Sports Turf Management Traineeship Local Government

Passionate about your local sporting grounds? Would love to turn your passion for golf into a career?

Maxima, in partnership with the City of Port Adelaide Enfield, are looking for a green thumb to undertake a fulltime traineeship within sports turf management.

This diverse role will see you based out of the Regency Golf Course assisting to maintain the turf to a high standard and occasionally working across the Valley View and Glanville Par 3 courses.

Across 4-years you will develop in-depth knowledge and skills within the industry by working alongside experienced supervisors and getting hands-on experience, also receive paid study time towards achieving a nationally recognised
**Certificate III in Sports Turf Management.**

**Benefits**:

- Fortnightly Rostered Day Off (RDO)
- Personal protective equipment (PPE) and uniforms supplied
- Fulltime entitlements including sick leave and annual leave
- Continuous support and mentoring from a dedicated Maxima consultant

**Duties Include**:

- Turf management including mowing and whipper snipping
- Golf course preparation
- Pest and weed control
- Irrigation maintenance and installation
- Rake sand bunkers
- Relocate holes

**About You***:

- Enjoy working outdoors and with garden tools
- Strong work ethic; reliable and punctual
- Ability to prioritise time and tasks when working under pressure
- Works effectively within a team and unsupervised
- Great communication skills
- Have a can-do attitude and willing to learn

**Role Requirements**:

- Available to work between the hours of 5am-1pm
- Current driver’s licence (provisional or c-class)
- Physically fit and healthy due to undertaking manual labour work
- Satisfactorily pass a pre-employment assessment, including a drug and alcohol test
- Previous experience in gardening, horticulture, or similar (advantageous)

**How to Apply**:
National Traineeship wages and conditions apply.