Campus Grounds & Turf Specialist

Abbotsleigh; Sydney; On-site; AUD 65,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Permanent full-time position

Supportive team culture

Excellent facilities and resources

Employee Assistance Program

Staff fee discounts

Job summary

Abbotsleigh is a prestigious Anglican day and boarding school for girls on Sydney's Upper North Shore. We are seeking a reliable General Hand Gardener to join our Grounds Team on a permanent full-time basis, maintaining our extensive gardens and outdoor spaces.

This role involves lawn and turf management, line-marking sporting fields, planting and general horticultural duties, while upholding WHS practices and contributing to a well-presented campus for students, staff and visitors.

Qualifications

• Certificate III in Horticulture or equivalent experience.
• Experience in gardening, grounds maintenance or turf management.
• Knowledge of lawn and turf management and line-marking sports fields.
• Ability to operate and maintain groundskeeping equipment.

Responsibilities

• Maintain the School's gardens, lawns, sporting fields and landscaped areas to a high standard.
• Undertake lawn and turf management activities, including mowing, edging, fertilising, irrigation monitoring, aeration and seasonal turf care.
• Prepare, set out and line mark sporting fields and other outdoor sporting areas as required.
• Assist with planting, pruning, mulching, watering and general horticultural duties.
• Ensure outdoor areas are clean, safe and well presented.
• Operate and maintain gardening equipment and machinery safely.
• Participate in scheduled grounds maintenance programs.
• Respond to maintenance requests in a timely and professional manner.
• Maintain gardens and hedges at School-owned residential properties.
• Assist with the set-up and pack-down of School events as required.
• Work in accordance with WHS policies and safe work practices.

Skills

Gardening

Horticulture

Grounds maintenance

Turf management

Line marking fields

Operate equipment

Education

Certificate III in Horticulture, Parks and Gardens, Sports Turf Management or related qualification

Job description

Abbotsleigh is a prestigious Anglican day and boarding school for girls on Sydney's Upper North Shore. We are seeking a reliable General Hand Gardener to join our Grounds Team on a permanent full-time basis, maintaining our extensive gardens and outdoor spaces.

This role involves lawn and turf management, line-marking sporting fields, planting and general horticultural duties, while upholding WHS practices and contributing to a well-presented campus for students, staff and visitors.