Salary: Please state your expectations within your application

Contract: Full Time, 42 hours a week

Location: The Nigel Doughty Academy, Nottingham, NG2 7SR

Working Arrangements: On site

Closing Date For Applications: 9th August 2024

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Based at The Nigel Doughty Academy, the role will cover all aspects of grounds management, maintenance and projects, to ensure the best possible ground facilities for Nottingham Forest Football club. The Academy Assistant Ground Manager will support the Deputy Grounds Manager in the day to day running of the Training Ground pitch management, making joint decisions and guiding the grounds staff. The successful candidate will also be responsible for grounds machinery, equipment, and services, as well as overseeing and managing the training ground, grounds team. Reporting to the Deputy Grounds manager, we are looking for someone with great grounds experience, who enjoys the challenges that come with a professional football club and who strives to maintain the highest of standards. Great communication skills are essential, along with a positive attitude, acting as a role model for the grounds team as well as the club.

The Perks of the Job:

• Opportunity to access tickets for events at The City Ground.
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• Access to high street and gym discounts.
• Discount within our Club shop.
• Free on-site parking.

Key Tasks and Responsibilities:

• • Ensuring all playing surfaces are maintained to a high standard and ready to use when required.
  • Liaising with suppliers to order products and ensure supplies are always available.
  • Responsible for the management and day to day responsibility of the grounds team at the Nigel Doughty Academy in the absence of the Deputy Grounds Manager
  • Liaise with first team, academy, women’s team to provide pitch availability to the requirements of the club
  • Be responsible for keeping and maintaining appropriate records and documentations for audit and reporting purposes.
  • Work with 3^rd party contractors where required to ensure all grounds facilities are maintained.
  • Working to a budget for all aspects of the grounds facilities and ensuring those budgets are adhered to.
  • Leading of the end of season / closed season pitch renovation programmes, ensuring that the projects come in on time, to standard and on budget.
  • Any other reasonable duties as required by the club.

Skills, Experience and Knowledge:

• NVQ Level 3 in Sports Turf Management – Essential
• Achieved or working towards NVQ Level 3 Advanced Level Apprenticeship in Horticulture
• NTPC PA1, PA2 and PA6 Spraying Certificates or working towards – Essential.
• Experience of working in a football environment – Essential
• Experience and knowledge of all types of grounds machinery
• Experience in managing / leading a team. – Desirable
• A full driving licence – Essential

Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion

Nottingham Forest Football Club is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all suitably qualified persons, regardless of age, disability, gender, gender reassignment, marital / civil partnership status, pregnancy / maternity leave, race, religion/belief, sexual orientation, or any other legally protected characteristic.

Nottingham Forest Football Club is a signatory of the FA’s Football Leadership Diversity Code. We are committed to developing policies to promote equal opportunities and diversity within our workforce. To monitor our progress against these commitments, we require all applicants to provide accurate diversity data during the application process.

Our Commitment to Safeguarding

As part of the Club’s commitment to safeguarding, the successful applicant may be required to undergo a Disclosure Barring Service (“DBS”) check or an enhanced DBS check. The results of a DBS check will be considered on an individual basis, and the Club will act in a proportionate manner when deciding whether or not to proceed with the appointment.

An FA Enhanced DBS disclosure is required for all relevant new appointments to the Club. Individuals will be asked to declare any convictions, cautions or reprimands, warnings or bind-overs that may have been incurred. The Club reserves the right to carry out risk assessments where content has been disclosed on a DBS disclosure if it feels that it is relevant to the job requirements. Failure to satisfy the Club and the PL’s safeguarding requirements may lead to the job offer being withdrawn or, if they have already started employment, summary termination of the employment.