The role
What a groundskeeper actually does, day to day.
The work is mowing and marking out pitches, looking after grass and surfaces, maintaining equipment and facilities, and preparing grounds for matches, events or daily use. A feel for turf and surfaces, care with machinery and reliability matter, along with the fitness for physical, all-weather work.
You will work outdoors year-round, often with early starts before events and busy spells in the playing season, and pay commonly starts around the minimum or skilled-trade rate depending on the role. It is physical, weather-dependent work that rewards people who like to see their grounds looking their best.
Many groundskeepers learn on the job or take a groundsmanship or horticulture course or apprenticeship. Tickets for certain machinery may be required, a driving licence helps, and experience can lead to head groundsperson roles.
Day to day
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