World University Rankings 2024

** Research Excellence Framework 2021

To find out more about us visit our website.

CLOSING DATE:  Wednesday 19th June 2024 at 11.45pm

To apply, please click ‘Apply’ below and submit an application form by the closing date. Please plan for any potential delays as you will not be able to submit an application past this deadline (even if you opened the form at, say, 11.30pm).

Please attach a CV and cover letter.

Your CV should include your most recent employment experience, any other relevant experience, and education history.

Your cover letter must detail how you meet each of the essential criteria found in the Job Description document below (desirable criteria too, where possible).

Please see below a guide on writing a cover letter. We highly recommend using individual criteria as headers and giving examples below, though you are free to format the letter as you wish.

To streamline our hiring processes, we can only accept applications via our official website, warwick-careers.tal.net.

Interview Date: TBC

Start Date: TBC

We will provide you with a great range of benefits, which include an attractive pension scheme, 26 days holiday plus Christmas closure, excellent learning and development opportunities, and savings on a wide range of products and services. We offer a generous maternity/paternity/adoption/parental leave policy, and onsite childcare facilities. 

We recognise the importance of a healthy work/life balance and offer you access to flexible working, for more information click here. 

We are proud to say that we are a Living Wage employer.

Warwick is committed to building an organisation of mutual respect and dignity, promoting a welcoming, diverse, and inclusive working and learning environment.  We recognise that everyone is different in a variety of visible and non-visible ways, and that those differences are to be recognised, respected, and valued.  Where possible, we go beyond legislation to provide a place where everyone can thrive, supporting all staff to achieve their full potential. We aspire to remove economic, social, and cultural barriers that may otherwise prevent people from succeeding. 

We therefore welcome and encourage applications from all communities regardless of culture, background, age, disability, sex/gender, gender identity or expression, ethnicity, religion/belief, or sexual or romantic orientation. To find out more about our social inclusion work at Warwick visit our webpages here. 

The University currently holds a Race Equality Charter Bronze Award, Athena Swan Sliver Award and a Disability Smart Bronze Award. The University of Warwick is also one of the six founder institutions of the EUTOPIA European University Alliance. 

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