- Leadership opportunity at a premier sporting facility
- Support the Head Curator in managing daily grounds operations.
- Hands-on role overseeing cricket, rugby and football grounds

About the Opportunity Worksforyou is currently recruiting an experienced and dedicated Assistant Head Curator on behalf of a premier sporting facility. Reporting directly to the Head Curator, you will play a pivotal leadership role in guiding the Grounds team to maintain and present elite sporting surfaces year-round.

If you take pride in producing top-tier playing surfaces—from 1st-grade cricket wickets to winter rugby and football pitches—and thrive in a hands-on supervisory role, this is the ideal opportunity to showcase your expertise.

Key Responsibilities

- Team Leadership & Operations: Assist the Head Curator in coordinating the day-to-day activities of the Grounds department, supervising, leading, and motivating staff to deliver immaculate facilities weekly.
- 1st-Grade Cricket Wicket Preparation: Prepare, curate, and maintain turf cricket wickets to a minimum 1st-grade standard.
- Multi-Sport Facility Maintenance: Prepare sports fields and facilities in line with scheduled training sessions and weekend fixtures, including accurate line marking for rugby, soccer, cross-country, and athletics tracks.
- Turf & Soil Programs: Develop and implement comprehensive turf management programs across all sporting fields, backed by robust soil and agronomic knowledge.
- Asset & Contractor Management: Oversee turf renovations, irrigation repairs,



plant and equipment upkeep, programmed maintenance, and external contractors.
- Chemical & WHS Compliance: Manage the safe storage, handling, and application of fertilisers, pesticides, and chemicals while maintaining chemical registers, application records, and Safety Data Sheets (SDS) in strict alignment with WHS policies.

About You To be successful in this role, you will bring a strong work ethic, an eye for detail, and the following qualifications and experience:
- Qualifications: Minimum Certificate III in Horticulture (Turf Management).
- Proven Experience: At least 5 years of experience preparing and maintaining high-standard sporting facilities, with proven expertise in curating 1st-grade turf wickets.
- Technical Knowledge: Strong understanding of soil management, turf renovation, irrigation systems, and chemical management (including SDS and application record-keeping).
- Leadership & Communication: Demonstrated experience supervising and motivating a grounds crew, paired with strong organisational and communication skills.
- Safety First: Sound knowledge of WHS policies and procedures with a proactive commitment to workplace safety.

How to Apply If you are ready to step into a leadership role where your turf management skills will be front and centre, we want to hear from you! Click 'Apply Now' to submit your updated resume via Worksforyou, or reach out to our recruitment team for a confidential discussion about the role.

📌 Assistant Head Curator (North Parramatta)
🏢 Worksforyou
📍 North Parramatta