Grounds Person

1 week ago

Birmingham, United Kingdom Birmingham City University Full time

**Location**:

- Birmingham, West Midlands**Salary**:

- £20,972 to £21,851 per annum- Permanent**Posted On**:

- Tuesday 28 February 2023**Closing Date**:

- Tuesday 14 March 2023**Interview Date**:

- To be confirmed**Reference**:

- 022023-75Birmingham City University is a large and diverse place to study right in the heart of the city and we currently have an exciting opportunity for a Gardener/Grounds person to join our dynamic team. The role will suit a person who has a keen interest in horticulture and sports grounds maintenance.

Working within a small team, you will be responsible for grounds maintenance of Birmingham City University sports fields and external grounds and spaces to provide a welcoming, safe and professional environment for staff, students and visitors to the University.
- Maintaining sport fields and amenity grass areas to specified standards in accordance with the ground’s maintenance programme.
- Carrying out other general grounds tasks including line marking, turf care and pitch maintenance, pitch renovation, grass seed sowing etc
- Preparing and maintaining artificial sports pitch.
- Assisting with the erection and dismantling of outdoor sports equipment.
- To demonstrate knowledge and competence in the use of standard horticultural machinery and equipment including tractors, ride on mowers, power tools and associated plant.
- Other general tasks may include hedge cutting and pruning, tree pruning, maintenance of paths, removal of grass clippings and leaves etc.
- To be aware of and, encourage biodiversity within the working environment.
- To ensure all tools are used, maintained and stored safely.
- To use appropriate chemicals safely for the control of weeds, pest and disease.
- To be responsible for his/her safety while working on University sites, and to comply with all instructions under the University Health and Safety Policy.
- To assist site staff in responding to situations during adverse weather conditions along with gritting and the clearance of snow and ice from roads and paths.
- To drive University vehicles in travelling to and from sites.
- Ability to work on own initiative and also in a team environment
- Working to daily schedules and prioritising tasks in order of emergency or workload
- Ability to make decisions where Health & Safety is paramount for the safety of people
- Ensure that appropriate training for compliance purposes is adhered to so that it ensures the employee is able to make decisions effectively as a duty of care to themselves or other people e.g. ability to assess equipment is in working order before self-use or the ability to raise an alarm in an emergency
- Knowledge and previous experience of grounds maintenance using associated machinery is highly desirable
- NVQ Qualifications in Horticulture or equivalent required
- Pa1 and Pa6 preferable
- Require basic knowledge of MS Office package for completing forms, templates on University IT equipment.

Birmingham City University has the drive and ambition to be a leading seat of teaching and research excellence. We are passionate about providing our learners with a transformational journey, enabled by an exceptional and supportive academic community.

With around 26,900 students from 100 countries, Birmingham City University is a large and diverse learning community. We put students at the heart of everything we do, giving them the best opportunities for future success. The University has an enviable reputation for providing quality, student-focused education in a professional and friendly environment. Our superb courses, state-of-the-art facilities, first-rate academics, and focus on practical skills and professional relevance all support our graduates’ future employability.

We're investing £340 million in our estate, including a major expansion of our City Centre Campus at Eastside, providing students with an enviable range of facilities

Our staff and student community is defined by our core values, which outline who we are as a University and how we will work with each other. Our core values are Excellence, People focused, Partnership working and Fairness and integrity.

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