Advanced Sports Turf Technician Apprentice

Level: 3


Employer: WIGAN ATHLETIC A.F.C. LIMITED


Location: Dw Stadium

To prepare and maintain sports and amenity surfaces, providing a high-quality environment for all training and playing activities. This will be across all Wigan Athletic and Wigan Warriors sites.

Duration: 2 Years

Expected start date: 25/11/2024

Hours per week: 37 hours

Wage: (Annually)

Job role includes

Prepare and maintain all works in relation to playing surfaces
and ensure that the preparatory and cultivation work to
maintain safe quality playing surfaces is completed.
• Work as part of the grounds care operation, when required to
work in any of the stadium and training ground facilities.
• Assist the Head Grounds person and Deputy Head Grounds
person in delivering the pest control, weed control, seeding,
fungicide and fertilisation/nutrition program for the playing
surfaces.
• Ensure that the initial marking out and setting up of playing
surfaces is to a high standard to ensure the best possible
results are achieved.
• Always ensure safe use of the grounds care equipment.

SUPPORTIVE OF CLUB ENVIRONMENT AND POLICIES:
• Cooperate fully with colleagues and be flexible when
assisting them in response to business needs of the group.
• 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 relations amongst employees and customers.
• The above job description is not intended to be exhaustive;
the duties and responsibilities may therefore vary over time
according to the changing needs of the group.

HEALTH AND SAFETY:
• Fully endorse, demonstrate and carry out
the company’s health and safety policy.
• Comply with all company policies and statutory regulations relating to health and safety, safe working practices, hygiene, cleanliness, fire and COSHH. This will include your awareness of any specific hazards in your work place, and assist if required with the amending of risk assessments periodically.
• Have a full knowledge of procedures for evacuation with regard to fire.
• Identify and report maintenance requirements or hazards within the
workplace and encourage any workforce to do the same to avoid injury.

About employer

Wigan Athletic Football Club is a professional association football club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. Founded in 1932, they have played at the 25,138-seat The Brick Community Stadium since 1999, before which they played at Springfield Park.

  • weighting: Essential
  • qualificationType: GCSE
  • subject: English
  • grade: Grade 9-4/A*-C or equivalent

Training will be delivered by Oldham College in the work place.

    Subject to the needs of the club you will be entitled to apply for any full time vacancies.

  • Communication skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Organisation skills
  • Customer care skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Logical
  • Team working
  • Creative
  • Initiative
  • Non judgemental
  • Patience
  • Physical fitness
  • Reliable and hardworking
  • Able to work in all weathers
  • Able to follow instructions
  • Enthusiastic
  • Able to work under pressure

Vacancy title

Vacancy description

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Duration: 18 months

Expected start date: 28/3/2022

Hours per week: 37.5 hours

Wage: 146.25 (weekly)

Job role includes

  • Explore what an apprenticeship is and how they work.
  • Understand what it means to be an apprentice.
  • Discover different apprenticeship types, get application hints and tips, and apply for vacancies.

About employer

Employer description

  • Ability to work as part of a team
  • Excellent interpersonal skills
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Ability to prioritise tasks
  • Excellent organisational skills
  • Good problem-solving skills
  • Ability to work as part of a team
  • Excellent interpersonal skills
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Ability to prioritise tasks
  • Excellent organisational skills
  • Good problem-solving skills
  • Ability to work as part of a team
  • Excellent interpersonal skills
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Ability to prioritise tasks
  • Excellent organisational skills
  • Good problem-solving skills
  • Ability to work as part of a team
  • Excellent interpersonal skills
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Ability to prioritise tasks
  • Excellent organisational skills
  • Good problem-solving skills