We are recruiting a Sports Grounds Person to join our Gardens & Grounds team, someone will take a keen interest in the maintenance and development of all sporting surfaces both natural and artificial.

Description

Trent College and The Elms are thriving independent schools set in beautiful grounds on the Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire border. We provide a flourishing and happy co-educational environment for children.

We are recruiting a Sports Grounds Person to join our Gardens & Grounds team, within the Operations department.

This is an outdoor sports surface / facility focused role. You will take a keen interest in the maintenance and development of all sporting surfaces both natural and artificial. The highest levels of surface presentation, and health & safety are always critical. Such surfaces / facilities will include cricket, rugby, hockey, football, netball, tennis and athletics.

The school encourages applications from those who may want to combine the role with formal training and/or qualification in sport pitch maintenance or horticulture, and individuals with general experience of outdoor and horticultural work, on a large scale with a particular emphasis on sport.

Further information can be found in the recruitment brochure.

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We offer a competitive benefits package which includes a generous school fee discount, parking and complimentary use of the excellent leisure and dining facilities.

Closing date for applications: Monday 1 June 2026

We reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a volume of strong and suitable applications.

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Applicants will be required to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). The school may carry out online searches on shortlisted applicants and all applicants will be required to provide details of their online profile, including social media account names/handles, as part of their application

The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. The school is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions on a self-declaration form in advance of attending an interview (including those which are "spent" unless they are "protected" under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children.