Company Name:
Doncaster Rovers
Location:
Doncaster
Vacancy Type:
Permanent
Department:
Club
28 Feb 2025
About The Role

Reporting directly to the Head Groundsman, the person will lead on maintaining the stadium playing surface, and ensuring that all Club Doncaster related pitches are safe and of the best possible quality.

You will be able to guide and work within a small team of operatives, planning and organizing workloads, and ensuring that the maintenance of the pitch is at the forefront of your work load during the day, in addition to all related health and safety circumstances.

Successful applicants, should have demonstrable experience in a previous role within an elite sport premises. Experience with current surfaces including Desso and artificial surfaces would be an advantage. It would be desirable to have undertaken formal based qualifications within landscape and pitch maintenance.

About The Candidate

Skills required

  • Previous experience within a similar role
  • Awareness of the elite sports culture
  • Experience and PA1/2/6 qualifications
  • Ability to manage conflict and changing priorities
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Be able to work in a professional and responsible manner.
  • Have excellent attention to detail.
  • National Vocational Qualification in Sports Turf Management is preferred.

Personal qualities

  • Punctual and have an excellent record of attendance.
  • Willing to learn and committed to achieving high standards within their work.
  • Good leadership skills
About The Club

About Club Doncaster

Club Doncaster is the elite brand of sporting organisations working to support and strive forward our community.

We work with a culture that promotes unity, creativity and aspiration to promote success – this is why we are Club Doncaster.

We look for people with passion, honesty and who embrace a challenge on a daily basis, with the energy and passion to strive forward and prove each day. 
 

Safeguarding

Club Doncaster takes its safeguarding responsibility very seriously. This means recruiting the correct people for Club Doncaster.

We acknowledge out clear responsibility to safeguard children and vulnerable groups in our care, and have policies and guidelines to ensure this.

The successful candidate will have to complete an Enhanced DBS check before starting employment with the club.

Equal Opportunities

Club Doncaster is equal opportunity employer and is determined to ensure that no applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender, age, disability, religion, belief, sexual orientation, marital status, or race, or is disadvantaged by conditions or requirements which cannot be shown to be justifiable.

Our Recruitment and Selection Policy, Code of Conduct, Diversity & Equality Policy, Equal Opportunities Policy and Right to work in UK Policy are available to all applicants on request.
 

Important information

The above mentioned duties and responsibilities should be regarded as neither exclusive nor exhaustive as the post holder may be required to undertake other reasonably determined duties and responsibilities, commensurate with the grading of the post, without changing the general character of the post.

Applicants must hold a full driving licence. It is the employee’s responsibility to ensure up to date documentation is provided to Club Doncaster.  
 

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