Assistant Grounds Person

REPORTS TO: Head Grounds Person

LOCATION: Robins High Performance Centre

CONTRACT: Permanent, Full-time (Evening, Weekend and Bank Holiday working will be required)

Club vision: to play football at the highest level. Bristol City is a widely respected institution within English football, defined by its stability, rich heritage, and a proven track record of elite player development. Looking ahead, we aren’t simply aiming for a place in the top flight; we are committed to being “Premier League Ready” in every sense. This means building the sporting, commercial and operational foundations necessary to compete at the highest level and sustain that status over the long term. When we achieve our goal of playing in the Premier League for the first time, it will be transformative not just for the club, but for the city of Bristol itself.

Overview: to work as part of the grounds team to ensure the Professional Sports Pitches and Landscaping areas are maintained to the highest standard. The job will be predominately based at the Bristol City High Performance Centre, however undertaking work at other sites may be required especially at Ashton Gate stadium on matchdays.

Key Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• To carry out day to day tasks, list not exhaustive but such as: mowing, line marking, setting up for matches, fertilising, divoting, cleaning equipment, use of hand tools, ensuring wear is spread across pitches throughout the season and applying granular fertiliser as instructed by the Head grounds person.
• Safe tractor operation and some horticultural work where required.
• To work as part of a team to ensure the standard of the site is upheld.
• To ensure high standards of Health and Safety are kept in the workplace at all times.
• To help keep high standards of cleanliness and housekeeping within the work place especially in and around the ground shed.
• To undertake some manual handling tasks such as putting up goal posts in a safe and controlled manner.
• To assist in the recording of pitch testing data as requested by your line manager.
• To be willing to work collectively as a team.
• To be able and willing to undertake some light machinery maintenance following initial training, ensure machines are maintained. This may require communicating with the site mechanic and Head Grounds Person by reporting any issues.
• Develop an understanding of legislation relating to chemicals and dangerous substances, promoting safe working practices at all times.

Qualifications and Skills

Full training will be given on the safe use of onsite tools and machinery required to complete each job, in line with manufacturers instructions and relevant health and safety regulations.

Essential

• Willingness to learn new skills and to gain an understanding in the theory and knowledge of good groundsmanship.
• To have excellent practical skills and carry out all day to day tasks with great accuracy and attention to detail.
• Demonstrates honesty, integrity, reliability and the ability to ensure confidentiality at all time.
• Friendly, well organized with the ability to multi-task and perform well under pressure.
• Possess strong time management skills and have a flexible approach to work.
• Works within a team environment, co-operates with others, considers the needs of others and helps others to achieve objectives.
• Ability to work on own initiative, pro-active in managing own time.
• Able to work to tight deadlines.
• A commitment to continuing professional development.

Desirable

• Willingness to undertake certified training courses
• A full clean driving license
• Good IT Literacy Skills
• First Aid Certificate

Closing date: Midday 20 th October 2026

Due to the high volume of applicants we receive, if you have not been contacted one month after applying, please assume your application has been unsuccessful.

We reserve the right to bring forward the closing date of any of our job vacancies if we receive a suitable number of quality applications from which to make a shortlist. Therefore, we recommend that you apply as soon as possible rather than wait until the published closing date.

Safeguarding Statement

Bristol City Football Club and Academy are committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to endorse this commitment.

Note: Due to the nature of the role, any job offer is dependent on a DBS Check. All information will be kept by the Safeguarding Officer in strictest confidence.

Equality Statement

The successful candidate must ensure a positive commitment towards equality and diversity by treating others fairly and not committing any form of direct or indirect discrimination, victimisation or harassment of any description and to promote positive working relationships between all internal and external stakeholders.

We are an equal opportunities employer.