Groundsperson

Groundsperson

Salary:25583 -26403 per annum (Grade 3 SCP 5-7)

Working hours: Full-time- 37 hours per week all year around

Closing date: Monday 27th April at 9am

Interview date: To be confirmed

The Role

Hayesfield Girls School is looking for a hardworking and reliable Groundsperson to join our Site Team. Reporting to the Site Manager you will be responsible for ensuring our school grounds gardens and sports pitches are maintained to an exceptional standard providing a safe and welcoming environment for our students staff and visitors.

The key responsibilities are:

• Sports Pitch Maintenance: Prepare all sports surfaces for play including precision grass cutting white-line marking and fertilizing as required.
• Horticulture & Grounds Care: Tend to school gardens weed flower beds maintain tubs and clip hedges or trim tree branches to keep the site tidy.
• Site Cleansing: Ensure all paths drives and courts are kept clear of leaves and debris and manage the emptying of external litter bins.
• Security & Maintenance: Assist with securing school boundaries repairing gates and fences and ensuring all maintenance equipment is stored securely.
• Seasonal Duties: Erect and dismantle sports equipment (such as tennis nets and football posts) and lead on the clearing of snow and ice during winter months.
• Driving Duties: Safely operate the school minibus or van as required for departmental needs.

Requirements

Essential Requirements

• Ability to undertake physical tasks including lifting bending twisting and working overhead in an outdoor environment.
• Previous experience in a maintenance or cleaning-related role with a reliable and adaptable approach to work.
• The ability to work effectively as part of a busy site team and respond enthusiastically to a changing environment.
• A basic level of literacy and numeracy and the ability to use electronic devices for school communication.
• A clean valid driving license (with D1 entitlement for minibuses preferred)

We offer:

• An opportunity to be part of a well-respected top-achieving and oversubscribed secondary school.
• A dedicated and caring team of professional colleagues.
• Contributory salary pension scheme (Local Government).
• Access to the Cycle to Work scheme and a supportive sick leave scheme.
• Access to the Employee Assistance Programmea free and confidential support service.

About us:

Hayesfield is a unique and exciting school; it is an oversubscribed Girls School with a co-educational Sixth Form with accommodation over two sites. The School is truly comprehensive serving the whole community. Ofsted recognised our achievements in November 2022 by awarding the School Good. You are very welcome to read our Ofsted report on our website.

How to apply:

To apply please complete the Non-Teaching Application Form with a full supporting statement. Please note that we reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive sufficient applications.