Groundskeeper
Groundskeeper
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16-07-2025
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Job Description
8-month contract with a local authority
Job Purpose
- To ensure the school grounds are maintained to a high standard providing a safe clean and welcoming environment for pupils staff and visitors. This includes regular upkeep of green spaces pathways and outdoor learning/play areas.
Key Duties/Accountabilities
- Trim shrubs hedges and trees across various school zones including entrances playgrounds and car parks.
- Cut grass and maintain pathways through long grass and wildflower areas.
- Treat and control weeds on all hard surfaces.
- Blow debris from artificial grass steps and walkways.
- Specific Area Duties:
- Car Park & Entrance: Trim shrubs cut brambles tidy planters and treat weeds.
- Steps Area: Maintain Lavender beds and Hawthorn trees.
- Orchard Area: Maintain Hornbeam hedges cut back shrubs and manage wildflower areas.
- Pond & Veg Beds: Clear pond maintain paths and trim vegetation near beehives.
- Playgrounds (Main & Lower): Trim hedges and shrubs treat weeds and maintain Buddleia and Roses.
- Nursery & Reception: Trim shrubs bamboo and low tree branches; clear debris.
- Woodland & Community Centre Areas: Keep paths clear trim Ivy and Hazels and maintain shrub beds.
- Car Park & Entrance: Trim shrubs cut brambles tidy planters and treat weeds.
Essential Experience Required
- Experience in grounds or horticultural maintenance.
- Knowledge of seasonal plant care and weed control.
- Ability to use garden tools and machinery safely.
- Good physical fitness and attention to detail.
Essential Qualification Required
- General education is desirable.
Additional information to note
- Outdoor work in all-weather conditions is required.
Closing Date: 11th July 2025
Requirements
Requirements
- Experience in grounds or horticultural maintenance
- Knowledge of seasonal plant care and weed control
- Ability to use garden tools and machinery safely
- Good physical fitness and attention to detail
To ensure the school grounds are maintained to a high standard, providing a safe, clean, and welcoming environment for pupils, staff, and visitors. This includes regular upkeep of green spaces, pathways, and outdoor learning/play areas.
Education
To ensure the school grounds are maintained to a high standard, providing a safe, clean, and welcoming environment for pupils, staff, and visitors. This includes regular upkeep of green spaces, pathways, and outdoor learning/play areas.
Employment Type
Full Time
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