Grounds Person

Barnsley Football Club; Cleethorpes; Hybrid; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Grimsby Town Football Club is seeking a Grounds Person to support high quality grounds maintenance across Blundell Park, the Training Ground and Academy facilities. Reporting to the Senior Head Grounds Person, you will carry out tasks from start to finish within required timeframes.

You will prepare pitches for First Team and Academy training and matches, maintain irrigation and drainage, operate mowing equipment, and undertake general maintenance.

Qualifications

• Experience in sporting environments is essential.
• General grounds maintenance experience.
• Ability to complete tasks within required timeframes.
• Effective communication and customer service skills.
• Able to work using own initiative and with others.
• Positive attitude to work.
• NVQ Level 2 Sports Turf (or equivalent).

Responsibilities

• Completion of allocated ground maintenance tasks from start to finish within required time frames.
• Prepare, inspect and maintain pitches for First Team and Academy training and matches including mowing, marking out, goal setup and pitch repairs.
• Support the delivery of routine maintenance, seasonal renovations and improvements to playing surfaces.
• Maintain surrounding grounds, irrigation and drainage systems.
• Grass cutting using ride on mower and pedestrian mowers.
• Marking lines on pitches using a battery marker or wheel-to-wheel marker.
• Operate tractors and attached machinery (aerating, fertiliser application, grass cutting).
• Repair damage to pitches caused by training schedules.
• Tidy and cut back bushes and shrubs on training ground using hand and power tools.
• Maintain and operate equipment such as strimmers and mowers.
• Carry out general maintenance tasks as required.
• Undertake any other reasonable duties as requested.

Skills

Grounds maintenance

Sports environment experience

Communication skills

Teamwork

Time management

Positive attitude

Education

NVQ Level 2 Sports Turf

Job description

Underthe direction of the Senior Head Grounds Person, the Grounds Person will support the delivery of high quality groundsmaintenance services across our facilities at Blundell Park, the Training Ground and Academy Training facility in line with policies,legislative, environmental and certifying authorities’ compliance and bestpractice.

The main roles & responsibilities are as follows:

• Completion of allocated ground maintenance tasks from start to finish within required time frames.
• Prepare, inspect and maintain pitches as required for First Team and Academy training and matches including; mowing, marking out, goal setup and pitch repairs.
• Support the delivery of routine maintenance, seasonal renovations and improvements to playing surfaces,
• Maintain surrounding grounds, irrigation and drainage systems.
• Grass cutting using ride on mower and pedestrian mowers.
• Marking the lines on the football pitches at the training or academy facility using a battery marker or a wheel-to-wheel marker .
• Driving the tractor and using the machines that are attached via a 3-point linkage such as aerating, fertiliser application, grass cutting etc.
• Repairing any damage caused on the grass pitches by the training schedule.
• Tidying and cutting back the bushes and shrubs on the training ground using hand tools and power tools.
• Maintain and operate equipment such as strimmer's and mowers.
• Carry out any general maintenance tasks as required.
• Undertake any other reasonable duties as requested.

About The Candidate

To be able to deliver this role, the skills and experience we are looking for are:

• Experience working in a similar role in a sporting environment
• General grounds maintenance experience.
• Ability to complete tasks within a required timeframe.
• Effective communication and customer service skills
• Able to work using own initiative and with others.
• Have a positive attitude to work
• Motivated and driven to achieve.
• NVQ Level 2 Sports Turf (or equivalent)

About The Club

Grimsby Town Football Club is committed to operating in an environmentally responsible and sustainable way. As part of our ongoing efforts, we are proud to be working towards the goals of the EFL Green Clubs scheme — a league-wide initiative to improve environmental practices across football.

We strive to reduce our environmental impact, promote sustainability in our operations, and encourage awareness and positive action across our staff, fans, and wider community. All employees, workers, and volunteers are expected to support the Club’s environmental values and contribute to building a greener future for football.

Safeguarding Statement

Grimsby Town Football Club is committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and young people and expects all employees, workers, students and volunteers to endorse this commitment.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

Grimsby Town Football Club’s commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion is to confront and eliminate discrimination whether by reason of age, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, marital status or civil partnership, nationality, ethnicity (race), religion or belief, ability or disability, pregnancy or maternity and to encourage equal opportunities (Protected Characteristics, Equality Act 2010).

Employees, workers and volunteers of Grimsby Town Football Club must ensure a positive commitment towards equality, diversity and inclusion by treating others fairly and not committing any form of direct or indirect discrimination, victimisation or harassment of any description and to promote positive working relationships between all internal and external stakeholders.

Disability Confident Committed Employer

As a Disability Confident Committed employer, Grimsby Town Football Club is dedicated to creating an inclusive and accessible environment for all. We actively support our employees, workers, students, and volunteers by making reasonable adjustments where needed and ensuring that individuals with disabilities or long-term health conditions are supported to remain in and thrive within their roles. This commitment reflects our ongoing efforts to promote equality, remove barriers, and value the contributions of everyone in our community.