Package Description
Location: Repton Prep
Reporting to: Head of Grounds and Gardens
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours of work: Monday to Friday, 8am to 4pm, All year round.
Salary: £26,325 per annum
Benefits: Employer Pension Scheme, Sports Centre Membership, free school meals during term time.
Job Introduction
Repton Prep are welcoming applications from enthusiastic and high-energy candidates to join our outstanding Grounds & Gardens team as a Grounds Person.
Reporting to the Head of Grounds and Gardens, you will be a proactive, ‘can-do’ individual, with excellent attention to detail and a desire to contribute positively within a team who are looking to constantly improve. You must be a team player able to deliver first class outdoor sports facilities, playing surfaces, grounds and gardens that are exceptionally well-maintained, prepared and ready in all respects for teachers, pupils and Enterprise to use safely.
For a detailed description of duties and working hours, please refer to the job description.
The closing date for applications for this role is 4th September 2026
Should you wish to complete an offline application form, or should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact a member of the HR team via [email protected].
Main Responsibilities
Join our hardworking and forward-thinking Grounds & Gardens Team and play a vital part in maintaining the exceptional outdoor environment that Repton is proud of.
In this hands-on role, you’ll help deliver first-class outdoor sports facilities, playing surfaces, grounds, and gardens, ensuring everything is immaculately maintained, well-prepared, and safe for pupils, staff, and Repton Enterprise users.
Key Responsibilities
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Maintain high-quality sporting facilities including cricket pitches, football fields, artificial/hybrid surfaces, and athletics areas in line with best practices.
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Carry out all horticultural practices to include maintaining established herbaceous borders, pruning, pest and disease control, plant division and propagation, designing and implementing planting schemes, as well as annual mulching and weed control, compost management, lawn care, formal hedge cutting practices, strimming, leaf sweeping, planting and soil enhancement.
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Help with the maintenance of all ancillary areas, driveways, car parks and paths including clearing leaves and other detritus, moss and weed killing.
Health & Safety
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Maintain a clean and safe working environment for all site users.
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Ensure all work is carried out safely and that all H&S concerns are reported and addressed.
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Identify and report equipment faults promptly to the Head of G&G.
What We’re Looking For
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You need to be a high performing individual, willing to learn, improve and contribute to the G&G Team.
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You will need to embrace training and development opportunities.
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Support other operatives, including apprentices or temporary staff, and contribute positively to a high-performing culture.
If you take pride in creating well-kept, high-quality outdoor spaces and enjoy working as part of a motivated team, we’d love to hear from you.
About Repton School
Repton is the ancient capital of Mercia, and the School, founded in 1557 from a bequest from Sir John Port of Etwall, was established on the site of a 7th century Anglo-Saxon Benedictine abbey and latterly a 12th century Augustinian priory and the School today incorporates many of the original buildings from the estate.
The School has over one thousand pupils across the Prep and Senior School, making it large enough to achieve excellence in and out of the classroom, yet small enough for individuals to grow and succeed. Repton and Repton Prep have always enjoyed a very close relationship and in 2020, the schools became a through-school.
At Repton Senior, each pupil, whether day or boarding, is a member of a House. Academic standards are high and creative activities, including music, art, drama and design, flourish. The School has a national profile in sport, in particular in football, hockey, cricket and swimming. Our pupils thrive both in and out of the classroom and they develop the skills, qualities and values that will lead to a successful life.
Repton was one of the first British schools to set up overseas schools with the establishment of Repton School Dubai in 2007, and the development of a community of international schools is key to Repton’s future vision. Currently, Repton has schools in Dubai (2), Abu Dhabi (2), China, and Egypt, with plans to open a further four more over the next few years. Repton also includes five schools in the UK (Repton, Repton Prep, St Wystan’s, Vinehall and Marlborough House) with the ambition to grow its UK family of schools.
