Cricket Groundsman

Shorefields; Brentwood; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Brentwood School in Brentwood, Essex, is seeking an experienced Cricket Groundsman to prepare and maintain our cricket squares and playing surfaces to the highest possible standard, ensuring they are safe, well presented and ready for training and match play throughout the season.

The ideal candidate will be a trained grounds professional with expertise in wicket preparation and pitch maintenance within a busy independent school, able to work flexibly across term schedules and help Brentwood

Qualifications

• Experience in cricket pitch preparation and ground maintenance.
• Ability to ensure surfaces are safe and compliant with relevant standards.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and maintain cricket squares and associated grounds to a high standard for training and match play.
• Assist with maintenance of pitches and surfaces to support performance and safety.

Skills

Wicket preparation

Job description

Position Start Date: Immediate Contract Type: Full-time Contract Term: Permanent

Application Close: 13/11/2026 Midday Date of Interviews: tbc

Brentwood Senior School is an academically selective HMC co-educational independent school with small class sizes and a happy, ambitious and supportive staff team. It is part of Brentwood School, a 3-18 HMC school of 1900 pupils, just 35 minutes from London Liverpool Street.

This is an exciting opportunity for an outstanding Cricket Groundsman to prepare and maintain our various sports playing surfaces to a high standard and prepare and maintain high-quality cricket pitches and associated grounds, ensuring they are safe, well presented, and in optimal condition for training and match play throughout the season.

Cricket is considered a focus sport at Brentwood School and, as such, each square gets a considerable amount of usage during the season. In 2026, the four squares were used for approximately 25 games each, as well as 20 hours of practice.

The school strives to produce high-quality wickets and has ambitions of being able to host representative cricket such as county age-group matches. An understanding of how to produce wickets to Premier League club standard would be advantageous.

This role would suit a trained professional or is ideal for a motivated candidate looking to enhance and grow their career in sports turf management, offering the opportunity to learn advanced pitch preparation techniques within a high-standard, ambitious environment.

For further information about working at Brentwood School, please see the links on this page or email: [e-mail]. The School reserves the right to change these dates, and to close the vacancy at any time.

Brentwood School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Information about the School

Brentwood School is one of the UK's leading independent day and boarding schools for boys and girls aged 3 to 18 with a history spanning almost 500 years. We are an academically selective HMC co-educational independent school with small class sizes and a happy, ambitious and supportive staff team. Along with 12 other schools in the country, we follow the 'Diamond Model' whereby girls and boys are taught together up to age 11, separately from 11 to 16 and together again in the Sixth Form. Set within a 75-acre site, in the heart of Brentwood town and just 20 minutes from London Liverpool Street, our campus provides a stimulating environment for innovative teaching and a first-class education for over 1900 pupils.

All appointments are subject to safer recruitment requirements to ensure the safeguarding of children and young people. All positions will involve appropriate checks and clearances.

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