Sports Turf Operative

Wellington College is one of the world’s leading co-educational boarding and day schools located in rural Berkshire in a stunning 400 acre campus with an enviable reputation for excellence and innovation. We have an exciting new opportunity and are currently looking for an enthusiastic, highly motivated and dedicated Sports Turf Operative to join the team in our Grounds department on a full time, permanent basis, 40 hours per week. As well as an attractive salary and an excellent opportunity to further develop, our staff benefits include 33 days annual leave (bank holidays included) a contributory pension scheme, enhanced maternity / paternity schemes, a generous health scheme including an Employee Assistance Programme and access to a health cash plan, a cycle to work scheme, discounted staff membership to the Fitness Club, a free lunch whilst on duty and free parking. Dedication, hard work and passion will see you go far at Wellington College, we value and support our staff and you'll have the chance to develop existing and gain new skills with career progression opportunities available. **About the role**: **Key responsibilities (Please see JD for full details)**: - Cricket pitch preparation and maintenance; mowing, scarifying, rolling, marking and autumn renovation and ensuring pitches are protected from inclement weather. - All sports surface preparation including grass, hardstanding and artificial turf. - Winter sports pitch preparation and maintenance to include sand dressed artificial sports surfaces. Mowing, aeration, scarifying and fertilising; tractor mounted and pedestrian machinery. - Line marking; Initial setting out and mark and weekly over marking. Leaf clearing, litter picking and debris clearance. - Strimming and pedestrian rotary mowing. - Goal post erection/dismantling, maintenance and storage. Snow clearing and salt spreading. - Roping off and preparing for events. - To clean and maintain machinery and equipment to maintain good working order. So, if you are committed to contributing towards the College community, think you’ve got what it takes to perform exceptionally in this role and would like to join our team, please **apply** now. - Wellington College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment._ - Applicants will be required to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)._ - The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation 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._ - All applicants must have a valid right to work in the UK and must be able to produce supporting documents._