Matchday Ground Staff in United Kingdom - EFL (English Football League)

About The Role

Job Summary and Objectives:
To help the head grounds person at the stadium with both match day preparation and post-match operations. This includes but is not limited to setting up and dismantling goals, divoting, transportation of grow lights to and from the pitch and removing debris from playing surface post-match using handheld mowers.

Key Responsibilities:
Assisting the Stadium Pitch Manager and his team with match day duties to provide a safe and aesthetically pleasing playing surface that is match ready for all fixtures.

Role Requirements:
This is a hands-on role based at our Loftus Road Stadium, assisting the grounds team on a matchday in maintaining a state-of-the-art football pitch. Some of the tasks you may be asked to complete include:

Mowing.
Marking out.
Divoting.
Moving/deploying the pitch lighting system.
Watering.
Moving practice goals.

During a matchday you will be helping to ensure the pitch is presented in an excellent condition for the matches and ensure that all tasks are carried out in line with operating procedures. You may also be asked to assist with the post-match clean-up operation with may include hand mowing

About The Candidate

Working on a casual basis you may be already in full time employment as a groundsman or a green keeper but wish to expand and enhance your C.V. and your grounds or green keeping maintenance experience to working in a professional stadium environment.

Ideally you will have or are working towards a qualification in sports turf management and or hold your PA1, PA6 and PA2A certificates in pesticide usage but not essential.

As a small and tight knit grounds maintenance team, QPR recognise the need for all staff to work in a multi-disciplinary manner to encourage personal development and build team spirit to enable the Club and other parts of the company to achieve its objectives.

This job description is intended as a guide to the main responsibilities and is not intended to restrict any individual in the performance of other duties as required by the Company

About The Club

Safeguarding
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults at risk. We expect all colleagues and volunteers to share this commitment.

Safeguarding is part of everything we do and as such the role requires a willingness to undertake an enhanced DBS CRC (Criminal Background Check).

All offers of employment for this role are subject to background checks, including criminal (DBS) and right to work, as well as a full reference history. We do not offer sponsorship for applicants who do not have the right to work in the UK.

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Matchday Ground Staff

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