MINIBUS DRIVER/GROUNDS ASSISTANT

Cothill is an independent day and boarding school for boys and girls aged 7-13. We are currently seeking a Minibus Driver/Grounds Assistant to join the team, starting as soon as possible.

Skills and experience:

• Ability to communicate effectively and appropriately with various colleagues from different departments (E)
• Ability to plan and be flexible (E)
• Be proactive and have a strong work ethic (E)
• Practical, with gardening skills (E)
• Must have a clean D1 Driving licence (E)
• Prior experience of working within a school (D

This role is twofold, with the first part being to take a minibus to collect day children from the surrounding areas and bring them to school in the mornings. The other part of the role is to work alongside the grounds team. They will be directly line managed by the Head of Grounds, and will also take direction from the Head and Head of Operations.
Requirements of the role:

The below sets out a non-exhaustive description of the role:

• Collection of day children from the surrounding areas
• Basic gardening duties (such as, watering, weeding, edging, pruning, mowing, hedge trimming, leaf raking etc)
• Helping with upkeep of fields (including mowing, fertilising, renovating pitches)
• Helping prepare for multi sports use of pitches (including line marking, setting up pitches, putting out flags).
• Helping with maintaining golf greens and cricket wickets.
• Comply with HSE and school safety guidelines and policies
• To support the school in carrying out its safeguarding obligations
• To carry out any additional tasks as reasonably required by the school.

Skills and experience:

• Ability to communicate effectively and appropriately with various colleagues from different departments (E)
• Ability to plan and be flexible (E)
• Be proactive and have a strong work ethic (E)
• Practical, with gardening skills (E)
• Must have a clean D1 Driving licence (E)
• Prior experience of working within a school (D)