Groundsperson
Location: Godalming
Salary: circa £31,000 depending on qualifications, skills and experience of the successful candidate
Vacancy Type: This is a full-time, all-year round role, 40 hours per week. Normal days are Monday to Friday, 07.00 – 16.00 hours (with an unpaid lunch hour), although the demands of the role are such that working outside these times may be required, including evening and weekends.
Charterhouse is a beautiful school in a 250-acre campus – a wonderful setting for the whole community to live and work together and a splendid backdrop for teaching and learning.
Charterhouse seeks to appoint a Groundsperson to undertake the maintenance of sports surfaces including artificial playing surface, amenity areas and woodland areas to a high standard.
Overall Purpose and Responsibilities
* To undertake routine preparation and maintenance work on a range of sports facilities and surfaces (this will include football, cricket, golf, artificial surfaces etc.)
* To set up sports pitches and amenity surfaces and undertake minor construction and landscaping work.
* To operate a range of modern turf machinery, ensuring vehicles and equipment used by yourself and others are regularly maintained, in accordance with routine operating requirements.
* To operate a range of powered hand tools such as strimmers, hedge cutters and flymo.
* To undertake a range of horticultural operations such as spreading of fertilisers (granular or liquid)
* To maintain hedges around the estate.
* In autumn/winter ensure leaves are cleared.
* To clear snow and apply salt in icy conditions during the winter months.
* To undertake a range of tree and woodland maintenance operations.
* To maintain and repair boundary and internal fencing as and when required.
* To work outside normal school hours, including regular weekend duties, with due notice being given.
Person Specification
Relevant Experience/Knowledge & Technical Competencies
Essential:
* A can-do attitude and a readiness to work
* Experience in sports turf maintenance Desirable:
* Basic Health and Safety training
Qualifications
Essential:
* Hold recognised groundskeeping/ greenkeeping qualifications e.g. Level 2 in sports turf management
Desirable:
* Qualifications and/or training in the use of powered machinery, COSHH, manual handling although training can be given in these areas if required
* Chainsaw or Spraying certificates
Personal Competencies / Skills
* Physically fit as this role requires extensive manual handling
* Able to understand and follow instructions
* Able to work on own initiative and unsupervised
* Thrives on attention to detail and a completer-finisher
* Reliable and trustworthy
* Enjoys teamwork and is a team player
Closing date: Friday 30 January 2026
To Apply
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