Seasonal Grounds Assistant

6 months ago

Barnard Castle, United Kingdom Barnard Castle School Full time

**Seasonal Grounds Assistant**

**Responsible to: Bursar**

**Reporting to: Head Groundsman**

**Department: Support-Maintenance**

**Purpose**:The seasonal grounds assistant is responsible for undertaking tasks to assist with the maintenance of the general condition and availability of the School’s sports facilities.

The Seasonal Grounds Assistant will be a member of a small team of Grounds staff and will report to the Head Groundsman

**Overall Responsibilities**:
**General**
- Under the direction of the Head Groundsman, preparing and maintaining the sports facilities, including artificial surfaces to recognised national standards and to the satisfaction of all users
- Providing grounds staff support to matches/fixtures when required
- Implementing weekly, monthly and annual agreed maintenance programmes for all facilities
- Liaising with appropriate staff on the availability of sports facilities for lessons and matches, and advising on the fitness of pitches
- Working with various different types of machinery and equipment to prepare and maintain pitches as well as artificial surfaces
- Undertaking general maintenance of equipment as directed
- Assisting with the maintenance of trees, hedges and paths, including leaf collection and spraying
- Maintaining grounds and sports related building and facilities
- Attending meetings and events as directed
- Undertaking any other reasonable duties as directed by the Head Groundsman.

**In order to meet the high standards expected of a member of staff in our School, the Bursar is seeking to employ a person with the following qualities, experience, skills and abilities.**

**Person Specification**
- Previous experience as a Grounds Assistant or similar
- A full understanding of field markings
- Experience of mechanical repairs and the ability to mend machinery and make small repairs
- Knowledge and experience of working with synthetic sports pitches/surfaces
- 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

**Expectations as a member of Barnard Castle School Staff**
- To have high professional standards and so be an appropriate role model of reliability, behaviour and appearance
- To uphold all the policies of Barnard Castle School
- To take an interest in how the School functions
- To subscribe to School’s ethos of inclusivity, collegiality and helpfulness.
- Be responsible for considering the Health and Safety of themselves and others as an integral part of their job.
- Maintain and awareness and observation of fire regulations.
- Undertake safeguarding training and understand safeguarding obligations.
- Demonstrate their ongoing commitment to delivering the highest standards through their department’s delivery of service.
- To establish good standards of communication with all stakeholders.
- To be an appropriate role model of reliability, behaviour and appearance.

This job description reflects the present requirements of the post and is not intended to be exhaustive. staff may be required to carry out such other duties as the Headmaster or Bursar may reasonably require from time to time.

**Support**

The staff member will be appraised by their Line Manager but routine communication will be on going and professional development.

**Appointment Terms, Conditions and Benefits**

**Type**:Temporary Contract

**Probationary Period**: 6 months

**Working Hours**:37 hours per week

**Hourly rate**: National Minimum Wage

**Notice**: During the probationary period by School and Employee is one week in writing. Post probationary is 1 month.

**Paid holidays**:
Pro-rated equivalent of 20 days per annum plus bank.

Holiday year runs 1st September to 31st August.

As a Boarding School, some public holidays (usually May Day) are a normal working day and a lieu day can be taken in School holiday working weeks for this

**Pension**:In accordance with current pension legislation, Support Staff are automatically enrolled in The Pensions Trust Flexible Retirement Plan scheme unless they choose to opt out. More information is available on request.

**Applications should be sent to**:
Mrs S M Metcalf

Bursar

Barnard Castle School County Durham

DL12 8UN

Tel: 01833 696098

**Closing Date **:Applications will be considered as they arrive

**Interviews**: Interviews will take place at Barnard Castle School

**Job Types**: Full-time, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 6 months

**Salary**: £10.42 per hour

Expected hours: 37 per week

**Benefits**:

- Canteen
- Company pension
- Discounted or free food
- Employee discount
- Free flu jabs
- Free parking
- Gym membership
- On-site gym
- On-site parking
- Sick pay

Schedule:

- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
- Weekend availability

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