Apprentice Sports Turf Operative

Summary

The apprentice will be learning and practicing a range of grounds maintenance duties and will assist the head groundsman in preparation, presentation and maintenance of main pitch and 3G the Stadium including site maintenance.

Annual wage: £13,312 a year
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Training course: Sports turf operative (level 2)
Hours: Monday – Friday including match days (Saturday and Tuesday) Approx Start and Finish times 8am to 5pm TBC.
40 hours a week
Possible start date: Tuesday 1 October
Duration: 1 Year 6 Months
Positions available: 1

Work

As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.

What you’ll do at work

Key Responsibilities

Undertake routine preparation and maintenance work on the main pitch and 3G area: including but not limited to:
Divot management
Assisting with mowing, line marking, renovation and setting out equipment
Assisting with frost protection and drainage measures
Assisting with pitch maintenance – fertilising, rolling, spiking, top dressing, seeding and spraying
Erecting, transporting and dismantling of goals
Assisting with irrigation
Keep surrounding areas and ground storage areas maintained and tidy
Maintain all aspects of the building and ground sites

Typical Day to include some of the following:

Mowing pitch when required
Marking out pitch ready for a game
Set up goals and Porta goals
Pre match, half-time, full-time divot repair
3G cleaning and site maintenance
Unlocking and locking up site
Repairs to pitch after matches
Site maintenance

Where you’ll work

THE JAKEMANS COMMUNITY STADIUM

PILGRIM WAY

WYBERTON

BOSTON

PE21 7NE

Training

An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.

College or training organisation

BISHOP BURTON COLLEGE

Your training course

Sports turf operative (level 2)

Equal to GCSE

Course contents

Apply the correct rates and range of materials to sports turf surfaces (e.g. grass seed, granular fertilisers, bulky top-dressing, turf and root zone).

Set and mark out the sports turf surface in accordance with the relevant governing body rules (including line marking, the 3-4-5 squaring technique, and marking arcs and semi-circles).

Prepare machinery and equipment to ensure their safe and effective use when carrying out sport turf tasks.

Maintain levels of soil moisture using either irrigation or drainage systems.

Inspect the condition of sports turf, make observations and communicate findings (e.g. PQS, weeds, pests, diseases, thatch content).

Prepare the ground and established grass areas as part of sports turf renovation tasks (e.g. overseeding, turfing).

Carry out cylinder mowing of sports turf surface(s) in accordance with set requirements.

Carry out repair of sports turf surfaces using relevant equipment and machinery (e.g. divot repair, foot hole repair, animal damage).

Prepare and safely operate a tractor and it's attachments.

Select and use relevant communication styles (e.g. verbal, written, digital) to convey information to different audiences (e.g. clients, staff, suppliers).

Adopts a systematic approach to troubleshooting and solving day-to-day resource or equipment issues.

Identify a range of turf grasses (vegetative and seed). (Including, perennial ryegrass smooth stalk meadow grass, annual meadow grass, fescue grass (fine), bent grass).

Carry out maintenance of sports turf surface using relevant equipment and machinery (including scarification, and aeration).

Dispose of waste in a safe and sustainable manner.

Your training plan

Training will be delivered mostly in the workplace with an assessor coming to do work-based reviews, assessments and observations
One day a week attendance will be required at Riseholme College to work towards the knowledge part of the apprenticeship.

You'll be mainly site based with 20% of your time learning either off
the day job or at college.

Requirements

Desirable qualifications

GCSE in:

English (grade 3)
Maths (grade 3)

Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.

Skills

Communication skills
IT skills
Attention to detail
Organisation skills
Problem solving skills
Team working
Initiative
Patience
Physical fitness
Self Motivated
Consistent Team Performer
Working unsocial hours
Desire to learn new skills
Enjoy working outdoors

Other requirements

• You will have the option to work flexibly as part of this role • A DBS check will be undertaken if you are successful for this role • Evening work is required (Match Nights) • Weekend work is required (Match Days) • If you are short listed for this vacancy you may need to attend more than one interview • The role will involve working outdoors/in all weathers/standing for long periods/chemicals/heat/cold/heights/using heavy equipment/lifting etc

About this company

Boston United Football Club have recently been promoted to the National League. The New Community Stadium was open in 2020 after moving from the original home of York Street.

http://www.bostonunited.co.uk (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

Possibility of full time employment upon completion of Apprenticeship

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

BISHOP BURTON COLLEGE

Rebecca Barker

rebecca.barker@bufc.co.uk

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000274928.

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