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About the Role

Support the maintenance and general upkeep of world-class playing surfaces and amenity landscapes at the Hale End Academy.

Responsibilities

• Maintain playing surfaces and amenity landscapes.
• Carry out daily activities using handheld and ride-on cutting equipment, strimming, operating sprinklers, digging borders, spreading composts, sweeping hard standing areas, pruning shrubs, disposing of leaves and cuttings, and hand weeding sensitive areas.
• Perform tractor and trailer work and use machinery for grass area renovation, including turf cutters, stone buriers, scarifiers, and seeders.
• Assist in grounds renovation, pitch marking, fertilizer application, and plant watering.
• Support the team with manual tasks, including handling bags of sand, fertilizer, and seed (20-25kg).
• Clean equipment stores and washdown areas to ensure an impeccable working environment.

Requirements

• Hold NVQ level 2 or above in green keeping and groundsmanship or equivalent.
• Experience using a wide range of turf equipment such as cylinder mowers, ride-on mowers, scarification equipment, renovation equipment, hedge cutters, and strimmers.
• Background in all aspects of grounds keeping, including playing surfaces and amenity landscapes.
• Ability to collaborate with the wider team and work independently.
• Good understanding of health and safety legislation related to equipment and machinery.
• Excellent attention to detail and communication skills.
• Possess a clean UK driving licence.

Skills

• Green keeping
• Groundsmanship
• Turf equipment operation
• Amenity landscape maintenance
• Manual handling
• Health and safety compliance
• Attention to detail
• Communication

Location

• Hale End Academy

Work Type

• Full-time
• Hybrid working model

Experience Level

• Qualified expert

Education Level

• NVQ level 2 or above in green keeping and groundsmanship or equivalent

Benefits

• Exciting reward and recognition scheme
• Generous holiday allowance which increases with length of service
• Great internal learning and development programmes
• Priority access to apply for match tickets
• Competitive health and wellbeing benefits package
• Leading Employee Assistance Programme
• Great discounts with partners

About the Company

• One of the most famous clubs in world football with a rich heritage and history of success.
• Passionate about the local community with a variety of opportunities and career paths.
• Defined purpose: to act for a winning team, culture and community.
• Values: courageous in the pursuit of progress, championing community and each other, doing the right thing.

Equal Opportunity

• Committed to ensuring environments for children, young people and adults at risk remain safe and inclusive.
• Require successful candidates to complete a DBS check and other essential background checks.
• Arsenal for Everyone is a commitment to promoting and embracing equality, diversity and inclusion.
• Believe that diversity of background, skills and experience drives success.
• Disability Confident Leader: actively welcome and encourage applications from people with disabilities and long-term health conditions.
• Offer disability-related adjustments to the recruitment process.
• Eligible to apply for an interview via the Disability Confident Scheme if meeting the definition of a ‘disabled person’ according to the Equality Act 2010.