Certificate III in Sports Turf Management – 1st Year Apprentice

Kick-start your career in sports turf management and help maintain quality sporting facilities across Ryde!

Are you passionate about the outdoors, enjoy working with your hands and want to build a career in sports turf management? We are seeking a motivated and hardworking 1st Year Sports Turf Management Apprentice to join a dedicated team in Ryde.

This is an exciting opportunity to learn from experienced professionals, gain practical skills and work towards a nationally recognised Certificate III in Sports Turf Management, with the potential for ongoing employment upon successful completion of your apprenticeship.

About the Opportunity

As a Sports Turf Management Apprentice, you will gain hands-on experience maintaining sports fields and surrounding areas, helping ensure sporting facilities are safe, well-presented and maintained to a high standard.

Your duties will include:

- Maintaining sports fields and surrounding areas.
- Operating machinery and using hand and power tools.
- Mowing, whipper snipping and edging.
- Turfing and general turf maintenance.
- Hedging and pruning.
- Blowing, raking and mulching.
- Planting, watering and weeding.
- Applying herbicides, fungicides, insecticides and fertilisers under appropriate supervision and training.
- Cleaning and maintaining machinery and equipment.
- Performing general grounds maintenance duties as required.

You will develop valuable practical skills across a wide range of sports turf and grounds maintenance activities while working alongside experienced team members.

What We’re Looking For





We are looking for someone who:

- Is physically fit and comfortable working outdoors in all weather conditions and climates.
- Has a strong work ethic and takes pride in completing tasks to a high standard.
- Is reliable, motivated and focused on completing their own work.
- Can follow instructions and work effectively as part of a team.
- Is willing to think independently, show initiative and ask questions.
- Has a genuine interest in sports turf management, gardening, landscaping or horticulture.
- Is eager to learn new skills and develop a career in the industry.

Previous experience is not essential, but a positive attitude, willingness to learn and commitment to the apprenticeship are highly valued.

What’s in It for You?

- Earn while you learn and work towards a nationally recognised qualification.
- Gain practical, hands-on experience maintaining sports fields and sporting facilities.
- Learn to operate a variety of machinery, tools and equipment.
- Develop valuable skills in turf management, horticulture and grounds maintenance.
- Work alongside experienced industry professionals.
- Enjoy an active, outdoor career in the sports turf industry.
- Prospect for ongoing employment upon successful completion of your apprenticeship.

Ready to Get Started?

If you’re hardworking, enjoy working outdoors and are ready to kick-start a rewarding career in sports turf management, we’d love to hear from you!

Apply now and take the first step towards becoming a qualified Sports Turf Manager!

1300apprentice is an equal opportunity employer. We encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds.

📌 Certificate III in Sports Turf Management, 1st Year Apprentice, Ryde (Sydney)
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📍 Sydney