This is a fantastic opportunity to join our dynamic sports grounds team of eight at an exciting time of transformation. We are redefining the future of our playing fields by embracing innovative ways of working, enhancing biodiversity, and investing in sustainable, high‑quality facilities. From 2026, you’ll be at the heart of delivering a six‑year Football Foundation maintenance programme, working with the very latest equipment and techniques. This role offers the chance to actively demonstrate our values and behaviours while playing a key part in developing and showcasing both our summer and winter sports programmes. We currently looking for a committed, flexible and adaptable individual to join the sports ground and playing field team either as an Assistant Groundsperson / Groundsperson (dependant on experience). Successful shortlisting for interview will be on the basis of meeting the essential criteria in the job description and person specification and selection will focus on experienced candidates in the first instance. You will be responsible for general maintenance of the parks and playing fields, assisting and learning about maintaining fine turf sports surfaces, cricket squares, pitch and putt, and winter pitches for football and rugby across the town. Where required, you will also support other teams in the Patches with duties associated within Neighbourhood Services. The role of Assistant Groundsperson allows the successful applicant to learn these skills and work towards becoming a qualified Groundsperson which will be funded by the council. Due to the study aspect, you must be able to evidence your commitment to learning in your application and at interview. For the role of Assistant Groundsperson we will be looking to appoint individuals on starting salary band D with the potential to move up to salary band E, a maximum salary of £32,070 per annum depending on experience and performance. To be successful you will have. · Good horticultural skills, grounds maintenance skills and horticultural machinery operational skills · A certificate of competence such as NPTC to operate and a qualification (qualified NPTC PA1, 2 and 6 chemical application) · Experience of use of related tools and machinery · Experience of working in small teams to deliver high quality maintenance work · Good knowledge of workplace Health and Safety · Good communication skills both verbal and written · Good organisational skills and able to plan your own work if necessary You will be expected to help deliver improvements to the service using innovative and creative solutions where a flexible approach is essential. The hours of work will be 37 hours per week, to be worked Monday to Friday. Working hours will be agreed with the Sports Grounds Manager, you will be starting at 7:00 and finishing no later than 15:00 Monday to Thursday and finish at 14.30 on Friday. Some extra hours may be required during the week, weekends and over Bank Holidays and over the Christmas closure. We recommend that you submit your application as soon as possible, as we may close this advert before the stated closing date if enough applications are received.