Deputy Grounds Manager — Lead the Grounds Team (Full‑Time)

isbi schools; High Wycombe; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job description

Competitive salary, commensurate with experience

Job introduction

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Grounds Person to become a member of Wycombe Abbey’s Grounds Team as a Deputy Grounds Manager. The successful candidate will undertake the upkeep and maintenance of the grounds and gardens and assist the Grounds Manager with the management of the Team, as well as office‑based tasks such as record keeping and Health and Safety related tasks.

Contract: Permanent, Full‑time.

Hours of work: Monday to Friday 7.30am – 3.45pm plus every fourth Saturday 7.30am – 12.30pm, averaging a 37.5‑hour week, 52 weeks per annum. A one‑hour unpaid lunch break is included in each full shift. Flexible hours will be required from time to time to meet demand (e.g., school events, Dove Day, start and end of term, severe weather). This will include weekend work as well as the above.

Salary: Competitive salary, commensurate with experience

To apply: Please complete an application form and submit this, together with a covering letter, to the Headmistress, Mrs J Duncan by selecting “Apply for this job”. Should you have any questions then please do not hesitate to contact the HR Team on 01494 895575 or email@address.

Closing date for applications: 21 January 2026

Interview date: w/c 26 January 2026

We reserve the right to appoint to this position before the closing date, should we receive a high volume of suitable early applications.

Wycombe Abbey is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be subject to an enhanced DBS check. It is an offence to apply for this role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity with children.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore all applicants are required to declare:

• All unspent convictions and conditional cautions.
• All spent convictions and adult cautions that are not protected as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2020).

Further information regarding filtered convictions, please refer to Filtering Guidance by the Ministry of Justice and Nacro Guidance.

Wycombe Abbey is a Disability Confident Committed Employer.

We are an equal opportunities employer. Registered Charity No. 310638.

About the School

Wycombe Abbey is an exceptional place for our pupils to learn and our staff to work. Working here you will be part of a world‑class school and community of 420 staff and 650 pupils. We are committed to encouraging curiosity, bold ideas, innovation, leadership and delight in learning – not just in the pupils, but in our staff body too, both teaching and support staff. We are looking for people who can bring new ideas, a passion for their area of expertise, skills and enthusiasm that will enrich our community as well as encourage our pupils to do their best.

Life at Wycombe Abbey goes beyond the job title. We encourage staff to be fully involved in school life and offer a rewarding working environment, generous employee benefits package, continuous professional development and an emphasis on staff wellbeing throughout your time with us. Whether you are a member of the teaching staff, House staff or support staff, you will be part of the whole team at Wycombe Abbey. Everyone at School plays their part in inspiring our pupils to strive for ambitious goals and to recognise that they can make a positive difference in the world, now and in the future.

Please watch the film below to find out more about working at Wycombe Abbey.