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Internal Number: BREC
The Golf Course Superintendent works indoors and outdoors supervising the maintenance of golf courses, ensuring proper maintenance practices, development, operations, playing conditions, and maintenance of shops and equipment. This entails supervising staff, operating machinery, doing maintenance work, ordering supplies and performing basic accounting functions.
Essential Functions And Duties
Supplemental Information
As required within general framework of 40 hours a week. Weekends and evenings as required. On call 24 hours in case of emergencies.
Requirements And Job Specifications
Education Required: Graduation from an accredited 4-year college or university, or 2-year accredited degree plus comparable work experience.
Area of Study (major) Preferred: Horticulture, Agronomy or Turf Management.Horticulture, Agronomy or Turf Management.
Certification(s) Preferred: Golf Course Superintendent's Assn. (GCSA) Class “A” member.
License(s) Required: Valid LA driver's license.
Years Relevant Work Experience: 3 years supervisory experience in golf course maintenance. Equivalent combination of education and experience will be considered. Preferred: 5 or more years related experience,
Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities
Operating over 170 parks, it is BREC’s mission to contribute to a healthier, more vibrant community by providing exceptional parks, open spaces and recreational experiences for all of East Baton Rouge Parish. BREC's vision is to provide an extraordinary system of parks and facilities that engages the Parish's unique natural and cultural landscape to enrich Parish life by providing diverse and memorable experiences. As a two-time National Gold Medal Award winning agency, here at BREC, we believe all Park and Recreation facilities, programs and services should be accessible to people of all backgrounds, regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation, socioeconomic position or physical/cognitive ability. Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for us means working to respect differences, remove barriers, and create opportunities. BREC recognizes and values the diversity of its workforce. We are committed to creating an environment where race, gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity, religion and gender identity of all workers and service users are respected, and where all are afforded dignity and equal rights. We embrace our employees’ differences in life experiences, personal history, gender identity self-expression, sexual orientation, educational background, beliefs, political views, religion, physical and mental ability, race, culture, and all other characteristics that make each of us unique.
The Golf Course Superintendent works indoors and outdoors supervising the maintenance of golf courses, ensuring proper maintenance practices, development, operations, playing conditions, and maintenance of shops and equipment. This entails supervising staff, operating machinery, doing maintenance work, ordering supplies and performing basic accounting functions.
Essential Functions And Duties
- Works with Director of Golf and Assistant Director of Golf in preparing, managing and implementing yearly work schedules for all BREC golf courses including but not limited to fertilization, chemical, aerification, topdressing, irrigation and all daily duties.
- Assists in preparing budgets for all BREC golf courses.
- Assists the in the overall maintenance operations of all BREC golf courses.
- Inspects golf courses daily and makes decisions; directs activities of staff.
- Assists course Superintendents in implementing training programs.
- Identifies problems; recommends and implements remedies.
- Supervises and performs daily golf course duties as needed.
- Keen eye for detail and ability to prioritize work
Supplemental Information
As required within general framework of 40 hours a week. Weekends and evenings as required. On call 24 hours in case of emergencies.
Requirements And Job Specifications
Education Required: Graduation from an accredited 4-year college or university, or 2-year accredited degree plus comparable work experience.
Area of Study (major) Preferred: Horticulture, Agronomy or Turf Management.Horticulture, Agronomy or Turf Management.
Certification(s) Preferred: Golf Course Superintendent's Assn. (GCSA) Class “A” member.
License(s) Required: Valid LA driver's license.
Years Relevant Work Experience: 3 years supervisory experience in golf course maintenance. Equivalent combination of education and experience will be considered. Preferred: 5 or more years related experience,
Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities
- Thorough knowledge of game of golf & specialized techniques & equipment used in course maintenance
- Thorough knowledge of horticulture including plants, grasses & pest control appropriate to this region
- General knowledge of budgeting & purchase of golf course maintenance equipment, supplies, chemicals
- Ability to teach safety & instruct semi-skilled staff in use of power tools & machines and sound horticultural practices
- Knowledge of planning & developing facility expansions and new construction
- Good interpersonal & communication skills to lead staff & interact with public
- Basic math skills to measure volumes/proportions & perform simple accounting
- Ability to plan, organize and supervise subordinate staff
- Ability to interpret and make independent policy decisions
- Ability to quickly learn BREC policies, procedures, and programs
- Ability to drive a BREC Vehicle to perform the essential duties
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with staff, other employees, department heads, BREC officials, vendors and the public.
Operating over 170 parks, it is BREC’s mission to contribute to a healthier, more vibrant community by providing exceptional parks, open spaces and recreational experiences for all of East Baton Rouge Parish. BREC's vision is to provide an extraordinary system of parks and facilities that engages the Parish's unique natural and cultural landscape to enrich Parish life by providing diverse and memorable experiences. As a two-time National Gold Medal Award winning agency, here at BREC, we believe all Park and Recreation facilities, programs and services should be accessible to people of all backgrounds, regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation, socioeconomic position or physical/cognitive ability. Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for us means working to respect differences, remove barriers, and create opportunities. BREC recognizes and values the diversity of its workforce. We are committed to creating an environment where race, gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity, religion and gender identity of all workers and service users are respected, and where all are afforded dignity and equal rights. We embrace our employees’ differences in life experiences, personal history, gender identity self-expression, sexual orientation, educational background, beliefs, political views, religion, physical and mental ability, race, culture, and all other characteristics that make each of us unique.