Assistant Grounds Person

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Estates Division 

Assistant Grounds Person 

Salary from £29,110 to £32,468 pa inclusive with potential to progress to £34,107 pa inclusive of London allowance 

The LSE Sportsground is seeking to recruit an Assistant Grounds Person to join their team.  This role involves contributing to the maintenance and upkeep of the facilities at the Schools Sportsground in New Malden, Surrey. 

Working with the Head & Deputy Groundsman, you will support the delivery of: 

• Maintenance of sports surfaces throughout the year.
• Assisting in the preparation of sports pitches and cricket squares.
• General maintenance of workshop and machinery. 

You should ideally have previous groundskeeping experience and have a keen interest in sport. You should be flexible and adaptable to meet the variable working requirements of the team. 

As part of this role, you will be expected to work over weekends.  

We offer an occupational pension scheme, generous annual leave, hybrid working, and excellent training and development opportunities. 

For further information about the post, please see the how to apply document, job description and the person specification. 

If you have any technical queries with applying on the online system, please use the “contact us” links at the bottom of the LSE Jobs page. Should you have any queries about the role, please email S.Butter@lse.ac.uk. 

The closing date for receipt of applications is 5^th October 2025 (23.59 UK time). Regrettably, we are unable to accept any late applications.        

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