Grounds Person

Job Title: Grounds Person

Location: Macclesfield

Salary: Depending on experience

Job Type: Permanent, Full Time

Closing date: Friday 3rd May 2024 at 9am.

Interview dates: Week commencing 6th or 13th May 2024.

The Role:

We are seeking a full-time permanent Grounds person to join our Grounds team working on our £60 million campus set in 80 acres in Prestbury, Cheshire. The hours of work are Monday to Friday from 8am to 5pm with an hour's unpaid lunch break (lunch is provided as a staff benefit during term-time). In addition, the post holder will be required to work reasonable additional hours as necessary, as the demands of the job require. The role is to start as soon as possible.

The salary for this post will reflect the responsibilities involved and will be commensurate with the experience of the appointed candidate. This is a full-time, year-round post.

Candidate Requirements:

• We are looking for a grounds person with a minimum of 2 years-experience within the industry or similar to help maintain an 80-acre site
• PA1/PA2 license would be beneficial although not essential. NVQ 2 Amenity and horticulture or equivalent is preferred
• Good understanding of machinery and maintenance is preferred. In house training will be provided
• Must have a flexible approach to the variety of jobs we perform
• Can work well within a team and individually unsupervised from instruction of the Head Grounds person
• Full clean drivers licence

Main Responsibilities:

The role would be to work alongside a small grounds team on the campus and jobs include:

• Tractor/gang mowing
• Ride on mowing including banks mower
• Pedestrian mowing
• General gardening duties
• Pitch marking and set up of variety of sports
• Using a variety of hand tools such as strimmers, hedge cutters, backpack blowers and chainsaws (license would be preferred but not essential)

Extra Information:

The school has a strong commitment to professional development and it is a condition of employment that all members of staff participate in any scheme of appraisal, review and professional development currently operating in the school.

Candidates should note that all appointments are subject to a routine check with the Disclosure and Barring Service.

A contributory pension scheme including life assurance is available.

Children of members of staff, subject to passing the entrance exam and the availability of places, may be educated at King's with a substantial discount from the Junior Department to the Senior Divisions. We are a non-smoking establishment and an equal opportunities employer. We value diversity among pupils and staff and encourage applications from all individuals regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.

Potential applicants are urged to read our 'Staff Benefits Booklet', which details further employee benefits and seeks to explain why King's is such a wonderful place to work.

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Thank you for your application and for your interest in the King's School. We regret that we can only write to those candidates short-listed for interview. If you have not heard from us within two weeks of the closing date, please assume that your application has been unsuccessful.

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