Grounds Maintenance Operative - Merrist Wood College Worplesdon, England
Job description
Who we are
Activate Learning is a pioneering education group with a global reach, committed to transforming lives through our approach to learning.
We see our employees as individuals, empowering them to make the right choices for their ambitions and careers. We value our people as vital to our continued success and aspire to a diverse, open and inclusive environment that provides the motivation for everyone to pursue their career goals and flourish.
When you work for Activate Learning, you’re working for an organisation that provides you with the advantages of a large employer, a trusted partner in your career development, and a transformational way of working whilst also investing in building a community environment for everyone.
Together, we will bring out the best version of yourself.
About the role:
Activate Learning have an opportunity for a Grounds Maintenance Operative/Groundsperson to join our rural estates team at Merrist Wood College and work to maintain and enhance a wide range of resources across the college estate from sports pitches, lawns, hedges, beds, and borders.
This will involve general grounds maintenance, including pre and post season maintenance of our sports playing surfaces.
You will get to work on an impressive 400-acre campus with a variety of habitats and environments with many native wildlife. Merrist Wood College has a national and international reputation amongst employers and industry specialists and a long history of providing unrivalled education in the land-based sectors.
Joining this team will enable you to shape the future of the college and to ensure that it is viewed and recognised for the value that it adds to the land-based students and industries that it works to support.
We are undergoing some significant investment to transform the college into a world class facility, which includes a multimillion pound contribution from the department of education for future developments, so it’s an exciting time to join us.
Permanent, full time role
Salary: £25,927 - £26,989 per annum, depending on qualifications and experience.
What do you need to be a successful Groundsperson at Activate Learning?
You will have proven delivery of high-quality grounds and sports pitch maintenance, with a minimum of 2 years' industry experience.
About you:
- Level 2 or above in a relevant vocational qualification
- PA1 and PA6 Safe Use of Pesticides qualifications
- Tractor Driving Certification or willingness to complete training
- A full driving licence
If you have experience as a Groundsperson, Grounds Maintenance Operative, Greenkeeper or Groundskeeper, or if you have recently completed a relevant apprenticeship, then we would like to hear from you!
Why work with the Activate Learning Group?
Here are some of our benefits:
- Enrolment into generous pensions schemes
- Generous annual leave entitlement
- Excellent on-site facilities including free onsite parking, refectory facilities, Hair and Beauty salons
- An extensive Learning and Development programme with a range of CPD opportunities
- Specialised support and development for teaching staff
- Access to qualified coaches for all staff
- Leadership and Management development programmes
- Flexible working opportunities, where appropriate
- A comprehensive wellbeing programme including access to the Fika and Everymind app
- Mental Health support including access to Mental Health First Aiders
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Employee resource groups
- Cycle to work scheme
- Refer a friend vacancy incentive
- Access to student discount programmes
Applications are reviewed and shortlisted on a rolling basis, and we reserve the right to interview, appoint and close adverts early due to the volume of applications we receive.
We therefore encourage you to apply at the earliest opportunity to avoid disappointment as once we have closed a vacancy you will be unable to submit your application form.
Please note the title of this job advertisement has been changed for advertising purposes only. The successful candidate's job title will be: Groundsperson
Activate Learning is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all its staff to share this commitment. Successful applicants will be required to undergo a DBS check at the appropriate level.
Applicants must be eligible to work in the UK as we do not sponsor work permits and work permits from other organisations are unacceptable as proof of right to work in the UK.
Applications are encouraged from all candidates meeting or exceeding the minimum criteria for the role regardless of age, disability, gender, orientation, race, religion or ethnicity.
Activate Learning are committed to employing people with disabilities and will ensure our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible. If you require any reasonable adjustments either at application or interview stage please contact the talent team directly.
If an agency submits an unsolicited CV to any partner or employee of our company, you should be aware that they have no authority to enter into an arrangement with you. Should we require recruitment agency involvement, we will contact the agencies on our preferred suppliers list, and we would ask that you respect the relationships we have already built with these suppliers.
