Hedge Cutting jobs in Chandler's Ford

Noel’s Gardening Services Ltd has a fantastic opportunity for a hardworking and enthusiastic Apprentice Gardener to join their growing team. If you have a genuine passion for horticulture, want to learn from experienced horticulturists while gaining a Level 2 Horticulture Operative Apprenticeship, they would love to hear from you.

What you will gain:

• Experience working with a small team of gardeners responsible for maintaining a varied pool of customers, ranging from big estates to small domestic gardens.
• The chance to earn while you learn as you study to complete your Horticulture or Landscaping Operative Level 2 Apprenticeship.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lawn care and cutting
• Strimming
• Hedge cutting, and topiary
• Small tree pruning
• Rose pruning, and deadheading
• Identifying weeds and removing them
• Plant care and cutting back perennials
• General property tidying and jet washing
• Compost management
• Planting and designing herbaceous borders
• Bulb planting

The role will also include assisting the hard landscaping team to complete projects such as patios, fencing, decking, raised beds, retaining walls, pond installations, and much more.

Landscaping Assistance Duties:

• Moving materials
• Making cement mixes
• Levelling land
• Operating small plant machinery
• Excavating soil and removing concrete
• General assistance in project construction

Who you will be:

• Someone who has a passion for horticulture and outdoor work looking to build a career in the industry
• Someone who is not afraid of hard work or working in all weather conditions
• Someone who is physically fit and capable of fulfilling this demanding role which involves a lot of manual work.
• Someone able to operate small plant machinery
• Own transport would be an advantage as you will need to be able to get to the workplace each day.
• Someone willing to learn and is friendly, polite with an approachable manner

Key Skills:

• Good communication skills
• Reliable
• Punctual
• Team Player
• Good attention to detail
• Able to follow instructions
• Good time management
• Enthusiastic
• Motivated
• Honest
• Trustworthy
• Professional
• Well presented
• Takes pride in their work
• Enjoys practical work
• Keen to develop new skills
• Cleanliness

Working Week: 40 hours per week, 8am-4pm Monday – Friday including tea and lunch breaks.

Salary: £16,640 per annum in line with the Apprenticeship National Minimum Wage. For further information please see below.

Qualifications Required: GCSE Math and English minimum grade 2 desired

Future Prospects: Potential permanent position on successful completion of the apprenticeship with prospect of further training offered.

About the Employer: Established in 2017 and located in Chidham, West Sussex, Noel’s Gardening Services Limited offer a wide range of services from bespoke garden design to general maintenance. Our local, family-run business provides a high-quality and reliable service delivered by a team of friendly workers. For further information please visit: https://www.noelsgardeningservices.co.uk/

Things you need to know:

• The successful candidate will join a small team of gardeners
• Duties will vary depending on the time of year and the customer's needs.
• Everything will be provided except own personal workwear.
• Applicants will be working in different locations all based near workplace location covering Bosham and the surrounding areas
• Own driving licence and transport would be an advantage to get to work and college as required.
• This is a 28-month apprenticeship with learning starting in October/November 2026.
• Applicants need to be resident in the UK for a minimum of 3 years prior to the start of learning and have work authorisation for the UK.
• Applicants will not be eligible to apply if they have already achieved a qualification which is equal to or higher thank the apprenticeship standard on offer.
• Applicants will be expected to commit to the learning and stay to the end of the apprenticeship.
• Study will be work based although some attendance will be required at Brinsbury College and own travel will be required for this purpose.

Further Information: Apprenticeship National Minimum Wage (ANMW): The National Minimum Wage for Apprentices is £8.00 per hour (As of the 1st April 2026). This is the legal minimum pay per hour applying to 16- to 18-year-old apprentices and those aged 19 and over in the first year of their apprenticeship. For apprentices 19 or over who have completed their first year and are continuing their apprenticeship, the National Minimum Wage appropriate to their ages applies.

Pay: £16,640.00 per year

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Chichester PO18 8PP: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (preferred)

Application question(s):

• Why do you want to be a landscape gardener?
• What experience do you have working in gardens?

Education:

• GCSE or equivalent (preferred)

Location:

• Chichester PO18 8PP (preferred)

Work Location: In person