SENIOR GREENSKEEPER
To land Senior Greenskeeper in New Jersey you go through the competitive route: you sit an announced exam and the score puts you on the eligible list agencies hire from.
The one gate is 2 years of relevant experience.
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Senior 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, takes the lead over a small group of employees and performs the more specialized maintenance work required for the proper and efficient care of turf and land areas of a regulation golf course, and/or performs the more specialized and difficult work on a regulation golf course; operates specialized equipment designed for golf course maintenance, does other related work.
Examples of work
- Performs the more specialized tasks of maintenance necessary for the proper care of tees, fairways, and greens.
- Operates various types of power mower equipment to mow greens straight and true.
- Cuts roughs and fairways to the designated height exercising care not to injure turf or shrubbery.
- Sows seeds, replaces sod, removes weeds for the turf and sand traps, rakes sandtraps, and may apply lime fertilizers, insecticides, and fungicides in the prescribed amounts.
- May take the lead over a group of men in top dressing, spiking, and aerifying the greens.
- Changes the pin location on the greens.
- Uses the fairway leaf sweeper, removes refuse, and performs other chores in order to keep the playing surface up to standards established for the sport.
- In absence of the Assistant Supervising Greenskeeper and Supervising Greenskeeper, takes the lead and assumes responsibility over the entire work crew.
- Will be required to learn to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and information systems used by the agency, office, or related units.
Experience
Two (2) years 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 commercial pesticide applicator or a commercial pesticide operator issued by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection.
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.
Knowledge, skills and abilities
- Knowledge of the specialized equipment and methods used in caring for golf courses.
- Knowledge of soil preparation for planting.
- Knowledge of the measures required for maintenance of equipment, and the proper use of fertilizers, insecticides, and fungicides.
- Knowledge of the operation of an underground irrigation system.
- 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.