Team Leader

Team Leader – Sporting Reserves

Permanent Full Time

Location: Morwell

Salary: $78,456.56 – $90,192.96 per annum plus industry
and maintenance allowances and 12% superannuation.

Department: City Presentation

Go Further at Latrobe City Council

A career with us begins with a desire to empower and make
positive change within our Latrobe City Community. At council you will get
stuck into interesting work and experience growth as you see the impact you
make unfold right in front of you.

About this Role

We currently have a terrific opportunity for a driven and
skilled individual to lead our Sporting Reserves Team.

In this role you will lead the Sporting Reserve Maintenance
Team through:

• Proactive
  planning of maintenance and renovation programs including procurement of
  materials and contractors to ensure the delivery of key sports turf
  maintenance practices across all Latrobe City Sporting Reserves.
• Lead
  the preparation of playing surfaces for the hosting of local, regional and
  elite sporting events such as local Cricket, Soccer and Australian Rules
  Football finals series, WBBL & BBL, AFLW & AFL, A-League &
  W-League.
• Provide
  a high level of customer service and ensure that requests are addressed in
  a timely and effective manner.
• Promote
  a positive culture of Occupational Health and Safety, ensuring compliance
  with all relevant requirements of the role, minimising public risk and
  exercising due diligence.
• Regularly
  set objectives and review staff performance, identifying training and
  development opportunities for improving performance, effectiveness and job
  satisfaction.

About You

In this role, you will have the chance to contribute to the
presentation, livability, and safety of our community through the delivery of
sports turf maintenance. Your expertise will see you confidently provide advice
and to serve your community to the best of your ability.

You will have:

• Diploma
  or other formal qualifications in Horticulture (Turf), Sports Turf
  Management or a related area and/or extensive experience in these areas of
  operations.
• Detailed
  knowledge of the playing surface requirements of each respective sport,
  and pride yourself on producing and presenting high quality playing
  surfaces for the community.
• Experience
  in leading teams delivering sports turf or open space maintenance
• Ability
  to provide turf management training.
• A
  current Chemical Spraying license and the ability to apply these skills as
  required.
• Current
  Victorian driver's license
• Current
  industry white card.

Other desirable qualifications
and experience:

• Current
  Medium Rigid License (desirable)
• Understanding of turf cricket pitch
  maintenance and preparation requirements
• Current
  Traffic Control and Worksite Management Certificate (desirable).
• Certificate
  in Workplace Supervision or Leadership (desirable).

All successful applicants will be required to apply for and
satisfactorily obtain a National Police Check, Working with Children's Check,
and undergo a pre-employment medical check.

Why work for us?

At Latrobe City Council we are an equal opportunity employer
who invests heavily in our employees.

We offer a range of training and Personal Development
opportunities including a Structured Leadership Development Program and study
assistance.

Our salaries are competitive and we offer benefits such as
salary packaging and access to our health and wellbeing programs.

We want you to join our team and provide the best services
possible for a fast-growing regional municipality in the heart of Gippsland.

To apply

Visit to submit your
application.

Applications will close at 11.59 PM Tuesday 9 September 2025

For more information contact Dan Nichols, Coordinator
Recreation Liaison and Reserve Maintenance on for a
confidential discussion.

Child Safe Organisation

Latrobe City Council has a zero tolerance to any form of
child abuse and is committed to the safety, wellbeing and empowerment of
children. We create and maintain a child safe organisation where protecting
children and preventing and responding to child abuse is embedded in the
everyday thinking and practice of all employees, volunteers and contractors.
Our recruitment practices reflect this.

Diversity and Inclusion

At Latrobe City Council we value workforce diversity and
inclusion, where individual uniqueness is embraced. We value diverse life
experiences and the perspectives of our people, whilst providing high-quality
services to all members of our community, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity,
religion, cultural background, disability, or sexuality.

At Latrobe City Council we are committed to providing
positive employment opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
people and welcome employment applications from candidates of Aboriginal and
Torres Strait Islander background. Council's Indigenous Employment Program is
available to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent applicants
and can be contacted at or by calling

We at Latrobe City Council strongly encourage people with
disability and diverse backgrounds to apply for our roles. If we can assist you
with any reasonable adjustments in order to submit your application for this
role, please contact the Careers team via email at
or call noting your preferred method of communication and contact
details and a member of the team will be in touch.