Assistant Grounds Manager
Arnold House School
Edgware
- Expired
- Salary:
- competitive
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- June 2023
- Apply by:
- 18 April 2023
Job overview
Arnold House was founded in 1905 in St John’s Wood. It is an independent preparatory school located in London, NW8, for boys from 3 to 13, and a member of IAPS (Independent Association of Prep Schools). In our recent EQI ISI inspection it was reported that pupils' academic achievement and personal development are both excellent.
The Assistant Grounds Manager will be based at our four-acre Activity Centre at Canons Park, Edgware. Boys from Arnold House travel to Canons Park for Games each school afternoon throughout the year and the site is used for lessons on weekday mornings.
The key role for the Assistant Grounds Manager is to ensure the grounds are maintained to an excellent standard and to provide a professional impression to all visitors, parents, pupils and staff. In addition, as a member of the maintenance support staff, the Assistant Grounds Manager will undertake a range of duties concerned with the school premises and support the smooth operation of the sports facility.
The Head Grounds Manager is responsible for the maintenance of the playing fields, grounds, buildings and equipment within the Activity Centre, supported by the Assistant Grounds Manager. The School’s playing fields are used for football, rugby, hockey, bowls and tennis. The sports surfaces are made up of natural turf and artificial surfaces.
We offer competitive salary, generous holiday and pension contributions and free lunches during term time.
About Arnold House School
Arnold House School is an independent Church of England primary school for boys aged 3-13, located in the St John's Wood area of north-west London. Arnold House School was established in 1905 with just nine pupils. Today there are eight year groups, each divided into two forms.
The school aims for class sizes of between 16 and 18. The main academic subjects are taught with a view to meeting the standards set by the Common Entrance syllabus, which relates to the demands of the national curriculum but with extra time devoted to French, classics and games.
Headmaster
Giles Tollit
Values and vision
Arnold House School aims to ensure that breadth and excellence remain the cornerstones of its approach to teaching and learning. Teachers strive to serve the best interests of pupils throughout the ability range.
The primary school sets high academic standards, values a supportive family ethos and aims to maintain a healthy balance between academic, artistic, pastoral, spiritual and sporting matters. The environment is relatively traditional, maintaining a degree of formality.
ISI report
“The school is highly successful in its promotion of pupils’ spiritual, moral, social and cultural development within a generous Christian ethos. Pupils are given extensive opportunities to grow as confident and harmonious citizens with a strong sense of self, and tolerance of each other. Their moral and social awareness is excellent.”
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