Turf Wicket Curator (Crew Leader Sportsfields Maintenance)
- City of Canterbury Bankstown
- Lead the delivery of high standard sportsfield maintenance across designated spaces for local sporting clubs and the community
- Development opportunities working within a passionate and experienced team
- Up to $78,295 pa + super + overtime + weekend rates
- Permanent Full Time role with Fortnightly RDO and other great benefits (refer to PD for details)
Canterbury Bankstown is a thriving cosmopolitan area located just 9kms southwest of the Sydney CBD with 41 diverse and unique suburbs within Council boundaries. Council’s Open Spaces team proudly manages a significant number of parks, sportsfields and ovals across the City of Canterbury Bankstown benefiting grass roots sporting clubs and associations as well as hosting elite level teams at the premier facilities (including Bankstown Memorial Park Oval). It's an exciting time to be joining the team as Council continues its investment in these open spaces, including the current multi-million-dollar upgrade to Beaman Park Sports Fields.
The Sportsfields Maintenance Team takes pride in every field across the City. This key role will lead a small team of staff in the preparation and maintenance of Council’s parks, sportsfields, ovals and turf wickets to ensure that sports turf and facilities are safe, well-maintained, and meet high standards.
This “hands-on” role will take ownership of a number of designated spaces ensuring they are prepared in accordance with service agreements and meet booking roster and programming requirements, typically with maintenance and renewal throughout the week and weekend delivery of the ‘last mow’ and line work ready for grading and handover to the sports clubs.
Reporting to an outstanding Team Leader with over 30 years’ experience, you will have opportunities to develop and grow professionally, whilst also mentoring a small team.
To be considered for this role you will hold qualifications in Greenkeeping, Turf Management or similar combined with experience in maintaining turf in parks and sportsfields. Turf wicket preparation experience is highly desirable. You will be skilled in the use of a variety of horticulture and turf management tools, plant and mechanical equipment. An understanding of WHS practices when working in public open spaces is required, with the ability to undertake inspections, audits and risk assessments.
You will be a dedicated and driven individual with a reputation for taking pride in your work. Excellent people and communication skills are also critical to maintaining relationships with sportsfield key user groups. Working as part of a close knit team, as well as autonomously at times, you have the ability to prioritise your work to meet management works programs.
If you are passionate about grass and high-quality playing surfaces, this is a rewarding opportunity to create outstanding sportsfield experiences for the community within one of the most diverse cities in Australia.
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How to Apply
Please note Sportspeople Recruitment will commence screening and interviewing for this role immediately.
If you are intending to apply, please do so now - we reserve the right to close the role as soon as sufficient merit applications are received.
Application Format: Candidates must complete and submit the COMPULSORY Sportspeople Recruitment Application Form (attached to this advertisement) at the time of applying. The Form contains questions against which we require your specific response prior to considering your application. Sportspeople Recruitment prefers a 1-2 page letter of introduction and a CV of no more than 6 pages, merged into the Application Form as one MS Word file.
The Turf Wicket Curator, City of Canterbury Bankstown search and recruitment process is being managed exclusively by Sportspeople Recruitment.
In the first instance general enquiries should be directed to Angelique Everett on 0401 659 024, FREECALL AU 1800 634 388 or +61 2 9555 5000.
