Deputy Grounds Manager

Job Description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a full time Deputy Grounds Manager to work within a large independent school, with an established reputation as one of the top academic schools in the country based in the Manchester area.The school grounds cover an extensive area and consist of 35 acres of sports grounds including several football and rugby pitches, cricket squares, training areas and tennis courts. Sport is a very important part of school life. Sports teams have extensivefixture lists with other schools and the school teams take part in a wide range of local and national competitions in many different sports. The Grounds team take great pride in the quality of the pitches.The Deputy Grounds Manager will play a contributing role in the success of the school by providing sports surfaces of the higest quality and by preserving and enhancing the visual amenity of the whole school site. Tasks will vary daily as discussed withthe Grounds Manager will include covering the duties of the Grounds Manager when required, day to day management of the team i.e issuing tasks, quality assurance and staff performance. Preparing all sports pitches, use of tractor mounted equipment, operationof pedestrian and ride on mowers, initial and overmark line marking, weed control throughout site, application of fertilizers and chemicals, gritting, salt spreading and snow clearing when applicable.Applicants for this position should hold a level 3 qualification in sports turf maintenance or of a similar nature, equally a good level of experience within this industry would be considered. PA1& PA2 spraying licenses, ideally a tractor operation license,basic health and safety qualification, manual handling and a full clean driving license.The ideal candidate should have good attention to detail and be able to organise their workload effectively proving to be a reliable and effective team player, along with being able to work alone using their own initiative. The successful candidate willideally have a proven track record of grounds maintenance with basic machinery maintenance skills and be practical minded.The working hours for this position are 40 hours per week Monday to Friday, you will be expected to work Saturdays in which will be considered as overtime. This position also offers a very generous benefits package including specified school closure days,19 days holiday rising to 24 over 5 years and a school pension plan in which a 6% contribution is matched by a 14% employers contribution.SALARY: £32,000 depending on experienceLOCATION: ManchesterJOB No: EC51323If this Deputy Grounds Manager vacancy is of interest, please apply or contact Niall Anderson.Thank you for the interest you have shown in this Deputy Grounds Manager vacancy. Unfortunately, due to the high volume of applications that we receive, it is not possible to respond to every one. Therefore, unless you hear from us within the next 14 days,your application for this Deputy Grounds Manager vacancy will have been unsuccessful.

Keyskills :
GardeningHorticultureSchoolsSports