Overview
Lead Grounds Person – Strand, London, WC2R 2LS
About King’s:
This is a hugely exciting time to be joining the King’s Sport & Wellness team at the New Malden Sports Ground. Over the next few years, we will be looking to expand the scope and quality of our offering to the King’s community.
About the role:
The post holder will contribute to the department’s mission to deliver unique sport and wellness experiences that unite our members and optimise our people and potential.
The purpose of this role is to support the Sports Grounds Manager in the delivery of outstanding sports grounds and pitches and lead the daily and weekly operations at the New Malden Sports Ground to enhance the quality of our facilities and user experience.
The Lead Grounds Person will also work collaboratively with the Sports Ground Manager to develop a coordinated annual delivery plan for the site.
This is a full time post (35 Hours per week), and you will be offered an indefinite contract.
About You:
To be successful in this role, we are looking for candidates to have the following skills and experience:
Essential criteria
1. Minimum Level 2 Sports Turf qualification
2. Experience working at Sports Grounds or within the grounds industry
3. Good knowledge of relevant health and safety regulations.
4. Experience in a customer service environment.
5. Good communication and interpersonal skills (written and verbal).
6. Ability to work as part of a small team and on own initiative.
Desirable criteria
1. Experience of working with Higher Education students and staff
2. A good level of education (A-level or equivalent)
Full details of the role and the skills and experience required, can be found in the attached job description which provided on the next page.
We pride ourselves on being inclusive and welcoming. We embrace diversity and want everyone to feel that they belong and are connected to others in our community.
We are committed to working with our staff and unions on these and other issues, to continue to support our people and to develop a diverse and inclusive culture at King’s.
We ask all candidates to submit a copy of their CV, and a supporting statement, detailing how they meet the essential criteria listed in the advert. If we receive a strong field of candidates, we may use the desirable criteria to choose our final shortlist, so please include your evidence against these where possible.
To find out how our managers review your application, please take a look at our ‘How we Recruit’ pages.
This role does not meet the requirements of the Home Office and therefore we are not able to offer sponsorship for candidates who do not currently possess the right to work in the UK.
This post is subject to Disclosure and Barring Service and Occupational Health clearances.
