JOB TITLE Grounds Person
DEPARTMENT Groundstaff
RESPONSIBLE TO Head Grounds Person
SALARY Dependent on level of qualification
WORKING HOURS 40 hours per week
BENEFITS 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays
Cycle to Work Scheme
Private Medical Insurance & Health Cash Plan
2 x Complimentary tickets
Discounted Club merchandise
Enhanced Family Leave Payments

ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES

• Prepare, maintain, and repair all playing surfaces; natural and synthetic.
• Help plan, implement, and monitor weekly, monthly, and annual maintenance programmes including completion of renovations.
• Carry out daily pitch maintenance duties including mowing, aerating, line marking, divoting, spraying and fertilising.
• Ensure the standard of surface and all working areas are presented and to the highest level.
• Contribute to the estimated progress for the sources required for work projects.
• Maintaining machinery and equipment ensuring it is cleaned to the highest standard and kept in good condition.
• Irrigation maintenance and repairs to be carried out as and when.
• Support the efficient use of resources.
• To work with and support all members of the team to enable an effective and efficient service.
• Promote and by example have safe working practices.
• Liaise with coaching and management staff daily, pre and during training sessions including applying irrigation.
• Speak with coaches pre-set up of all fixtures and follow site pitch protection and EFL pitch protection policies in place.
• Completion of all paperwork daily.
• Winter protection as and when including gritting and frost sheets.

Person Specification

Essential

• Full driving license

Desirable

• Previous experience in sports turf/sports management
• Level 2 Sports turf