Grounds Maintenance Operative

Allscreens Nationwide Ltd; Salisbury; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

Allscreens Nationwide Ltd is seeking a proactive Facilities and Grounds Maintenance Assistant to support Maintenance and Grounds teams across two school sites near Salisbury. You will help with general repairs, gardening, vehicle checks, and safe, tidy surroundings.

Day-to-day duties include traffic and minibus transport support, grounds care, equipment operation, winter safety tasks, and assisting with school events.

Qualifications

• Experience in outdoor maintenance and grounds work.
• Ability to operate basic horticultural equipment safely.
• Willingness to perform a variety of manual tasks outdoors.

Responsibilities

• Assist with general repairs and moving materials under supervision.
• Direct school traffic during peak periods to ensure safety.
• Support transport of pupils with pre/post-journey checks.
• Help maintain minibuses following Supervisors' guidance.
• Support security measures and monitor entry points.
• Perform gardening and planting, irrigation, pruning, and bed prep.
• Maintain borders, ponds, hedges, fences, and paths to high standards.
• Scarify, aerate, overseed, lift/lay turf, and mow lawns.
• Keep drives clear of debris; perform winter duties like gritting.
• Operate and clean equipment: hand tools, strimmers, hedge cutters, mowers.
• Follow health and safety protocols and maintain a tidy workspace.
• Assist with events like sports pitches and school functions.

Skills

Traffic management

Minibus driving

Gardening & landscaping

Equipment operation

Health & safety

Teamwork

Tools

Hand tools

Strimmers

Hedge cutters

Mowers

Job description

Are you passionate about creating a safe, beautiful, and well-maintained environment for students and staff? Do you enjoy hands-on work and working outdoors?

We are seeking a proactive and versatile Facilities and Grounds Maintenance Assistant to support Maintenance and Grounds teams across both school sites.

Job Duties

• Support Maintenance Activities: Assist with general repairs, moving materials and furniture, and other tasks as directed by the Maintenance Supervisor, ensuring all work is within your competency.
• Traffic Management: Direct school traffic during peak times to ensure safety and smooth flow.
• Transport Assistance: Support the transportation of pupils via the school minibus fleet, including pre- and post-journey checks and basic vehicle maintenance under supervision.
• Minibus Fleet Maintenance: Assist in maintaining the school's fleet of minibuses, following guidance from Maintenance Supervisors.
• Security Support: Contribute to school security measures as directed, including monitoring entry points and ensuring safety protocols are followed.
• Horticultural Operations: Undertake a variety of gardening and landscaping tasks such as greenhouse care, weeding, digging, edging, seed sowing, planting, bed preparation, pruning, and maintaining trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants. Use initiative to carry out these activities efficiently.
• Grounds Maintenance: Maintain borders, ponds, hedges, fences, walls, pathways, roadways, and woodland areas to high standards.
• Lawn and Turf Care: Use pedestrian and ride-on equipment to scarify, aerate, top-dress, over seed, lift and lay turf, feed, irrigate, and mow lawns.
• Cleaning and Winter Duties: Keep drives and pathways clear of debris and litter, clear snow, and apply grit salt as needed to ensure safety during winter months.
• Equipment Operation: Safely operate, maintain, and clean horticultural and grounds keeping equipment including hand tools, strimmers, hedge cutters, mowers, scarifiers, aerators, tractors, and other machinery.
• Health & Safety: Maintain a tidy, safe working environment, adhering to safety protocols always.
• Additional Tasks: Support the school in various activities such as setting up sports pitches and courts, stewarding in the car park, transporting luggage, and assisting with school events like Speech Day.

Job Location

Facilities and Grounds Maintenance Assistant will be based near Salisbury Railway Station SP2 7RS - would still require a 23 min walk to the school, from the station.