Sports Facilities Groundsperson

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• Assist with preparing and maintaining pitches to the highest standards.
• Assist in the renovations of pitches to maintain a high standard of playing surfaces at all times.
• Operating and caring for the ground s equipment and machinery.
• Assisting with general maintenance of landscape areas and carrying out general ground duties.
• Maintenance and installation of sports pitch equipment: goal posts, tennis nets, cricket nets and other equipment as necessary.
• Help ensure walkways are cleared of snow and ice, and safe to use in adverse weather conditions.
• Maintaining a clean and safe environment, ensuring pupil safety at all times.
• Follow the College s Health and Safety policies and procedures.
• Assist with car parking and other ad hoc duties to support College.
  
  Level 2 Qualification (or equivalent) in Sports Turf Management or similar (or working towards it).
A confident, friendly and efficient person. Positive, self-motivated and able to work unsupervised. Ability to cope with a busy routine involving pupils and staff. Ability to follow instructions. Works well as part of a team and willing to help others whenever necessary. Physically fit to meet the demands and nature of the manual work Desired Skills: A valid driving licence. Previous experience of maintaining sports facilities and looking after amenity areas. Experience of producing cricket pitches.

40 hours per week, working Monday to Friday inclusive. The winter hours (which commence on the last Sunday of October) are 8.00am to 4.00pm, with a 30-minute unpaid lunchbreak each day. The summer hours (which commence on the last Sunday of March) are 8.00am to 5.00pm with a 60-minute unpaid lunch break each day. As part of the role occasional weekend work and flexibility in hours will be needed to support sports fixtures and College events. Remuneration: The salary for this role will be £25,168 per annum.,
• Complimentary lunch is provided.
• Free tickets to the College s music, dance and drama performances.
• Job specific Learning and Development programme available to all employees.
• Life Cover is provided whilst working at Brighton College after successfully passing probation period.
• Brighton College provides a contributory pension scheme with matching contributions from the employer up to 9%, which all eligible employees will be automatically enrolled into within three months of commencement of employment.
• Employee benefit and rewards platform with a wide range of discounts, employee benefits and wellbeing resources.
Wellbeing:
• Significantly subsidised gym membership for the School of Science and Sport is available, which includes access to yoga and Pilates classes and use of the gym and swimming pool.
• Personalised health and wellbeing consultations.
• Meditation sessions.
• Generous sickness policy.
• Access to books, magazines and DVDs from the College Library.
• Comprehensive wellbeing package.