Facilities Worker

London Full-Time No home office possible

Role Summary

You will be an integral part of a team responsible for the day-to-day smooth running and maintenance of Coram\’s Fields and its sports facilities, including our three eight a side 3G football pitches, basketball court and sports changing rooms. This is a very varied and fully operational role within the wider grounds and gardens team, and will involve a good deal of manual work, often outdoors. Our sports facilities form an important part of our seven-acre site, providing opportunities for children and young people to gain essential access to high quality sports facilities for free, removing barriers to sports participation for local young people. Alongside this, our football pitches provide essential income for the charity through the provision of commercial hire opportunities.

Main Responsibilities:

The successful management, maintenance, and day to day running of Coram\’s Fields park, playground and facilities relies on a multi skilled and flexible team. The responsibilities below are the key requirements of the role however, from time to time, you may be asked to do other tasks to ensure the successful running of the site

You will carry out a range of regular and non-cyclic tasks in relation to the maintenance and upkeep of our sports facilities including: tractoring and sweeping our football pitches, net replacement, rubber replenishment, leaf and pollen clearance, moss removal and water testing
You will carry out a programme of opening/closing procedures and daily checks to ensure that our sports facilities are clean, tidy, safe and ready for the public to use at all times including: sweeping/mopping of changing rooms and toilets, litter picking and emptying of bins .
You are responsible for closing our football pitches and changing rooms down at the end of the evening, ensuring that all our facilities are locked up and that the site is left secure
You are responsible for administering sports facility bookings through our online booking system including: commercial, schools, charities, and voluntary sector organisations, liaising with the office, our third party booking provider and clients, to address and resolve any issues that arise
You are responsible for the effective and safe management of our sports facilities, working with colleagues to ensure that park/facilities rules are adhered to and that unacceptable behaviour is appropriately addressed in line with procedures and risk assessments
You will proactively manage the use of our sports facilities, particularly during busy periods, ensuring that all children and young people have equal access to play including through the allocation of pitches/courts and in bringing groups together to play
You are the first point of contact for all sports facility hires, providing any information required, allocating changing rooms and ensuring that those using our facilities receive excellent customer service throughout their visit
You will support the work of the grounds team, through occasional deployment to the main park, playgrounds, and facilities during periods of sickness/absence and to cover breaks.
You will support a range of events and park hires throughout the year, setting up and taking down equipment, stewarding events and working with the rest of the grounds/sports team to ensure that all health and safety requirements are met
You are a visible public presence across the park, ensuring that users respect the park and facilities, diffusing difficult situations and reporting and recording incidents as appropriate The safety of children and vulnerable adults that use our services is of paramount importance to us.
You must report any safeguarding concerns in line with Coram\’s Fields safeguarding policy. As you might expect, this role requires a satisfactory DBS check and registration with the DBS tracker service, given the nature of the work and regular interaction with children.
You will attend regular training to refresh skills and acquire new knowledge as appropriate to the needs of the role. To be an allocated first aider on site, providing first aid response and intervention where appropriate and liaising with emergency services.