Details
Employer: Haileybury
Contract: Full time
Hours: 39.5
Salary: £29,715
Industries: Education
The objective of the Groundsperson is to ensure the efficient and development of all sports playing surfaces, their structure Maintenance and associated areas and to ensure that safe, consistent, well presented and good quality playing surfaces are always available to pupils and visitors. In addition, the role may require the general maintenance and development of landscaped and garden areas. The duties of this post will include lifting and manual handling; therefore, the post-holder should be familiar with the procedures required for these areas. The post-holder must hold a full driving licence and be able to drive a small truck/van. This is a full-time role, with the post-holder required to work weekends and some additional weekday hours on a rota basis to support the set-up and smooth running of sports fixtures, training sessions and other external events. The Groundsperson will report to the Head of Grounds and Gardens.
- Prepare all grass and artificial surfaces at the School to the highest standards including mowing, marking out, aeration and renovation practices.
- Undertake general maintenance and development of landscaped and garden areas.
- Drive tractors with a variety of implements attached for grass maintenance and renovation.
- Have a basic knowledge of common fine turf and horticultural pests and diseases and related treatments.
- Have a basic knowledge of tree and shrub maintenance and use of hedge cutters and other hand-held machines.
- Be responsible in icy/snowy weather for salting/gritting of paths, steps, slopes and car parks to help ensure the safety of all Haileybury users and to enable the School to keep functioning in times of heavy snow falls by clearance of snow in key areas.
- Undertake tree work where your skills and qualifications allow.
- Keep the management team up to date and informed about all allocated areas of responsibility and to report any significant problems as appropriate and within a reasonable time frame.
- Establish and maintain effective communication channels and efficient/effective working relationships with other colleagues, customers and third parties.
Qualifications
Essential
- Good general level of education (to GCSE or equivalent)
- Full, clean driving licence
Desirable
- NVQ Level 2 or equivalent
- PA1 / PA2 / PA6
- First Aid
- Chainsaw licence
Knowledge, Skills and Experience
- Ability to demonstrate a disciplined approach to all the safe systems of work that are in place concerning working with machinery and safe practices
- Excellent organisational and time management skills
- Excellent customer service skills
- Good literacy and numeracy skills
Personal Attributes
- Ability to understand and operate in a school environment
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills at all levels
- Ability to work well as part of a team
- Ability to work unsupervised and use own initiative
- Enjoy outdoor working
- Self-motivated and proactive
- Enthusiastic with the ability to learn
- Willingness to work flexibly to support the department when required
- Conscientious, honest, reliable and committed
To apply for this position, please complete the application form in full, with reference to the candidate brief, and return it to recruitment@haileybury.com by midday on Monday 9th November 2026.
