Do you have experience in horticulture and grounds maintenance works? We have a vacancy for a landscape gardener working across our North Nottinghamshire schools. You will be enthusiastic, energetic and well-motivated, with the ability to think outside of the box. you will work with a Senior Grounds Maintenance Officer to ensure 100% businesses and operational continuity at all times ensuring that all sites and grounds are maintained and presented in a professional manner. 

This full-time, permanent role of 37 hours per week, Monday to Friday, offers a variety of responsibility and the opportunity to make a tangible impact every single day. This position is perfect for someone who thrives in a dynamic setting.

This role is from 1 September 2026. You will have the opportunity to start sooner depending on pre-employment checks completion. 

What’s in it for you?

• A competitive salary: £25,989 - £27,254 per annum (OLOL Band 3, NJC Points 6 - 9).
• Fantastic benefits:
• Generous Pension Scheme with employer contributions over 20%.
• Access to top-tier CPD opportunities tailored to your development.
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) providing emotional, financial, and legal support for you and your family.
• Exclusive perks: From staff discounts to a Cycle-to-Work scheme, we’ve got you covered!
• A welcoming community: Work with enthusiastic students, supportive colleagues, and a leadership team that values your expertise.
• Great holiday entitlement: 26 days per year, plus bank holidays.

Your mission as grounds officer:

You’ll be at the heart of maintaining and improving our school’s facilities, ensuring they’re safe, secure, and always at their best. Key responsibilities include:

• Ensure that all sites and grounds are maintained and presented in a professional manner by delivering a rolling programme of works.
• Operate and maintain grounds machinery. Be a key player in ensuring the high standards of compliance are maintained and that facilities are safe and the best that they can be.
• Work closely with the Director of Estates and the Trust Central Team, focussing on delivering high quality and safe learning and teaching environment.
• Ensure that all works, and projects are carried out within timescales as agreed with the Trust Maintenance Manager. Be a positive influence on the climate and culture of the Trust, support the Catholic Ethos.
• Hold full UK driver’s licence with suitable trailer towing category is required.
• Have experience in the use of grass cutting machinery along with other regularly used grounds maintenance equipment such as hedge cutters, strimmer's and blowers is an advantage.
• Have knowledge of Health and Safety that is essential to this role as well as being able to communicate effectively.
• Be familiar with the Wildlife and Countryside Act 2002

Why Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Multi-Academy Trust?

Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Multi-Academy Trust, bringing together the 36 Catholic Primary and Secondary schools in Nottingham City and Nottinghamshire. You will support schools across the Trust, working closely with both primary and secondary students.

We’d love for you to visit the school and see for yourself what it is like to work here. For an informal chat or to arrange a visit, call us on 0115 8515454 option 2 or email us at hr@ololcatholicmat.co.uk.  

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role.

You do not need to be a Catholic to work for our Trust and we warmly welcome those of different cultures, ethnicities, and beliefs. This includes those of all faiths, the Catholic faith and those without a faith who are supportive of the Trust’s Catholic character and Christian ethos. This diversity is fundamental to our values and enriches the lives of the students within our schools.    We are a Disability Confident Committed employer and welcome applications from people with a disability or long-term health condition.

 We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and we expect all staff to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS check and other pre-employment checks including online searches are required for successful applicants.