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Employer: Cheltenham Ladies College
Contract: Full time
Salary: £27,195 per annum
Industries: Education
This is an exciting opportunity for someone with experience in grounds maintenance who enjoys working outdoors and takes pride in maintaining high-quality sports and estate grounds. You will be working as a member of our Grounds and Gardens team, which forms part of the wider Property Services team at a prestigious boarding school based in the centre of Cheltenham.
Reporting to the Head of Grounds and Gardens and working as part of a dedicated team, you will be responsible for the maintenance, presentation, development and overall care of the College’s extensive outdoor areas and playing surfaces. The College estate includes 15 boarding houses with their own gardens, two sports fields, a cricket square, 18 hard courts, two astro pitches, the main College site and the Performing Arts Centre.
Key responsibilities would include, but are not limited to:
- Sports pitch and astro maintenance before, during and after matches;
- Development and preparation of the cricket square;
- Line marking;
- Set up and maintenance of sports equipment;
- Hedge cutting and tidying;
- Path and estate maintenance;
- Drain clearance around sports grounds;
- Leaf collection, snow clearing and salting of pathways during adverse weather conditions;
- Supporting the College lawn development plan;
- Ensuring grounds remain safe and maintained to the highest standards;
As a member of the College support staff, you will be part of a large and friendly community of professionals who support our pupils’ education and experience. You’ll be joining a significant team that underpins the success of College.
This is a full-time position (40 hours per week average), working on a 3-week rota pattern which, during term time only, includes evenings and weekends.
If you have any questions, please contact the HR Department by email on HR@cheltladiescollege.org. The HR Department is open from 8.30am to 5.00pm, Monday to Friday.
Closing date of applications is 6 August 2026 at 8:00pm.
Please note that applications will be considered as they are received and College reserves the right to appoint at any time in the process.
To apply, of find out more, please visit https://www.cheltladiescollege.org/information/jobs
Cheltenham Ladies’ College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children.
How to apply
Applications close: 6 August 2026
