Supervisor Sporting Reserves Maintenance
Permanent Full Time
Location: Morwell
Salary: $78, $90,192.96 per annum plus industry and maintenance allowances and 12% superannuation.
Department: City Presentation
Supervisor Sporting Reserves Maintenance
Latrobe City Council has an exciting opportunity for an experienced and motivated
Supervisor Sporting Reserves Maintenance
to lead the delivery of high-quality sports turf and playing surfaces across our municipality.
This is a hands-on leadership role responsible for the
day-to-day management, coordination and delivery of sports turf maintenance practices
across all Latrobe City sporting reserves. You will provide leadership, direction and on-the-job training to the Sporting Reserves Maintenance team, ensuring services are delivered in line with Council plans, strategies, policies, procedures, standards and key performance indicators.
About The Role
In this role, you will:
* Lead and coordinate the day-to-day operations of the Sporting Reserves Maintenance team, ensuring safe, efficient and high-quality service delivery
* Plan and oversee sports turf maintenance programs across all Latrobe City sporting reserves
* Assist with the preparation and presentation of playing surfaces for local, regional and elite sporting events, including summer and winter finals series, WBBL & BBL, AFLW & AFL
* Provide leadership, direction, coaching and training to staff to build capability and performance
* Work collaboratively with internal teams and stakeholders to support the delivery of services aligned to the Latrobe City Council Plan
* Ensure all resources are effectively utilised, issues are identified and addressed within required timeframes, and customer service standards are met
* Promote a strong safety culture, ensuring compliance with Occupational Health and Safety requirements and minimising risk to staff and the public
About You
You are a confident leader with a strong background in sports turf management and a passion for delivering high-quality playing surfaces for the community. You will bring:
* A Diploma or other formal qualification in Horticulture (Turf), Sports Turf Management or a related field, and/or extensive relevant experience
* Demonstrated knowledge of sports turf maintenance requirements and a commitment to high presentation standards
* Proven experience leading teams delivering sports turf or open space maintenance services
* Ability to provide on-the-job training and technical guidance to staff
* A current Chemical Spraying Licence
* A current Victorian Driver's Licence
* A current Industry White Card
Desirable Qualifications & Experience
* Medium Rigid (MR) Licence
* Experience in cricket pitch maintenance and preparation
* Traffic Control and Worksite Management certification
* Certificate in Workplace Supervision or Leadership
Why Join Latrobe City Council?
* Lead a skilled team maintaining facilities that support community sport at all levels
* Be part of delivering high-profile sporting events and finals
* Work in a supportive, safety-focused and community-oriented organisation
* Make a visible contribution to the liveability and wellbeing of the Latrobe City community
Pre-Employment Requirements
All successful applicants will be required to:
* Apply for and satisfactorily obtain a National Police Check
* Hold a valid Working with Children Check
* Successfully complete a pre-employment medical assessment
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.
preferred method of communication and contact details and a member of the team will be in touch.
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 be reviewed as they come in, and suitable candidates will be contacted for an interview.
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