Package Description:
Are you a practical, hands-on individual who enjoys working outdoors and making a real difference to your environment? Do you take pride in maintaining beautiful, historic grounds? If so, we want to hear from you!
We’re looking for a skilled and proactive General Ground Worker to support the upkeep, maintenance, and improvement of the stunning estates across The Stowe Group – including Stowe School, Swanbourne House, and Winchester House.
Your Day-to-Day Will Include:
· Carrying out groundworks: paving, trench digging, fence repairs, and brick re-pointing
· Supporting seasonal and reactive maintenance of paths, access routes, and hardstanding areas
· Operating tools and small machinery safely and effectively
· Responding to maintenance requests via HALO to keep the school running smoothly
· Ensuring all work meets high standards of safety, quality, and visual appeal
Stowe School
Stowe School occupies Stowe House and approximately 200 acres of the Stowe estate and is located in Stowe’s world-famous landscape gardens set in 880 acres. Stowe School is an independent co-educational boarding School with approximately 900 pupils. There are around 500 full and part-time staff with 60 staff and their families living on site. The Stowe Group of schools (Stowe, Ashfold, Swanbourne House and Winchester House) are situated on four separate sites in Buckinghamshire and Northamptonshire and educate children from 3-18 years.
Our Schools are not only outstanding places to learn, they are great places to work too. We are committed to fostering team engagement, attracting, mentoring, developing and retaining our best teachers and support colleagues.
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion are central to The Stowe Group’s vision. We pride ourselves on our commitment as an organisation to welcome diversity, and we are committed to providing an inclusive environment where anyone with talent can thrive. To ensure we continue to best serve a diverse community, our ambition is to attract and retain a workforce that is representative of the diversity of our pupil body.
The Stowe Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers, the Disclosure and Barring Service and an online background check with our third party provider.