Groundsperson (Academy)

**Role Summary**:
Based at our Academy training ground in Well Hall, to undertake in the pitch maintenance programme.

Ensuring the delivery of an excellent playing surface at the Academy Ground in Well Hall, for all age groups that attend the Academy.

**Key Responsibilities**:
The role includes, but is not limited to:

- Carrying out ground’s maintenance works to the training pitches and associated grounds and facilities as instructed, to a good standard.
- To undertake but not limited to the maintenance of grass areas hedgerows, outside boundaries.
- Operating machinery and equipment associated with sports pitch and grounds maintenance as instructed.
- Ensuring the machinery and equipment is used correctly and kept clean, and when not in use taken back to appropriate storage locations.

**Essential Requirements**:

- Able to work effectively in a team
- Competent level of numeracy and literacy
- Excellent communication skills
- Flexible with regards to your working hour
- Trustworthy, conscientious and reliable
- Ability to work under own initiative as a self-starter
- Ability to work calmly under pressure
- A clear, polite and professional manner
- Representing the Club in a professional manner. This is a high-profile role; therefore, you must present with a clean and smart appearance at all times. Club uniform and PPE will be provided by the Club which must be worn on duty.
- Upholding and promoting the Club’s policies and procedures, including Health and Safety, Safeguarding and Equal Opportunities policies and procedures.

**Desired Requirements**:

- Experience in working on professional sports pitches or amenity horticulture
- Qualified with an NVQ Level 2 in Sports Turf Management or equivalent qualification

**To Apply**: To comply with safer recruitment procedures for the Club we are unable to accept CV’s.

Due to the quantity of applicants expected, only those short-listed will be notified.

This document is a guide only and should not be regarded as exclusive or exhaustive. It is intended as an outline indication of the areas of activity and will be amended in the light of changing needs of the organisation. All employees may be required to undertake any other duties as may be reasonably requested.

Millwall Football Club are fully committed to equality, diversity, inclusion and anti-discrimination. We will work to address areas of under-representation and disadvantage in all aspects of our operations, activities and services. In practice, this means that we will respect the needs of each and every individual regardless of their differences; and to this end we will deliver our operations, activities and services in such a way so as to ensure that that no one is excluded.

**Safeguarding Policy Statement**

**Because of the nature of the work undertaken by The Millwall Football and Athletic Company (1985) Limited (MFC), it is required by law to have in place robust safeguarding policies and procedures to ensure the protection of children, young people and adults at risk.** **To ensure that MFC meets that duty - and as part of a proactive, integrated and consistent approach to safeguarding - the organisation has developed a Safeguarding Handbook.**

**What is safeguarding?**

Safeguarding is the action that is taken to promote the welfare of children, young people and adults at risk and protect them from harm. Safeguarding means protecting people from abuse, maltreatment, neglect, harm and/or exploitation. Through MFC setting up and following good safeguarding policies and procedures, it means that children, young people and adults at risk - that come into contact with our organisation - are protected from those that might pose a risk. All organisations that work with (or come into contact with) children, young people and adults at risk are required to have safeguarding policies and procedures to ensure that everyone - regardless of their age, gender, religion or ethnicity - can be protected from harm.

**MFC’s Safeguarding Ethos**

MFC will always seek to provide protection to any person that receives our services. To this end MFC will provide staff and volunteers with guidance on procedures they should adopt in the event that they suspect a person may be experiencing, or be at risk of, harm. MFC believes that a no one should ever experience abuse of any kind. MFC have a responsibility to promote the welfare of all children, young people and adults at risk to keep them safe. MFC are committed to work in a way that protects them. This **Safeguarding Policy Statement** applies to everyone that comes into contact with MFC - including as applicable - the Board of Directors & Executive Team, Senior Managers, Staff, Agency Staff, Contractors, Suppliers, Volunteers, Students on work experience, as well as anyone else working on behalf of MFC. This policy also applies to any other person that engages with the work of MFC and includes parents, carers, families and other visitors to MFC premises.