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Key Responsibilities

·         Ensuring the School’s sports pitches, landscaped grounds, gardens and outdoor facilities are maintained to the highest standards with due care and attention

·         Assisting in the preparation and maintenance of sports surfaces for football, rugby, cricket, athletics and other School sporting activities

·        Ensuring all machinery, tools, equipment and School property are maintained, cleaned and kept in good working order

·         Working collaboratively with the Grounds and Estates team to ensure daily tasks are completed efficiently and to the required standard

·         Maintaining regular communication with the Grounds Manager regarding work progress, machinery issues, etc

·         In the absence of the Head Grounds Manager liaising closely with Games staff and external parties to ensure
the availability of sports pitches and equipment

·         Ensuring work areas and the maintenance shed is kept clean, tidy and secure at all times

·         Ensuring all materials, fertilisers, fuels and resources are used efficiently to minimise waste

·         Complying with all Health and Safety procedures and contributing to maintaining a safe working environment at all times

·         Assisting with the preparation of the  grounds for fixtures, events, open days, and other School functions

·         Opening and closing of the School premises, including gates, doors, windows, fire exits, for the purpose of School use, lettings, out of school hours functions, maintenance and emergency services.

Day to day responsibilities operational duties will include, but are not limited to:

·         Mowing using pedestrian and ride-on mowers

·         Preparing and marking sports pitches to a high standard

·         Operating tractors, utility vehicles, trailers, and other grounds maintenance equipment

·         Aeration, scarification, overseeding, topdressing, and seasonal pitch renovations

·         Irrigation operation and watering duties

·         Application of fertilisers and plant protection products (where appropriately qualified).

·         Hedge trimming, pruning, leaf collection, and general landscape maintenance

·         Weed control and general grounds maintenance

·         Operation of strimmers, hedge cutters, blowers, edgers, and other hand-held equipment

·         Moving goals, sports equipment, benches, and pitch furniture

·         Setting up sports facilities for fixtures, training sessions, and school events

·         Monitoring playing surface conditions and reporting any issues affecting safety or playability

·         Carrying out routine pitch testing and environmental data collection

·         Assisting with winter maintenance, including frost protection, snow clearance, and gritting.

·         Carrying out routine maintenance checks on machinery and reporting faults promptly.

·         Maintaining workshops, machinery storage areas, and grounds compounds in a clean and organised condition.

·         Supporting the Estates Team with general maintenance duties where required.

·         Undertaking any other reasonable duties requested by the Head Grounds Manager or Estates Manager.

Flexibility

·         You may be occasionally required to undertake other reasonable duties.