Salary: £35,000 per annum
Hours: Full time
Contract: Permanent
Required: October 2025
Westminster School is seeking an experienced Groundsperson to help maintain our exceptional sporting facilities.
The School’s 10-acre playing field at Vincent Square, the largest square in Central London, is home to cricket and football pitches, tennis courts with both tarmac and artificial grass surfaces, and an activity area used by pupils from Westminster Under School.
The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring that all playing surfaces and surrounding areas are maintained to the highest standard. This will include preparing, marking and overmarking of sports pitches, caring for and maintaining grass, hedges and synthetic surfaces, and a variety of horticultural tasks such as planting, turfing, seeding and pruning.
They will also assist with the setting up and maintaining of sports equipment, ensuring that facilities are ready for school games and events.
About you
The successful candidate will need a Level 2 GMA Technical Certificate in Turf Surface Maintenance (or equivalent) and have proven experience in grounds maintenance. A full, clean UK driving licence is essential, as are strong communication skills and a good standard of written and spoken English.
Working at Westminster
Westminster School is a busy, purposeful and vibrant place to be and an excellent workplace. The School is friendly and welcoming, and all newcomers quickly become part of the rhythm of life here.
We also offer the following benefits:
- Free school meals when on-site
- 25 days paid holiday, as well as a discretionary Christmas shutdown period
- Generous School pension scheme and
- Free access to the School’s leisure facilities, including a fitness gym (restricted hours).
- Cycle to Work Scheme and season ticket loans following completion of our standard probation period
- Private medical insurance (opt in).
For further information and to apply, please click the apply button.
The deadline for applications is 09:00am on Wednesday 24th September 2025. Interviews will take place in-person shortly after the closing date.
We are an equal opportunities employer. We therefore encourage candidates to apply irrespective of age, disability, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion and belief, gender identity, sex or sexual orientation.
The School is a Registered Charity (no 312728).