Sports Turf Technician Sports Turf Technician - Leicester - £27,000 + Benefits The Job:
A hands on grounds maintenance role responsible for maintaining and preparing high quality sports turf and playing surfaces across a multi site school estate. Working within the Estates team and reporting to the Sports Turf Manager, the postholder will ensure all pitches and facilities are safe, well presented and suitable for a wide range of sporting and school activities throughout the year.
Key Responsibilities:
- Maintain and prepare sports pitches and turf areas across the school estate to a consistently high standard for rugby, football, cricket, athletics and other activities
- Carry out routine and seasonal grounds maintenance including mowing, aeration, fertilising, irrigation, weed control, turf repairs and pitch marking
- Operate and maintain a range of grounds machinery and equipment safely and efficiently in line with required standards
- Support the maintenance of artificial surfaces alongside general estate upkeep and responsive grounds tasks as required
- Work collaboratively with sports and estates colleagues to ensure pitches and facilities are prepared, available, and scheduled effectively
The Company:
A long established independent co-educational boarding and day school based in Leicester. Provides a busy and dynamic environment where sport, academic excellence and co-curricular activity are central to school life. Its extensive estate supports a wide range of sporting and educational facilities across multiple sites.
The Candidate:
- Experience in sports turf maintenance, groundskeeping or similar outdoor estate maintenance role
- Good practical knowledge of mowing, aeration, fertilising, weed control and pitch preparation
- Confident operating grounds maintenance machinery and equipment
- Able to work outdoors in all weather conditions and undertake physically demanding work
- Strong team player with a reliable, proactive, and detail focused approach
- Full clean driving licence essential
The Package:
- Salary £27,810 per annum DOE
- 39 hours per week, Monday to Friday (52 weeks per year)
- Standard hours: 8:00am-4:30pm Monday-Thursday, 8:00am-3:30pm Friday
- 25 days annual leave plus public holidays (term-time arrangements apply)
- Defined contribution pension scheme with enhanced employer contributions
- Private healthcare contribution, staff benefits scheme, meals during term time, and additional school benefits
- Work across the wider estate as required
Candidate Requirements
All applicants must hold a minimum of an NVQ Level 2, Scottish NVQ Level 2, or an equivalent qualification relevant to the role applied for. Candidates must also have the legal right to work in the UK or hold a valid visa permitting employment.