Groundskeeper I - Grand Cherokee Golf Course

Job Posting Title

Groundskeeper I - Grand Cherokee Golf Course

Agency

566 DEPARTMENT OF TOURISM AND RECREATION

Supervisory Organization

Grand Cherokee Golf Course

Job Posting End Date (Continuous if Blank)

Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the posting end date above.

Estimated Appointment End Date (Continuous if Blank)

Full/Part-Time

Full time

Job Type

Regular

Compensation

$15/hour full-time

Job Description

Basic Purpose

Positions in this job family are assigned responsibilities involving landscaping, tree and lawn care and/or greenhouse work.

Typical Functions

• Performs and supervises work involving landscape activities, such as the installation and maintenance of turf areas, flower beds, shrubs and trees.
• Maintains necessary records of time, materials, supplies and work performed.
• Fertilizes and applies insecticides, herbicides and fungicides for pest control on trees, lawns, gardens and/or greenhouse plants.
• Loads and transports soil and fertilizers; cultivates and weeds soil for gardens or lawns; levels and seeds new lawns.
• Mows and trims grass with hand and power mowers; operates trucks and tractors; services and makes minor repairs to equipment.
• Seeds, sods or plants greens and grounds; maintains traps, hazards and roughs.
• Supervises and participates in the fertilizing, planting and cutting of grass and turf.
• Schedules the application of water to greens, tee boxes and fairways.
• Instructs laborers in landscaping, lawn care and/or greenhouse work.
• Performs greenhouse duties as required: plants seeds, transplants seedlings; performs greenhouse maintenance; cuts, arranges and delivers flowers and potted plants for institutional buildings and offices.

Level Descriptor

This is the leadership level of this job family where employees are assigned responsibilities for the supervision of a grounds maintenance program, other groundskeepers, temporary employees, laborers, patients, inmates or others in work related to specialized lawn and tree care, gardening, or greenhouse operations. In this role they will formulate annual plans, schedules and cost estimates for all gardening, greenhouse, grounds or landscaping operations and be responsible for directing all activities and operations related to the grounds maintenance program.

Education and Experience

Education and Experience requirements at this level consist of three years of experience in gardening, lawn care, landscaping, or greenhouse work.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Competencies

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities required at this level include knowledge of lawn care and gardening methods, such as planting, pruning and spraying; of the use of machines, tools and materials in lawn care and landscaping; of green-house and nursery techniques; of the care of turf; of the various plant diseases and insects and their control; of plant and gardening costs; of landscape design; and of supervisory principles and practices. Skill is required to operate equipment, tools and materials used in plant and lawn care. Ability is required to follow oral and written instructions, and to supervise the work of others.

Special Requirements

Applicants must be willing and able to fulfill all job-related travel normally associated with this position.The Department of Corrections has determined that some positions in this job family are safety sensitive as defined by63 O.S. 427.8.

Additional Job Description

Equal Opportunity Employment

The State of Oklahoma is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of genetic information, race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin, or disability.

Current active State of Oklahoma employees must apply for open positions internally through the Workday Jobs Hub.