ASSISTANT GROUNDSPERSON

Job Summary

The Assistant Groundsperson role supports Erskine Stewart Melville’s high-quality sporting facilities and landscaped campuses located in Edinburgh.

We are offering two positions: a permanent full-time role and a temporary role until 25 September 2026. Salary will be commensurate with skills and experience.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and present high-level sports turf surfaces and campuses to a high standard.
• Ensure site safety across our school sites.
• Assist with setting up sports equipment, including Saturday morning duties on a rota basis for the permanent position.
• Operate school vehicles on and between sites.

Requirements

• Valid UK driving licence.
• Experience working with pedestrian, petrol engine rotary and cylinder mowers; petrol engine hedge trimmers and strimmers.
• Experience using amenity range diesel tractors with various mounted implements such as trailed gang mowers, rotary mowers, turf aerators, sand spreaders, trailers and drag brushes.
• Qualifications in NC Horticulture, City and Guilds Horticulture Level 2–3, NVQ/SVC Level 2–3 in Greenkeeping/Sports turf maintenance or equivalent experience.
• Availability to work 39 hours per week, Monday to Friday, with the permanent role also requiring Saturday mornings on a rota basis.

Benefits

• Fee remission from nursery to S6.
• Free school lunches.
• Paid moving-house day.
• Free Sports’ Club membership, including access to the pool and fitness suites.
• Auto-enrolment in the Scottish Teachers’ Pension Scheme.
• Death-in-service benefit.
• Family-friendly policies, including enhanced maternity leave.
• Membership of the ESMS Discount and Benefits Scheme, providing discounts at over 130,000 retail and entertainment locations.
• Employee Assistance Service.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Car leasing salary-sacrifice scheme.
• Annual professional review process.
• Regular salary reviews.
• Funding towards professional qualifications.

Eligibility

ESMS is unable to sponsor the employment of international workers in this role. Successful candidates must have an alternative right to work in the UK.

Application

The closing date for applications is 28 May 2026, 12:00 p.m. This role is open to applicants based in the UK who possess the required qualifications and experience.

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