Position: Grounds Person
Location: Cambridge
Salary: Up to £29,000 - £30,000 per annum DOE
Hours: Full-time, 37.5 hours per week
Please note - A full Clean UK Driving Licence is required for you to be considered for this position.
Are you a dedicated groundskeeping professional with a passion for maintaining pristine outdoor spaces? Do you excel in a role where your meticulous attention to detail ensures the safety and aesthetic appeal of sports pitches and gardens? Chappell Enterprises UK is recruiting on behalf of our client, a prestigious educational institution in Cambridge, seeking a proactive and skilled Grounds person to join their team.
About Our Client:
Our client is a renowned educational institution operating across multiple sites in Cambridge. They are committed to continuous improvement and development, ensuring the safety and well-being of pupils, staff, and visitors. The Grounds and Gardens department is responsible for the maintenance of 76 acres of grounds, including sports fields and gardens.
About the Role:
As a Grounds Person, you will be responsible for the upkeep of both hard and soft areas of the grounds. Your role will ensure that sports pitches are safe and well-maintained, and that all areas are aesthetically pleasing. You will also assist the Gardens team as needed, contributing to the overall beauty and functionality of the grounds.
Key Responsibilities:
• Maintain sports turf, including cutting, rolling, strimming, scarifying, aerating, watering, seeding, and top dressing.
• Assist with planting, weeding, pruning, and watering in the gardens.
• Mark out pitches and set up goals, nets, and boundary markers.
• Prepare, maintain, and renovate cricket pitches.
• Maintain paths, borders, hedges, and roadways.
• Clear snow and ice from pathways and apply gritting and salt as needed.
• Perform minor machinery maintenance and maintain artificial surfaces.
• Keep records up to date as required.
Requirements:
Essential:
• Proven experience in groundskeeping or a related field.
• Knowledge of sports pitch maintenance, preferably cricket and football pitches.
• Honest and reliable with excellent timekeeping.
• Self-motivated with the ability to use your own initiative.
• Flexibility regarding working hours to complete essential tasks.
Desirable:
• Trade relevant NVQ or similar qualification.
• Experience in contractor supervision.
• Understanding of health and safety best practices, including COSHH and manual handling.
Why Join our Client?
• Generous paid holiday entitlement of 30 days plus bank holidays.
• Pension scheme with employer contributions.
• Free lunch during term time and certain holiday periods.
• Free on-site parking and access to fitness facilities.
• Cycle to work scheme.
To Apply
If you are a proactive leader with a passion for delivering outstanding projects, we want to hear from you! Join Chappell Enterprises UK in supporting our client's mission to deliver exceptional outdoor environments!
Chappell Enterprises UK is an equal opportunities employer. We encourage applicants from all backgrounds and are a Disability Confident Employer, offering interviews to disabled applicants who meet the minimum essential criteria for the role.
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