Greenkeeper/Groundstaff

This is information about a vacancy for a Greenkeeper/Groundstaff. This appointment will be for a permanent full time role at Warley Woods.

The applicant would need to have experience of working in a green space and with preference should have experience working on a golf course and have used a range of machinery. The successful applicant will need be capable of working alone after induction.

The small team at Warley Woods needs to cover 7 days a week which means the successful applicant will work half days every three weeks at the weekends and will have a day off during the week in the run up to that weekend.

We recommend that you have a good look at our website www.warleywoods.org.uk so that you understand what the Community Trust is all about.

Deadline for applications: Monday 10th April. We will accept a CV with an accompanying sheet detailing your specifically relevant experience and why you particularly want to work at Warley Woods. This accompanying sheet is essential to the application process and your application will not be considered without it. Please send to alan@warleywoods.org.uk or post it to our address.

Job Title: Greenkeeper/Groundstaff
Pay scale: £21,000 with greenkeeping experience

Hours: 37 hours
Status: Permanent after 6 months probation
Responsible to: Golf Course and Park Manager

Overall purpose of post

To ensure Warley Woods is well maintained and safe to visit by: taking a key role in carrying out grounds maintenance operations on the golf course and in the park and woodland. The course is open 364 days a year and there needs to be staff on duty each day. The post holder will be required to work on Bank Holidays and weekends in rotation.

Main duties and responsibilities

• To prepare the golf course for play including bunker raking, hole changes
• To safely use tools and equipment to undertake grounds maintenance operations up to an advanced level, including the use of powered hand tools and light plant.
• To carry out general horticultural maintenance operations including but not limited to grass cutting, hedge trimming, leaf clearance, litter picking duties, drainage, planting
• To undertake the safe application of chemicals
• To undertake chain saw work at ground level
• To undertake fine turf renovation
• To drive a wide range of vehicles as required including ‘workman’, van, tractors

(including mounted equipment), ride-on mowers

• To carry out construction labouring work, including improvements to the golf course
• To communicate with the general public, responding to and assisting in their enquiries in a friendly manner and promoting the overall work of the Community

Trust.

• To keep and update any records relating to operations
• To attend identified training
• To act as a qualified first aider
• To support events held at Warley Woods
• To follow all appropriate Health and Safety matters relating to the job purpose, ensuring work practices recognise the personal safety of colleagues and members of the public.
• Carry out such other associated duties as may from time to time incidentally arise, develop, or be assigned. That are commensurate with the role

Warley Woods Community Trust
Person Specification

Job title: Greenkeeper/Groundstaff

Hours: 37 hours across the week (seasonal hours apply)

Reporting to: Golf Course and Park Manager

Status: Permanent

The Person Specification is intended to give prospective candidates a better understanding of the post requirements. It will be used as part of the recruitment process in identifying and shortlisting candidates.

Essential (E) Desirable (D) How identified

1 Experience 2 years experience of maintaining golf courses (E)
What does the job require Past employment activity in the way of: Experience of public green record. Performance in
Specific related job space maintenance (E) related selection experience and what type methods, eg of working environment? Undertake safe application presentation, group
What kind of life of chemicals (E) discussion experience could supplement or replace Ensure the safe use tools this? Which is more and equipment for grounds important to the success maintenance operations of the Job? including the use of powered hand tools and light plant. (E)

To drive a wide range of vehicles as required including ‘workman’, van, tractors (including mounted equipment), ride-on mowers and to ensure that other staff are trained as required in these tasks (E).

3 Training & Qualifications NVQ Level 2 in Sports Turf or equivalent (D)
What does the job require Past training history from in the way of: Able to use Microsoft Office application form and
Specific and/or specialist software for record keeping records. Selection training and qualifications to NVQ level 2 or equivalent process by in order to do the job eg (D) demonstration of ability training in recruitment to display knowledge and and selection, Driving Licence (E) skills at interview. supervisory, management, Current qualification in use Formal possession of an interpersonal skills. of chain saw and use of appropriate qualification
Apprenticeship in a pesticides with knapsack (D) to be verified at interview recognised trade. or from records.
Practical training in the Certified training in health use of specific and safety (D)

equipment, arc welding, word processing etc. Trained first aider (D)

Regular golf player(D)

4 Special Knowledge Understanding of the game of golf (E)
What special knowledge Demonstration of is required in order to Understanding of Health & knowledge at interview. perform the job properly, Safety legislation and eg a knowledge of guidelines and other employment legislation, legislation relating to golf financial accounting, course and park planning regulations, Management (E) languages, computer systems, local areas etc.

5 Circumstances (personal) Ensure Health & Safety guidelines and legislation
What kind of personal are adhered to, ensuring Ensuring candidates are circumstances are work practices recognise the aware of these required to do the job personal safety of requirements from the properly? The ability to colleagues and members of job description, interview work shifts, weekends the public (E) questions and application etc. details.
The willingness and Available to work flexibly in ability to travel and stay terms of hours as Warley away from home. Woods is open throughout
Willingness to live in if the the year (E) job requires. Ability to drive, car ownership.

6 Disposition Ability to work with direction but not always supervision
How far does the job (E) Performance in related require: selection process, eg
Being steady, Ability to work outside in a exercises, group dependable, persevering, range of weather conditions discussion, problem- persistent, even (E) solving questions etc.do tenacious, being difficult we want to do all these at to distract or discourage. interview?
Working readily with self and others.

7 Practical and intellectual Ability to assess situations skills; to identify priorities and report to line manager (E) Performance in related
What practical and selection process. intellectual skills are required for performing the job effectively?
Does the person need to be a practically orientated person?

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: £21,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Casual dress
• Company pension
• Free parking
• Sick pay

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday
• Weekend availability

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Smethwick: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Experience:

• greenkeeping: 2 years (required)

Work authorisation:

• United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 10/04/2023