Job Description
Derbyshire County Cricket Club have an exciting opportunity for a Grounds Person to join our team and contribute towards the ongoing delivery of a top-quality cricket pitch and practice facilities during the cricket season. In addition, this role has ground wide maintenance duties to ensure all stadium, conference and events are delivered to a high standard.
This role has a 40 hour working week March to September, to cover the cricket season, and a 27.5 hour working week October to February.
The successful applicant will preferably have:
• Good experience within cricket ground maintenance or greenkeeping
• An NVQ Level 2 or 3 in sport turf management
• PA1, PA2 and PA6 pesticide spraying certificates
• A good knowledge of cricket ground maintenance
• Have a strong work ethic with high standards of work and attention to detail
• Excellent organisational skills
• To understand, follow and implement health and safety requirements
• To be a team-player
What we can offer you:
• A salary of circa £22-24,000 dependent upon experience
• 25 days paid holiday plus bank holidays
• Free on-site parking
• 2 free tickets to every Derbyshire CCC match
• 40% discount with Samurai on-line purchases
Derbyshire County Cricket Club is committed to safeguarding and protecting the children and young people that we work with. As such, many posts are subject to a safer recruitment process, including ECB DBS clearance which is mandatory before taking up certain roles. We ensure that we have a range of policies and procedures in place promoting safeguarding and safer working practice across our services.
Derbyshire County Cricket Club will ensure that all existing and potential employees receive equal consideration and is committed to the elimination of unlawful or unfair discrimination on the grounds of gender, race, disability, colour, ethnic and national origin, nationality, sexuality, marital status, religion and age. It is the intention of Derbyshire County Cricket Club that its workforce, at all levels, should reflect the composition of the City’s population. To achieve this Derbyshire County Cricket Club will take active and positive steps to eliminate discrimination, reduce the effects of past discrimination and to promote equality in employment.
How to apply
To apply please send your up-to-date CV with a covering letter detailing your suitability for the role to Viv Sheppard, HR and Wellbeing Manager at Derbyshire County Cricket Club via jobs@derbyshireccc.com.