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Fulham Football Club


Fulham Football Club is an English professional football club based in Fulham, London, which competes in the Premier League. They have played home games at Craven Cottage since 1896, other than a two-year period spent at Loftus Road whilst Craven Cottage underwent redevelopments

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Job Posted
14 Jan 2025
Status
Full Time
Location
England
Closing date
28 Feb 2025

General

Our Values are simply the things that are most important to us and will be demonstrated through the way in which we behave in achieving our business objectives. Our people are at the centre of the delivery of our Club Values.

Position Purpose


Work under the direction of line manager, to develop and maintain Motspur Park + Craven Cottage Football Pitch and surrounding landscapes. With the target to achieve the highest pitch parameters and maintenance standards expected by the Head Groundsperson, Squad Management and Directors of the Club.

Responsibilities (below are example responsibilities but this is not intended as an exhaustive list)


• Ensure that the Clubs Pitches, Landscapes + Surrounds are maintained to the highest standards.
• Follow all health and safety regulations.
• Ensure that all machines, tools, equipment, and club properties are maintained appropriately.
• Ensure that the Management Team are kept informed of progress with routine work and are notified of major issues as soon as they are identified.
• Keep line manager and staff informed of landscape & pitch works, job lists and communicate any issues to relevant parties.
• Liaise with outside users/contractors (as required)
• Ensure that all materials and resources are effectively and efficiently utilised to minimise waste.
• Day to day operational duties will include but are not limited to physical activities and operating machinery including:
• Mowing. (Hand and ride on machines)
• Driving tractors & utility vehicles
• Chemical spraying. (If qualified)
• Hedge trimming and collection.
• Frost covers and lighting rig deployment.
• Good attention to detail.
• Ability to work on their own.
• Good forward thinking.
• Heavy lifting. (Bags of product e.g., 25kg)
• Use of strimmer’s, blowers, and edger’s.
• Irrigation operation and watering duties.
• Daily diary entries.

Health & Safety


As confident custodians, all staff must adhere to the Club’s Health and Safety policy as well as comply with all role specific health and safety requirements. In addition, all staff have the responsibility to report any breach or potential breach in health & safety to a member of the H&S committee or senior manager.

Safeguarding


Fulham Football Club acknowledges that everyone has a responsibility for the wellbeing and safety of children, young people and adults at risk who are under the Club’s care or utilizing the Club’s facilities.

As part of Fulham Football Club’s commitment to providing a safe environment for children and adults at risk the Club requires all staff in child, young person and ‘adult at risk’ facing roles:

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Equal Opportunities

We are committed to supporting an environment where all staff have a personal responsibility to uphold the Club’s Equal Opportunities Policy by treating fellow employees, prospective employees, casual workers, prospective casual workers, players, prospective players and customers fairly and impartially.

Person Specification


ESSENTIAL Desirable
Experience:

• Sports turf background.
• Good knowledge of pitch management techniques.
Experience:

• 1+ years as a groundsperson or similar role.
• Spraying qualifications pa1, pa2, pa6.


Skills, Knowledge & Qualifications:

• Excellent communication skills with the ability to communicate at all levels.
• Ability to provide written and/or verbal progress reports to management.
• L2 NVQ sports turf.

Skills, Knowledge & Qualifications:

• P a 1,2,6 spraying certification.
• Understanding of health and safety.
• Good Knowledge for plants and landscapes.
• Good attention to detail.




Personal Qualities:

• Physically fit.
• Ability to work unsupervised.
• Ability to think on your feet and use own initiative.
• Flexible attitude to work tasks and hours.
• Respect for confidentiality.
• Genuine commitment to high quality standards.
• Team worker.
• Can do attitude. Personal Qualities:

• Hard working.
• Works to a high standard.
• Enjoys working as part of a team.
• Friendly.
• Good problem solver.
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Additional Info

Status
Full Time
Job Type
Grounds Management
Sport
Football
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