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City of Austin - JOB DESCRIPTION

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Golf Course Assistant Superintendent
FLSA: Standard/Exempt EEO Category: (20) Professionals
Class Code: 14223 Salary Grade: EB3
Approved: October 21, 1998 Last Revised: April 08, 2012

Purpose:
  Under general supervision supervises the maintenance of an 18 hole golf course.
Duties, Functions and Responsibilities:
  Essential duties and functions, pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, may include the following. Other related duties may be assigned.
1. Supervises the turf maintenance of greens, roughs, fairways, and surrounding landscaping
2. Ensures compliance with U. S. Golf Association standards.
2. Assists the Superintendent in assuring on-site ground maintenance coverage.
3. Carries out cultivation, disease, insect, and weed control programs
4. Obtains technical evaluations and recommends action plans
5. Supervises and inspects the completion of applications of fertilizer, insecticide, and fungicide.
6. Attends to weather-related problems.
7. Ensures safety rule compliance for employees and golfers.
8. Coordinates with golfers, golf associations, pro shop staff, vendors, and other interested parties
9. Maintains detailed records and reports
10. Ensures proper inspection and repair of equipment. Recommends the purchase of necessary equipment.
11. Prepares requisitions, work orders, and schedules.
Responsibilities - Supervisor and/or Leadership Exercised:
  Responsible for the full range of supervisory activities including selection, training, evaluation, counseling, and recommendation for dismissal
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
  Must possess required knowledge, skills, abilities, and experience and be able to explain and demonstrate, with or without reasonable accommodations, that the essential functions of the job can be performed.
Knowledge of Golf Course turf maintenance.
Knowledge of fertilizers, pesticides and fungicides.
Knowledge of Federal, State and local laws and ordinances.
Knowledge of city practice, policy and procedures.
Knowledge safety practices and procedures.
Knowledge of supervisory and managerial techniques and principles.
Skill in oral and written communication.
Skill in handling multiple tasks and prioritizing.
Skill in using computers and related software.
Ability to work with frequent interruptions and changes in priority.
Ability to establish and maintain good working relationships with other City employees and the public.
Minimum Qualifications:
  Associate's degree in Golf Course Turf Management or related field, plus three (3) years of experience in golf course grounds maintenance.

Experience may substitute for education up to two (2) years.
Licenses and Certifications Required:
  Texas Class "C" Driver's license.
Will be required to obtain and maintain a valid pesticide applicator's license

This description is intended to indicate the kinds of tasks and levels of work difficulty required of the position given this title and shall not be construed as declaring what the specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position shall be. It is not intended to limit or in any way modify the right of management to assign, direct and control the work of employees under supervision. The listing of duties and responsibilities shall not be held to exclude other duties not mentioned that are of similar kind or level of difficulty.