Head Groundskeeper
Description✓An independent school in Oxford is looking for a Head Groundskeeper to supervise and assist a small team with the day-to-day set up and maintenance of the school's sports pitches and surrounding grounds [including artificial surfaces]
✓This is a very varied role and will report directly to the Grounds Manager for delivery of grounds maintenance including landscaping services and general process management.
✓Setting and ensuring the highest standards of safety and grounds maintenance for employees and customers
✓Delivery of high-quality grounds maintenance service to all sites to the highest standard, in line with policies, legislative, environmental and certifying authorities' compliance and best practice.
✓You need to have a passion for the outdoors and be physically able to work outdoors in all weathers with a high level of manual work
✓A high level of assertiveness, patience and willingness to help is essential, alongside the ability to work flexibly and independently.
✓Required Skills:
✓A qualification in NVQ Level 2 in Sports Turf or PA1 & 6 Pesticides application [or equivalent]
✓Candidates must be able to provide evidence of demonstrable experience in a similar role at supervisory level
✓[Including: setting targets, monitoring outcomes, achieving results and working towards continuous improvement]
✓Successful track record of grounds maintenance service delivery.
✓Experience in maintaining maintenance machinery.
✓A good level of customer focused delivery and PC literacy.
✓Basic understanding of hard landscaping.
✓Health & Safety knowledge, awareness and delivery.
✓Knowledge in cricket wicket preparation to a high standard.
✓This is a full-time permanent job with a competitive salary between £31 - £33k depending on experience
✓Your hours of work are Monday-Friday 8.00am -5.00pm, with some weekend and evening work as required
✓You will be entitled to group contribution pension scheme into which the employee contributes 5% of gross salary and the employer contributes 10%
✓There is a wide range of benefits on offer to staff, including a free lunch during term time, free private health insurance, 30 days holiday + 8 bank holidays and complimentary use of school sports facilities Show more →
✓This is a very varied role and will report directly to the Grounds Manager for delivery of grounds maintenance including landscaping services and general process management.
✓Setting and ensuring the highest standards of safety and grounds maintenance for employees and customers
✓Delivery of high-quality grounds maintenance service to all sites to the highest standard, in line with policies, legislative, environmental and certifying authorities' compliance and best practice.
✓You need to have a passion for the outdoors and be physically able to work outdoors in all weathers with a high level of manual work
✓A high level of assertiveness, patience and willingness to help is essential, alongside the ability to work flexibly and independently.
✓Required Skills:
✓A qualification in NVQ Level 2 in Sports Turf or PA1 & 6 Pesticides application [or equivalent]
✓Candidates must be able to provide evidence of demonstrable experience in a similar role at supervisory level
✓[Including: setting targets, monitoring outcomes, achieving results and working towards continuous improvement]
✓Successful track record of grounds maintenance service delivery.
✓Experience in maintaining maintenance machinery.
✓A good level of customer focused delivery and PC literacy.
✓Basic understanding of hard landscaping.
✓Health & Safety knowledge, awareness and delivery.
✓Knowledge in cricket wicket preparation to a high standard.
✓This is a full-time permanent job with a competitive salary between £31 - £33k depending on experience
✓Your hours of work are Monday-Friday 8.00am -5.00pm, with some weekend and evening work as required
✓You will be entitled to group contribution pension scheme into which the employee contributes 5% of gross salary and the employer contributes 10%
✓There is a wide range of benefits on offer to staff, including a free lunch during term time, free private health insurance, 30 days holiday + 8 bank holidays and complimentary use of school sports facilities Show more →