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Bedlington Lane Farm
NE22 6AA

W L STRAUGHAN & SON LTD - Groundworker Apprentice

Salary: £15,311.40 a year
Working Pattern: Full Time
Contract Type: Apprenticeship
Closing Date: Fri 05 Sep 2025 - 11:59 pm UTC
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W L STRAUGHAN & SON LTD - Groundworker Apprentice

Summary

WL Straughan & Son Ltd are looking to welcome to their team a keen, willing to learn, groundworker apprentice to learn all aspects of the trade.

Annual wage: £15,311.40 a year
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Training course: Groundworker (level 2)

Hours
Monday - Friday, 7.30am - 4.00pm, with 30 min lunch.
39.0 hours a week

Possible start date: Monday 15 September 2025

Duration: 1 Year 6 Months

Positions available: 1

Work

As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.

What you’ll do at work

  • Ground working - learning to mark out and dig trenches for foundations and drains
  • Installing drainage and manholes
  • Form working - assisting in erecting and/or dismantling shuttering holding setting concrete
  • Concreting - mixing using various equipment
  • Minor road work - concreting, laying kerbs, paving and re-surfacing
  • Understanding why and using correct PPE for all tasks
  • Adhering to risk and COSHH assessments and following instructions provided in tool box talks
  • Recognising, then learning to implement, the organisation of materials, tools and equipment
  • Monitoring the work environment at all times to ensure as far as possible all clear and tidy
  • Support in maintain site locations as required
  • Any other duties reasonably requested by the Supervisors and/or managers
  • Understanding and following Health and Safety Guidance

Where you’ll work

Bedlington Lane Farm
NE22 6AA

Training

An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.

College or training organisation

CITY OF SUNDERLAND COLLEGE

Your training course

Groundworker (level 2)

Your training plan

  • Groundworker Level 2 Apprenticeship Standard

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE or equivalent in:

  • English (grade 1-9)
  • Maths (grade 1-9)

Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.

Skills

  • Attention to detail
  • Communication skills
  • Creative
  • Customer care skills
  • IT skills
  • Logical
  • Non judgemental
  • Number skills
  • Organisation skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Team working

Other requirements

Construction work will be carried out in all weathers and will be physically demanding.

About this company

WL Straughan and Son Ltd is an established family business based in south east Northumberland, providing an array of civil and environmental services across northern England and the Scottish borders. Our services and projects are delivered to a range of organisations including local government, civil engineering companies, charities and public bodies such as Forestry England, the National Trust and National Parks.

After this apprenticeship

  • Full time employment Promotion Varied career path Learning additional skills

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The contact for this apprenticeship is:

W L STRAUGHAN & SON LTD

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000337684.

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Closes on Friday 05 September 2025

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