Groundsworker/Gardener

University of Nottingham; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 26,908 - 28,890; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

27 days holiday + university closure

Employee Assistance Programme

Uniform and tools provided

Career progression opportunities

Job summary

The University of Nottingham is seeking a Gardener/Groundworker based at Sutton Bonington Campus near Loughborough.

This full-time permanent role includes maintaining a variety of sports grounds to a high standard, marking out playing surfaces, and caring for turf, artificial surfaces, and amenity landscapes.

Qualifications

• Must hold NVQ Level 2 (or equivalent) in amenity horticulture or Sports Ground practices, or have proven relevant experience.
• A full, current driving licence is essential for this role.
• Ability to operate a wide range of powered machinery used in sports grounds maintenance & amenity horticulture.

Responsibilities

• Maintain a wide range of sports grounds areas to a high standard, including marking out playing surfaces.
• Maintain turf and artificial surfaces and manage amenity landscapes across university grounds.
• Plant perennials and shrubs and support events such as Graduations and Open Days.

Skills

Driving licence

Powered machinery

Tractors

Education

NVQ Level 2 in amenity horticulture

Tools

Tractors

Job description

Salary

£26,908 to £28,890 per annum, depending on skills and experience.

Area

Landscape and Sports Services

Location

Sutton Bonington

Closing Date

Open Until Filled

Reference

NHE2033026

About the University

The University of Nottingham has been providing an outstanding student experience for over 140 years and is a leading university of worldwide significance with established campuses in UK, China and Malaysia.

Your role as a Gardener/Groundworker

Based at Sutton Bonington Campus near Loughborough this is a full time, permanent role within the award‑winning Landscape & grounds team. Main duties will include assisting with the maintenance of a wide range of sports grounds areas to a high standard including marking out playing surfaces and maintaining turf and artificial surfaces. Other duties will include the preparation, care and maintenance of amenity landscapes areas across university grounds including planting perennials, shrubs and supporting events such as Graduations & open days.

Candidates should be highly motivated, professional and be able to work with minimal supervision. You will be qualified to NVQ Level 2 (or equivalent) in amenity horticulture or Sports Ground practices, or a related discipline or have proven relevant experience and be able to operate a wide range of powered machinery including tractors and other equipment used in Sports grounds maintenance & Amenity horticulture. Due to the frequency with which the post holder will drive between university sites a full, current driving licence is essential for this role. The post requires driving university vehicles including tractors around and between university sites.

Further details regarding the duties for the post can be found on the attached job role profile.

What We Offer

• A friendly, diverse, and supportive working environment
• Permanent contract for 52 weeks of the year.
• An excellent holiday allowance of 27 days, plus additional university closure days and bank holidays.
• Employee Assistance Programme and Counselling Service- 24/7 support.
• Uniform and the tools you need to do a great job.
• Staff development through the provision of training, continued support, and career progression opportunities.
• Access to a range of benefits and rewards, including fitness and health facilities, staff discounts, travel schemes and many more.

Further information on the benefits available can be found at the link below.

https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/jobs/home.aspx

This position is offered on a permanent basis. Hours of work are full time, 36.25 hours per week to be worked 5 days out of 7 to be arranged (mainly Monday to Friday between 7.30am and 3.30pm) with flexibility to work weekends as required. Job share arrangements may be considered.

Successful candidates will be expected to attend induction training courses which will run each month, Monday to Friday on University Park Campus. Further details will be given at interview.

Equal Opportunities

We welcome applications from UK, Europe and worldwide and aim to make your move to the UK as smooth as possible. Visit the Moving to Nottingham page for details.

This position does not fulfil the UK Visas & Immigration sponsorship criteria for Skilled Worker, therefore we can only accept applications from candidates who already have the right to work in UK.

Employer Culture and Diversity

Our university is a supportive, inclusive, caring and positive community. We welcome those of different cultures, ethnicities and beliefs – indeed this very diversity is vital to our success, it is fundamental to our values and enriches life on campus. Visit our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion website.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level 2) employer. Increasing the diversity of our community is extremely important to us and we are committed to the aims of Disability Confident Scheme.

We are the first university to have achieved Athena Swan Gold Award.

To help you succeed, we published Candidate Guidance to provide support on the application and interview process.

Discover our benefits, visit Your Benefits website.