Grounds Person/Gardener

Grade 3 Point 5-7 £25,583 - £26,403 per annum dependant on experience

Permanent all-year-round position

37 hours per week Monday – Friday

Start Date: ASAP

Frome College is looking to appoint a grounds person/gardener to maintain our school grounds. The college grounds feature sports pitches as well as areas of lawn, trees, shrubbery and borders with different planting schemes. Working hours are Monday – Thursday 8:30am – 4:30pm and Fridays 8:30am – 4pm with a 30-minute lunch break.

Working as part of a small team, your main duties and responsibilities will include:

Preparing and maintaining sports pitches (rugby and football)
Operating and maintaining the grounds equipment and machinery
Providing a garden maintenance service including leaf clearance, weeding, spraying, trimming and tidying of hedges, trees and shrubs, border tidying and planting
Preparation of the school site for events, e.g. Open Days, Parents Evenings

To succeed in this role, you will:

Be happy to work outdoors in all weather and conditions
Be reliable, hardworking and self-motivated with a ‘can do’ approach to ensure the job is completed on time and to a high standard
Have good organisational skills
Have a friendly and helpful personality with a smart, presentable appearance

Salary & Benefits

Salary from �25583 to �26403 per year

We offer the successful candidate:

opportunity to be part of a strong community and supportive workforce
a calm and welcoming environment which enjoys a large amount of green, open spaces
supportive induction programme and CPD opportunities
free parking
onsite catering and nursery
salary sacrifice schemes including Cycle to Work and an Employee Assistance Freephone Helpline

Location

Frome College
Bath road
Frome
Somerset
BA11 2HQ

Frome College is a successful, vibrant, and forward thinking 13-19 Upper School with approximately 1300 students. It is a fast-moving College within the Midsomer Norton Schools Partnership. We are based on a stunning campus in easy reach of Bath and Bristol. Frome itself is a thriving market town, with a vibrant artistic community with the renowned Frome Festival, monthly Sunday market and many restaurants and 2 theatres, one of which is on campus.