Apprentice Turf 1st Year

**Permanent Full-time Apprenticeship Opportunity | RACV Cape Schanck**:

- **Earn & Learn on-the-job - Full Time Apprentice Salary + Super**:

- **Generous employee discounts on RACV products, services & accommodation**

Be part of a purpose-driven organisation creating meaningful travel and leisure experiences, useful home products and services, better outcomes for drivers, and a cleaner energy future.

At RACV Cape Schanck Resort, in the Mornington Peninsula with nearby walks, wineries, and unspoilt beaches, enjoy the best of tourism and have room to grow in a changing industry that's yours to shape. Join our supportive leisure team whose job it is to help people live their best lives — whether they’re on holiday, visiting an attraction or treating loved ones to a special experience.

The 18-hole course at RACV Cape Schanck Resort is highly regarded, not just for its appeal to both the occasional golfer and the serious player, but also for its magnificent setting at the southernmost tip of the Mornington Peninsula. We’re looking for a Qualified Turf Tradesperson or Groundsperson to join the team on a permanent ongoing basis.

**About this opportunity**

We have an exciting opportunity for a 1st year Apprentice Sports Turf Management, who has the passion and dreams of becoming a qualified Greenkeeper. This role may suit a school leaver, who is looking to kick start their career and has a keen interest to learn about sports turf management.

You will work under the guidance of our experienced and passionate golf course maintenance team, to learn about all things golf course and turf maintenance. Every day will be different in this role, where you will learn and develop fundamental skills to manage turf grass surfaces and become a qualified sports turf tradesperson.

As an apprentice, you will learn about health & safety, sustainable work practices, turf establishment and maintenance, irrigation & drainage systems, operating specialised machinery, plant nutrition, pest management and construction of turf playing surfaces.

RACV Cape Schanck & golf course is open 7 days week. Our team work a 38 hour week, across a 7 day rotating roster.

**We’re offering**
- Permanent full-time 38 hrs
- Apprenticeship Wage
- Support to complete a nationally recognised qualification Cert III in Sports Turf Management
- Training fees paid for by RACV
- On-the-job training & supervision
- Support to maintain a training plan
- Learn from our qualified and experienced greenkeeping team
- Free on-site parking
- Subsidised meals on shift
- Uniforms provided
- Employee benefits + discounts on RACV products and services including 50% off Car, Motorbike, Trailer, Caravan, Home insurance
- Free Roadside assistance

**We’re looking for**
- A genuine passion and interest in golf & turf management
- Reliability and commitment to complete all requirements of a Certificate III qualification
- Previous completion of a Certificate II in Horticulture, highly regarded
- Willingness to follow directions, learn & ask questions
- Excellent verbal & written communication skills
- Strong work ethic and demonstrating initiative
- Work well with others in a team environment
- Show attention to detail & take pride in your work
- Positive & friendly attitude
- Physically fit to undertake manual work & heavy lifting
- Excellent presentation, grooming & hygiene
- Availability to work a rotating roster including weekends
- Full working rights in Australia

Ready to reach your full potential? Join our team, where the work is meaningful and making a difference matters.

**Application process**

Interested? Please submit your CV by clicking ‘apply’. Please be aware applicants will be required to provide evidence of their eligibility to work in Australia, and at a minimum be required to undertake police checks as a condition of employment.