Apprentice Sports Turf Operative
BOSTON UNITED FOOTBALL CLUB LTD
BOSTON, PE21 7NE
Closes in 15 days (Friday 8 November at 11:59pm)
Posted on 16 October 2024
Contents
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
- Training course
- Sports turf operative (level 2)
- Hours
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Monday – Friday including match days (Saturday and Tuesday)
Approx. Start and Finish times 8am to 5pm TBC.
40 hours a week
- Possible start date
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Monday 25 November
- Duration
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1 year 6 months
- Positions available
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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
- 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
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
- Consistent Team Performer
- Desire to learn new skills
- Enjoy working outdoors
- Highly Self Motivated
- Offer solutions to problems
- Prepared to work unsocial hour
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.
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 VAC1000282423.
Apply now
Closes in 15 days (Friday 8 November at 11:59pm)
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