Specialist, Golf Course Grounds

Austin Community College District•Riverside, CA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

This position supports the day-to-day golf course grounds operations, serving as a backup and assistant to the Golf Course Grounds Supervisor. The role involves a variety of grounds maintenance tasks, including the application of pesticides, insecticides, and fertilizers, and operating various types of grounds maintenance equipment. The Specialist will also supervise the grounds crew in the absence of the supervisor and may perform minor equipment maintenance and repair.

Requirements

Two years related work experience.
High school diploma or educational equivalent.
Serving as a back up supervisor.
Proper pesticide and fertilizer application.
Fertilizers, insecticides, and herbicides used in grounds care and gardening.
Equipment, tools, and procedures used in grounds care.
Safe work practices.
Effective supervisory and delegation skills, team building, and ability to collaborate well with others as well as working independently.
Establishing and maintaining effective working relationships.
Strong customer-service orientation when working with employee, community, and partner populations.
Effective planning, organizing, implementation, communication (bother written and verbal), problem-solving, and interpersonal skills including use of tact and discretion and the ability to meet deadlines.
Reliability to maintain an established but flexible work schedule.
Ability to maintain confidentiality of employee and work-related information.
Operating grounds maintenance equipment and tools.
Applying fertilizers, insecticides, and pesticides.
Use a variety of spreadsheet, word processing, database, and presentation software.

Responsibilities

Serves as an assistant to the Golf Course Grounds Supervisor.
Applies applications of pesticides, insecticides and fertilizers as needed.
Supervises the golf course grounds crew in the absence of the Golf Course Grounds Supervisor.
Assumes groundskeeper duties as needed.
Operates large power and field mowers, hand tools, power tools, and large vehicles associated with grounds maintenance and landscaping activities.
May perform minor maintenance and repair on equipment and tools, as required.
Complies with all applicable health and safety regulations, policies, and established work practices.
Attends professional development courses.
Supervise safe operation of unit.
Facilitate safety inspections.
Take reasonable and prudent actions to eliminate identified hazards.
Ensure employees receive appropriate safety training and foster a workplace safety culture.