Grounds & Estates Worker

Grounds & Estates Worker

Salary: Highly competitive, dependent on experience and skills

Salary dependent on experience + Benefits.

Hours: Full Time, 40 hours per week - Monday to Friday (some occasional weekend work)

Based at Ampleforth Abbey YO62 - (based on site).

Closing date: 28th October 2025

Benefits

• Up to 8% employer-matched pension
• Life assurance
• Free lunch during working hours
• Free on-site parking
• 20% discount at the Abbey Shop
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Discount on sessions at St Alban's Sports Centre
• Christmas Closure (dependent on workload at time)

About Ampleforth Abbey

Ampleforth Abbey is home to the UK's largest Benedictine monastic community, rooted in the Rule of St Benedict. Our mission is to seek God through prayer and service, and to invite others to experience faith in action.

Located in the Howardian Hills near York, the Abbey sits within an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and welcomes thousands of visitors each year to its Retreat Centre, Visitor Centre, Shop and Tea Room.

Ampleforth Abbey Trust, a registered charity, works alongside the monastic community to support this mission. With around 60 lay staff, the Trust delivers on a five-year strategy, choosing a Future Together, to ensure a sustainable, faith-led future for the Abbey and its valley home.

Working as part of the Grounds and Estates team, this role will have responsibility for general maintenance across the Ampleforth Abbey Estate. Any trade background would be advantageous a building and maintenance would be ideal due to the nature of the work and someone who demonstrates a due regard for health & safety. The successful candidate will be a true team player, able to demonstrate excellent organisational skills alongside an authentic commitment to the ethos and values of the Abbey.

If you enjoy working in a friendly peaceful atmosphere, meeting new people, being part of a hardworking team Ampleforth Abbey is perfect for you!

Main Responsibilities (but not limited to):

• Operation and basic maintenance of machinery and equipment.
• Maintenance of the grounds throughout the estate.
• Undertake general maintenance of site premises, fixtures and fittings.
• Working independently off a job list.
• The scope of work relates to various types of seasonal work including road sweeping as well as snow clearing and gritting of the footpaths and roads.
• Supporting team members working on specific estate projects.

Undertake any other reasonable duties required in line with capabilities, the needs of the company, and the wider group.

Skills and Attributes

• Minimum of 2-years' experience would be ideal. We will also support with a full training plan.
• You will have high standards and a "can do" attitude we are a small team, so flexibility is vital.
• Own transport and full driving licence is essential due to location and role.

Ampleforth Abbey Trust is committed to the highest standards of safeguarding. All appointments are subject to an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references.

Interested? If you feel that you possess the relevant skills and experience, then please submit your CV.

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