Salary: Competitive Salary + Benefits

Expires: 30/12/2024 23:59

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Skilled Greenkeeper

About The Role

LCFC are pleased to be recruiting for a Skilled Greenkeeper, responsible for carrying out a variety of tasks to maintain the golf course at the King Power Performance Centre to the highest possible standards. This role involves performing specialized turf care and maintenance activities, operating machinery, and ensuring that all areas of the course are in excellent condition for golfers. The Skilled Greenkeeper plays a key role in the day-to-day operations and supports the Head Greenkeeper in delivering a top-quality playing environment.

Who We’re Looking For

The ideal candidate will have significant experience of working within a greenkeeping or sports turf role within a professional sports environment and will bring knowledge and expertise in areas that include general sports turf maintenance / care, pest management and irrigation.

Main objectives of the role include;

-Golf course maintenance and care, including both routine and specialised duties such as mowing, aeration, scarification, topdressing and overseeding.

-Machinery operation and maintenance, including mowers, tractors, aerators and sprayers.

-Health & Safety compliance with Club regulations and standard operating procedures.

The successful applicant will also demonstrate a commitment to;

-Support, teamwork and collaboration.

-Continuous improvement of both the team and self.

Essential criteria;

-Enthusiasm and passion towards work, demonstrating a proactive approach.

-Reliability and dedication in the pursuit of delivering the highest standards of turf care.

-Flexibility and adaptability towards a changing work environment.

Desirable criteria;

-Minimum 2 years of experience in Greenkeeping or Sports Turf management.

-A diploma or certification in sports turf management, horticulture, or another related field.

About The Club

Knowing some of the history of Leicester City Football Club helps you appreciate the sense of community, spirit and family for which the Foxes are renowned for.

Formed in 1884, the Club was promoted to the Premier League in 2014 when the Foxes returned to the top tier as the Championship title-winners. In 2016, Leicester City became Premier League champions. This remarkable achievement qualified us for the UEFA Champions League for the first time in the Club’s history, and we subsequently reached the quarterfinals. The Club continued to build on that success and celebrated lifting the prestigious FA Cup in May 2021. Following relegation from the Premier League in 2023, the Club made it the top priority to get straight back up and did so as Championship title-winners in the 2023-2024 season.

Under the stewardship of King Power and the Club’s CEO Susan Whelan, Leicester City Football Club is deeply committed to the local community and its supporters and continually strives to ensure that every point of engagement with fans is truly world class including the experience on matchdays. Investment in the Club continues, with the 2021 opening of a new state-of-the-art training ground in North Leicestershire.

Benefits Package

Leicester City Football Club offers a competitive salary and pension scheme with life assurance to all its permanent employees. Employees are able to benefit from free onsite parking as well as an onsite subsidised staff restaurant. Employees also benefit from up to 33 days’ annual leave including bank holidays.

Contract Type – Permanent
Hours Per Week –37.5

One City. One Club. One Leicester.

Leicester City Football Club believes that football is for all, and we are committed to Diversity and Inclusion, where valuing the individual is our highest priority. We are working to see equality across all areas of the Club and welcome applications from all areas of the community. We are committed to the wellbeing of our staff and welcome applicants seeking flexible hours.

If you have any requirements in regard to the recruitment process, please let us know; we are happy to support your needs.

Next Steps

Suitable candidates will be interviewed as and when they apply, the role will be shut down as soon as a suitable candidate has been sourced