Groundsperson at Radley College

16 Days Remaining

Job Reference #

EDV/2025/RC/33236

Location

Abingdon, Oxfordshire, Oxfordshire, OX14 2HR

Contract Type

Permanent

Contract Term

Full-Time

Closing Date

12:00pm, 2nd May 2025

Start Date

May /June 25

Positions Available

Positions Available 1

About this Role

We are seeking to appoint a Groundsperson to join our dedicated Grounds team, which currently totals 8, including 2 Greenkeepers. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to the upkeep and development of one of the largest and most prestigious school sports grounds in the country.

The Grounds at Radley

Radley’s extensive playing fields represent one of the largest single areas of maintained grassland in southern England. The facilities are in constant use across all three academic terms, and include:

14 Rugby pitches (Michaelmas Term)

3 Astro Hockey pitches (Lent Term)

15 Soccer pitches (Lent Term)

9 Cricket squares (Summer Term)

2 All-weather hockey pitches (converted to 24 tennis courts in Summer Term)

1 additional Astro Hockey pitch

A rubber crumb athletics track

8 hard tennis courts

28 Astro cricket nets

A 9-hole Golf Course with a thriving external membership

In addition to supporting the College's sporting programme, the grounds are used for a variety of external events and fixtures as part of Radley’s income-generating strategy.

The successful candidate will work collaboratively with the wider Grounds team to maintain and enhance these high-quality sports facilities. We are looking for an individual with previous experience in grounds maintenance; experience in a sporting or educational environment is desirable. A passion for outdoor work, a strong work ethic, and attention to detail are essential. Hours of work

39 hours per week to be worked 8.00am to 4.30pm Monday to Thursday, 8.00am to 3.30pm Friday, with half-hour (unpaid) each day for lunch. In addition to the above, particularly during the cricket season, the department covers weekend working on a rota basis. Weekend hours will vary according to season and conditions, and additional hours are paid as overtime.

We reserve the right to consider applications as they arrive.

For an informal chat about the role please contact the Head of Grounds, Adam King, on 01235 543119 or email the HR Department (hr@radley.org.uk).

Contact Details

  HR Department
  01235548518
  hr@radley.org.uk

Radley College would like all candidates to answer specific questions for the personal statement section. For reference, here is a preview of the questions/headings:

Please give your reasons for applying for this post and say why you believe you are suitable for the position. Study the job description and describe any experience and skills you have gained in other jobs or similar environments which demonstrates your ability and attitude to undertake the duties of this post
In accordance with Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) guidelines set out by the Department for Education, a background check will be carried out on your online digital presence. For this we use a third-party professional screening partner, SP Index (www.sp-index.com), experienced in processing personal data for the purpose of such checks. In order for us to carry out these checks, please can you provide your date of birth, nationality and personal email address. We are unable to use work email addresses for these checks. The scope of such checks will include all online open-source information, but specifically: • up to 10 years’ online history; • social and professional networking and media; • blogs and vlogs; • news and media reports; • information displayed publicly online by third parties; • any other relevant open-source information available. You can find out more about how these checks are carried out and how your personal data will be used at https://sp-index.com/privacy-policy/ If you have any concerns about the above please contact hr@radley.org.uk. We will only carry out these checks on shortlisted candidates.