Head Groundskeeper

Gonville & Caius College; Town of Cambridge; On-site; AUD 58,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

Holiday 33 days

Nursery scheme

College gym

Car parking

Cycle to work

Live-in accommodation

Job summary

Gonville & Caius College in Cambridge invites applications for a Head Groundskeeper to lead the maintenance of our sports ground in the Newnham area. The role includes upkeep across seasons and managing relationships with external use contracts. A property may be included as part of the package.

This is a full-time, permanent position with a 40-hour week (Mon–Fri, with occasional weekend work). The salary for this role is £33,569 per year and the successful candidate is expected to start on 1

Responsibilities

• Manage and maintain the college sports ground and facilities, ensuring upkeep across seasons.
• Oversee collaboration with extended use contracts and external partners such as local schools.

Job description

Gonville & Caius College is seeking a Head Groundskeeper to manage and maintain our much-loved sports ground in the Newnham area. The grounds are central to the facilities we offer across the college as well as extended use to external contracts such as local schools. The role is to manage and maintain the facilities to ensure all activities can continue across the seasons, with responsibilities for the upkeep, the collaboration and continued relationships with our extended use contracts. The role comes with the option of a property as part of the package.

This is a full-time, permanent role. The usual hours of work are 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday. However, weekend working will be required on occasion.

The annual full-time salary for this role is £33,569.

Please note: The successful candidate will ideally be available to start on 1 February 2027.

The College

Gonville & Caius College is one of the largest Colleges in the University of Cambridge. It is an educational charity, and its mission is to provide a place of education, religion, learning and research, in conjunction with a University that is recognised internationally as being of the highest standard.

The College is an academic community comprising some 530 undergraduate students, 250 graduate students, and 110 Fellows (lecturers, professors and other senior academic researchers and teachers) and almost 200 staff. It plays a significant role throughout the University. Our students come from all over the world and our undergraduates study all the subjects offered in the University. Our postgraduates play a vital role in the research activities of the wider University. Our Fellows have globally renowned research expertise ranging from Ancient History to Cosmology and are all recognised as leaders in their fields. The students who graduate from the College form an alumni group of approximately 11,000 individuals. They have achieved recognition in many walks of life and are resident in all continents.

Why work at Caius?

Benefits include:

• Generous Pension Scheme; 14.5% employer contributions and 3x death in service benefit
• 33 days of annual holiday (inc. Public Holidays)
• Workplace Nursery Scheme (salary sacrifice)
• College gym
• Car parking (subject to availability/eligibility)
• Cycle to work scheme
• The opportunity to work in a beautiful environment
• The potential of ‘live in’ accommodation within College grounds

Further Information

• Equality of opportunity; the College actively supports equality, diversity and inclusion and we encourage applications from all sections of society and in particular, from people who may be under-represented in our community.
• Entry into a position with the College will be determined by the application of criteria related to the duties of the post. In all cases, ability to perform the job will be the primary consideration.
• During the application process, candidates are requested to complete the Equality & Diversity section as part of our Equal Opportunities Policy and monitoring process. The contents of this form will not be disclosed to the selection or interview panels, and all applicant data is managed in accordance with our data protection policy.
• The College has a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK.
• In applying for this role, you will provide personal data which the College will process in accordance with its data protection obligations and its Data Protection Policy.

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