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About AFC Bournemouth

Entering an exciting new chapter in our long and storied history, we are proud to retain a focus on family and community. Delivering that engagement with our loyal supporters is a passionate and integrated backroom staff, working closely together to provide a positive and lasting experience for all at Vitality Stadium.Since our takeover by chairman Bill Foley, in a partnership including Hollywood actor Michael B. Jordan, the club has seen significant investment committed towards sustaining Premier League status, highlighted by the construction of a state-of-the-art training facility and the arrival of promising young talent from top clubs around Europe. These developments also bring a great opportunity to further improve our women’s team and youth setup overall.AFC Bournemouth are looking for a skilled Grounds Person on a permanent full-time basis to join the grounds team, for the lead role in the maintenance of the clubs ground at the Vitality Stadium.Reporting to the Head of Grounds, the successful candidate will have an enthusiasm for the industry, ambition to improve themselves, and thrive to present the clubs playing surfaces to the very highest standards.

Main Duties

• Undertake routine maintenance work of the stadium playing surface as detailed on work schedules or as agreed with supervisor.
• The safe use and operation of equipment and machinery used in surface maintenance.
• Inform supervisor, where appropriate, take corrective action on mechanical defects or breakdown of equipment.
• Any other duties that the Head of Grounds sees fit, providing that such duties are appropriate to the post.
• Work place predominantly at the Stadium but also Training Ground and Academy sites when needed to deputise for the Head of Grounds.
• Carry out grass cutting, line marking, aeration, scarification, top dressing, divoting, brushing, weeding, debris clearance, litter picking, pressure washing, pitch set up, hedge cutting, spraying, lighting rigs, pitch renovations, irrigation, under soil heating
• Assist in the specialist maintenance of the club’s grounds.
• Supervise the Grounds Team when Head of Grounds is absent.
• Keep and maintain in good and clean condition all plant, tools and equipment belonging to the club.
• To be trained on machinery used on the grounds. 
• Keep and maintain in good condition all plant tools and equipment used by the team.
• Assisting with the teams/players and/or public who may have questions or need assistance.
• To ensure the club’s mental health & wellbeing objectives are embedded in your department’s actions, procedures and dealings and to have a good knowledge of the processes to support staff’s mental health & wellbeing. 
• To ensure commitment to the club’s safeguarding vision and to actively promote the policies within your department, embedding safeguarding into procedures.
• Obligation to promote and monitor the club’s health and safety policy and procedures within your department
• To ensure the club’s equality aims, action plan and policies are in evidence in all departmental actions, procedures and dealings

The duties and responsibilities described are not a comprehensive list and additional tasks may be assigned to the employee from time to time; or the scope of the job may change as necessitated by business demands.

Key knowledge

• Qualified to (or working towards) a minimum of ND3 / NVQ 3 (or equivalent) in Sports Turf / Horticulture 
• Industry related experience 
• Driving Licence 
• Spraying certificates PA1,PA2 and PA6 
• Previous experience in a similar role (preferred)

Person specification

The Club’s values are at the core of its staff behaviour and how they approach everything they do, therefore we are looking for someone is honest, inclusive, kind, hardworking and loyal.

Staff Benefits 

In return for your hard work and commitment to us, you will receive a competitive reward package which will include, but is not limited to:

• Free onsite parking. 
• Season ticket and allocation of complimentary/purchased tickets. 
• Subsidised lunches and complimentary healthy snacks throughout the day. 
• Discounts at the club Superstore. 
• Contribution towards eye tests and glasses. 
• Discounts and benefits from partners and local businesses. 
• Club pension & Life Assurance Scheme. 
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) by Health Assured. 
• Paid parental leave (bank of five days per year). 
• Club events or other social events throughout the year run by our club social team. 
• Paid volunteer opportunities (two days per year). 
• Paid day’s leave on your birthday. 

How to Apply

Please send your CV and covering letter to jobs@afcb.co.uk by 4^th August 2023.