Christ's Hospital - Groundsperson

Summary

We are seeking an experienced and self-motivated person with a passion and drive to help develop and maintain our flower beds, landscaped areas and sporting facilities.

Detail

The School has extensive sports facilities including cricket, rugby and football pitches; tennis and netball courts plus two synthetic pitches. There are also large formal planted and grassed areas with large environmentally friendly areas designed to attract bees, butterflies, bats and birds. We have exciting new facilities coming to the school including a new 3rd synthetic pitch and a state of the art 6 lane all weather running track all of which will be maintained by the grounds team.

We are seeking an experienced and self-motivated person with a passion and drive to help develop and maintain our flower beds, landscaped areas and sporting facilities.

The successful applicant will ideally hold a relevant qualification in horticulture/sports turf management and have a good understanding of relevant legislation relating to health & safety. This is a physically demanding role. The ability to drive and maintain a clean, valid driving licence is essential.

We welcome applications from all sectors of the community as we aspire to attract staff that match the social and cultural diversity of our student intake and welcome applications from all sectors of the community. We consider the most important factor to be the right skills, abilities and attitude for the job which will ultimately improve the well-being and education of the pupils. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK.

For further information about the school and to download a job description please visit our website. https://www.christs-hospital.org.uk

Please complete an application form by pressing on the Apply button and visiting our website https://www.christs-hospital.org.uk/vacancies/groundsperson/

We are unable to accept C.V's without a completed application form. Please send the completed form to recruitment@christs-hospital.org.uk

Applications should be received by 9:00am on Monday 6th July although applications will be reviewed as they are received, so early application is advisable, and we reserve the right to close this vacancy early should a suitable candidate apply.

We will be looking to hold interviews on 10th July 2026. We are looking for the candidate to start as soon as possible, following the onboarding process.

Christ’s Hospital is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All successful applicants are required to complete an enhanced disclosure application with the DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service). More details on the disclosure process can be found on www.gov.uk/disclosure-barring-service-check.

Registered Charity No. 1120090.