GREENSKEEPER (Local)
New Jersey treats Greenskeeper as a competitive-class job, so the gate is an examination and the ranked list it produces rather than a direct offer.
Eligibility comes down to 1 year of relevant experience.
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Greenskeeper is a local service title. It is filled by the counties, municipalities, authorities and other employers that have adopted civil service under Title 11A, not by State departments. Those employers set pay by ordinance or contract rather than from a State salary schedule, which is why most local titles carry no salary range here.
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Official job specification
The text below is the official specification published by the New Jersey Civil Service Commission. The plain-language summary and analysis above are derived from it by NJ Civil Service Navigator. Source: the official specification page at NJ CSC.
Definition
Under direction, performs the specialized maintenance work required for the proper and efficient care of turf and land areas of a regulation golf course and operates specialized equipment designed specifically for golf course maintenance; does other related duties
Examples of work
- Performs a variety of maintenance tasks for the proper care of the tees, fairways, roughs, and greens.
- Operates various types of power mower equipment to mow greens straight and true.
- Cuts roughs and fairways to the designated height.
- Sows seeds, replaces sod, removes weeds from the turf and sand traps, rakes sand traps, and may apply lime fertilizers, insecticides, and fungicides in the prescribed amounts.
- Uses the underground irrigation system to water tees, fairways, and greens.
- Top dresses, spikes, and aerates greens.
- Changes the pin location on the greens.
- Uses fairways leaf sweeper, removes refuse, and performs other chores to maintain the playing surface up to standards established for the sport.
- Will be required to learn to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and computerized information systems used by the agency, office, or related units.
Experience
One (1) year of experience in the care and maintenance of a regulation golf course.
License
Appointees may be required to possess a current and valid certificate as a Pesticide Applicator, Commercial issued by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection.
Knowledge, skills and abilities
- Knowledge of the methods used to care for golf courses.
- Knowledge of the methods used to prepare soil for planting.
- Knowledge of the methods used to care for specialized turf surfaces.
- Knowledge of the methods used to operated and maintain equipment.
- Knowledge of the methods used to apply fertilizers, insecticides, and fungicides.
- Ability to perform maintenance tasks in the cared of a regulation golf course.
- Ability to operate equipment used in golf course maintenance.
- Ability to maintain records.
- Ability to follow safety precautions in the use and care of equipment.
- Ability to learn to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and information systems used by the agency, office, or related units.
- Ability to read, write, speak, understand, or communicate in English sufficiently to perform the duties of this position. American Sign Language or Braille may also be considered as acceptable forms of communication.
- Persons with mental or physical disabilities are eligible as long as they can perform the essential functions of the job after reasonable accommodation is made to their known limitations. If the accommodation cannot be made because it would cause the employer undue hardship, such persons may not be eligible.
Note
The examples of work for this title are for illustrative purposes only. A particular position using this title may not perform all duties listed in this job specification. Conversely, all duties performed on the job may not be listed.
Appointees will be required to possess a driver's license valid in New Jersey only if the operation of a vehicle, rather than employee mobility, is necessary to perform the essential duties of the position.
Appointees may be required to possess a valid Commercial Driver's License (CDL) and applicable endorsements for the class and type of vehicle being operated.
The responsibility for ensuring that employees possess the required motor vehicle license, commensurate with the class and type of vehicles they operate, rests with the Appointing Authority.