Job Posting Title: Skilled Grounds Assistant at Oriam
Grade and Salary: Grade 5 (£26,707 - £30,378)
FTE and working pattern: Full time role (35 hours, 1 FTE), the rota will be designed for 5 days over 7 in a flexible format to meet the Football & Rugby schedule & fixtures
Shift pattern work : Summer & Winter working hours aligned to the football & rugby season & fixtures
Purpose of Role : Skilled Grounds Assistant will be required to directly manage the two allocated pitches for the Hearts Men’s 1 st Team Contract. They should ensure all pitch requirements are planned and documented to communicate with the Hearts Staff & also ensure the Grounds Manager is kept fully updated on all pitch work required. This is a priority to ensure the preparation and delivery of the pitches and surrounds meets the agreed Contract KPI’s and SLA each year for Hearts.

EDUCATION, QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE:

These are the criteria on which the short-listing and recruitment selection will be based.

• The Skilled Grounds person will deliver the plan of daily, weekly, monthly, and annual pitch maintenance planning
• The Skilled Grounds person will deliver the pitch preparation daily, weekly, monthly to the agreed KPI levels for all grass used by the Hearts Men’s 1 st Team Players & Coaches
• The Skilled Grounds person will ensure all pitch equipment used is cleaned and repaired each day to ensure the equipment is fit for purpose and available to be used to maintain the pitches daily.
• The Skilled Grounds person will communicate daily on the pitch surface and playability to the Hearts Coaches and document all KPI information for reference.