Oakham school are looking for a skilled Groundsman to join a small team. You will have solid ‘hands on’ Grounds experience. Ideally, you will have NVQ Level 2 (or equivalent) or be working towards it and PA1,2 & 6.

We are looking for an individual who enjoys working to a high standard and has a passion for providing excellent sports surfaces.
The role is for 40 hrs per week, Monday to Friday, all year round, with a number of Saturdays to be worked as overtime on a rota.

Full details can be viewed on our website.
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Applications must be submitted on the Oakham School online application form, available on here

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: £24,500 – £26,073 per year
Closing Date: 9am Tuesday 29 August 2023

Immediate line manager: Richard Dexter, Head of Grounds & Gardens

Job purpose:

• • To work as part of a team to maintain and prepare all aspects of the School’s sports areas and grounds
• Principal duties and responsibilities: The role may encompass all of the following duties. The exact duties and responsibilities and balance of workload will be determined in discussion with the post holder’s line manager.
• Principal Duties
• Preparing and maintaining the sports facilities under the direction of the Head of Grounds & Gardens, including artificial surfaces to a high standard.
• Involved in the preparation of cricket wickets and practice areas.
• Carrying out annual renovations to cricket squares and playing surfaces
• Applications of fertilisers and fungicides.
• Creating, marking out and setting up of playing surfaces.
• Working with various different types of equipment and machinery.
• Undertaking general maintenance of equipment as directed.
• Maintaining the awareness of the Health and Safety Regulations in your areas of responsibility.
• Maintaining the cleanliness of the School grounds and work areas.
• Drive vehicles and equipment as required for grounds maintenance operations.
• Ensure hedges and fences are maintained to a high standard.

Any other duty which may be reasonably requested of the line manager. For the avoidance of doubt, the duties and responsibilities contained within this job description may change from time to time according to the requirements of the role and it is not intended to have a contractual effect.

All staff are expected to comply with the School’s Health and Safety policies in the performance of their duties.

Hours/weeks worked:  40 hours per week, 8.00am to 4.30pm, Monday to Friday, with an unpaid half hour lunch break.

• There will be a need for some Saturdays to be worked on a rota basis, for which overtime will be paid at time and a half.
• There may be the need for a small amount of seasonal flexibility around these core hours, at the discretion of the Head of Grounds & Gardens.
• In addition, you are required to participate in a salting, gritting and snow clearing rota, which will require an earlier start than normal and operates Monday to Saturday. Currently, this requires a start time of 5.30am, for which a call-out payment of £20 will be made.

At the discretion of the Head of Grounds & Gardens, overtime will either be paid at your hourly rate x 1.5 or time off in lieu (TOIL) will be offered for the extra rota hours worked, depending on workload.

Generally decisions about the requirement for early morning salting, gritting and snow clearing will be taken by the Head of Grounds & Gardens by close of business on the previous afternoon. During certain times of the year, there will be a need for overtime to be worked, which will be either paid or time taken off in lieu. Holiday 4 weeks’ holiday plus all English Public Bank Holidays. Increases by 1 day every 2 years to a maximum of 5 weeks. Holidays to be agreed by the Head of Grounds & Gardens. Timing will depend very much on the needs of the School and of OSEL.