Grounds Maintenance Manager

37 HOURS PER WEEK, 52 WEEKS PER YEAR PLUS PAID HOLIDAYS

Bucks Pay Range 4-5 , ISN 21-30(Actual Annual Salary £30,361-£35,725) dependent on experience. Hours are annualised due to seasonal variation

Due to the retirement of the current post holder, a rare opportunity has arisen to be responsible for the maintenance of the grounds at Aylesbury Grammar School and Aylesbury High School.

We are looking for a motivated and enthusiastic Grounds Maintenance Manager to join our exceptional Premises Teams . Duties will involve maintaining the grounds and amenity areas across both sites covering multiple sports and locations.

The successful candidate will have the knowledge of grounds maintenance and the ability to use relevant machinery and vehicles.

Nurturing Character Since 1598

To obtain further details please see the Recruitment Pack on the School’s website, and if you have further questions please email the Headmaster’s PA

Donna Miles:dmiles@ags.bucks.sch.uk

Closing date for applications: 10am on Monday 17 November 2025. Interviews to beheld shortly after, with a grounds visit on either 20 or 21 November.

The School reserves the right to appoint a candidate to this post at any stage in the selection process. AGS is committed to safe guarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Successful candidates will be required to apply for an Enhanced Disclosure check by the Disclosure and Barring Service. Aylesbury Grammar School is an equal opportunities employer.

The safeguarding responsibilities of the post include : -

Promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young persons for whom you are responsible and with whom you come into contact.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. AGS is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions on a self-declaration form in advance of attending an interview (including those which are ‘spent’ unless they are ‘protected’ under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children.

All appointments will be made on merit in a fair and transparent process. As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all suitably qualified people. However, as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic individuals are currently under-represented within the School, which does not reflect our diverse student body, we welcome all applications.