Sports Turf Management Apprenticeship

5 months ago


Melbourne, Australia Programmed PERSOLKELLY Full time

Full-time fixed term employment
- Complete a Nationally Recognised Certificate III
- PPE, Uniforms and Tools provided

Like the outdoors? Enjoy working with your hands? Want to learn a trade?
If you said yes to the above questions - an apprenticeship in Horticulture, Certificate III in Sports Turf Management is the trade for you

Programmed, in partnership with City of Casey are seeking highly motivated individuals seeking a long-term career within the horticulture industry. Completing a Certificate III in Sports Turf Management will see you as a qualified specialist greenskeeper.

Greenkeepers are responsible for preparing surfaces for play. The work ranges from monitoring, maintaining, and developing public open spaces, sports grounds, parks, gardens, and streetscapes within the council zoned area.

Casey Fields is an 88-hectare site in Cranbourne East developed by the City of Casey as the premier outdoor sports facility in Melbourne's south
- east with its sporting ovals, playground, and wide-open spaces. The major community facility is also home to several elite sporting clubs from different sporting codes. Work within a team to assist council in preparing turf cricket wickets at Casey Fields to Premier Cricket standards, including all associated works involved in wicket and ground preparation.

**Be rewarded with**:

- Nationally Recognised Qualification
- 4 Year Apprenticeship
- Full-time fixed term employment
- Paid full-time wages
- 4 weeks annual leave per year
- Safety (PPE) equipment, tools and uniforms are provided
- On-going coaching, support and mentoring from qualified professionals

**As an apprentice you will be**:

- Committed to safety
- Have a genuine interest in gardening/horticulture
- Hold a driver's licence
- Willing to learn and able to take instruction
- Physically fit

**Duties may involve but are not limited to**:

- Operate machinery and equipment
- Provide information on plants and their culture
- Control weeds, plant pests, diseases and disorders
- Renovate, construct and maintain sports turf
- Implement soil improvements for garden and turf areas
- Install and operate drainage and irrigation systems

You must be an Australian Citizen or Permanent Resident to be eligible for this position.

**Who we are**

As one of Australia's largest employers, we work with great companies all around Australia and New Zealand to give you the best opportunities to work when and where you want to.

At Programmed, we are committed to creating a safe and inclusive environment which values and respects diverse styles, backgrounds, experiences and perspectives.

We welcome and encourage women, people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent and people from diverse backgrounds to apply.

**_ So it's over to you. If you would like to join our team, APPLY now._**

**To learn more about working with Programmed, we encourage you to visit our website.**

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