We have an exciting opportunity to appoint a Grounds Operative who will be undertaking tasks to assist with the maintenance of the general condition and availability of the school’s great sports facilities. We are looking for a candidate who wishes to progress their career with us and to gain more qualifications and deputise on occasion for the Grounds Foreman. We believe in staff development and progression, supporting our staff to reach their full potential.
Key responsibilities
Previous experience as a Grounds person or similar
Ability to use and demonstrate all necessary sports ground maintenance skills and operate range of machinery to the highest standard.
Experience of mechanical repairs and the ability to mend machinery, small repairs
The ability to work well as part of a team
A flexible and enthusiastic approach to Work
Must be able to work without supervision and prioritise workload according to fixture lists and weather conditions.
Relevant qualification in turf management (NVQ or similar)
A chainsaw certificate is desirable
Full, clean driving licence
Cricket Pitch Maintenance desirable
Other Matters
You will be required to carry out other duties as may be commensurate with the post which do not change the character or purpose of the post which are necessary to maintain high standards of business practice. This therefore may be altered from time to time to meet the changing needs of the School.
Health and Safety
The School is committed to ensuring the Health and Safety of all who learn, work, live and visit the School. You must take reasonable care for your own health and safety and that of other persons who may be affected by your activities. All safety instructions must be obeyed, and the required training undertaken. All accidents and near misses must be reported and recorded within the Accident Book available on both sites.
Safeguarding & Child Protection
For this post must be willing to undergo child protection screening, including, but not limited to, reference checks with previous employers, prohibition checks and a criminal record check via the Applicants Disclosure and Barring Service (including Barred List Check). All offers of employment are conditional upon the satisfactory outcome of child protection screening checks.
Disclosures
We will appoint, train, develop and promote based on merit and ability alone. It is a stipulation of the Governors and a statutory requirement that members of staff appointed to Worksop College should be shown not to have any criminal record, which might prevent them accepting a post at the College. Accordingly, the College requires permission from all members of staff to make an appropriate investigation. Offers of employment are subject to a satisfactory outcome of this enquiry.
The post is exempt from the Rehabilitations of Offenders Act 1974 and the School is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions (including those which are “spent” unless they are “protected” under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children.