Love working outdoors? Turn your passion for turf into a career.

Join our Sports Turf team and help maintain some of the Shire's premier sporting fields, cricket wickets and community recreation spaces.

Whether you're an experienced Greenkeeper or looking to further develop your Sports Turf career, this is a great opportunity to learn from experienced professionals, build your skills and enjoy a fantastic range of benefits.

What's in it for you?

- 9-day fortnight for better work-life balance
- Council commitment to an 8% pay increase over the next two years
- 4 weeks annual leave plus 5 additional MyLeave wellbeing days
- Long Service Leave after 5 years
- Overtime opportunities during peak seasons
- Study assistance and ongoing training opportunities
- Career progression opportunities within Council
- Supportive team culture with a strong focus on safety and wellbeing

About the role

As a Greenkeeper, you'll be part of our Sports Turf Management team, maintaining sports fields, cricket wickets and recreational facilities to a high standard for our community.

This is a hands-on role with plenty of variety, where you'll develop your technical skills while working alongside experienced Sports Turf professionals.

About you

You'll have:

- Certificate III in Sports Turf Management, Greenkeeping, or extensive Greenkeeping experience
- AQF3/Chemcert or equivalent
- White Card
- Experience in sports turf maintenance, cricket pitch preparation or a similar setting
- A strong commitment to safety and teamwork

Join our Team and Grow with Us!

If you're passionate about turf management,



enjoy working outdoors and want to be part of a team that delivers exceptional sporting facilities for the community, we'd love to hear from you.

- Apply by responding to our online application questions and submitting your resume outlining why we are a great fit!
- Get your application in by 11.59pm: Sunday 30th August 2026
- Interview date: Interviews will be facilitated within 2 weeks of job ad closing.
- Package: $72,577 - $76,813 gross p.a. plus 12% superannuation.
- Hours of work: Permanent & Temporary Full Time opportunities are available - working 38 hours per week, 9-day fortnight.
- To benefit your wellbeing you will have access to fitness passport, employee assistance program, annual flu shots, health and wellbeing programme and novated lease options.

Suitable candidates are subject to pre-employment screening which includes Reference Checks, Work Rights Verification, Identity and Functional/Medical History Checks, and will also include a Criminal History, Qualification and Working with Children Check. Employment is subject to clearance of all these checks.

Reach out to George Crowe, Sports Turf Manager ******@ssc.nsw.gov.au for any job specific enquiries.

Jodi Johnson, Talent Acquisition Business Partner ********@ssc.nsw.gov.au can assist with any recruitment related enquiries.

Click on the link to check out the Position Description

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