Groundskeeper II

City of Bartow; Bartow (FL); On-site; USD 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

City of Bartow seeks a reliable municipal groundskeeper to maintain the golf course and related facilities, under regular supervision. The work includes mowing, edging, trimming, planting, and keeping grounds free of weeds and debris.

You will perform IPM inspections weekly, apply approved insecticides and fungicides, calibrate fertilizer spreaders, and operate a range of landscape maintenance equipment safely throughout Bartow.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• At least one year experience in landscaping or grounds maintenance.
• Valid Florida Driver’s License within six months.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, maintain, and mow golf course and facilities.
• Mows fairways, roughs, and greens; keeps course neat and safe.
• Perform IPM inspections and apply insecticides/fungicides weekly.
• Operate landscape maintenance equipment safely and efficiently.

Skills

Outdoors work

Physical stamina

Equipment operation

IPM knowledge

Safety awareness

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Job description

Performs responsible semiskilled work in the maintenance of the municipal golf course; does related work as required. Work is performed under regular supervision.

• Preparing, maintaining, and mowing the golf course; maintaining course facilities.
• Mows fairways, roughs, and greens; changes pin location; rakes sand traps.
• Top dresses and seeds greens as needed.
• Assists with grounds improvement; lays sod; repairs cart paths and other facilities.
• Trims and prunes trees; trims hedges.
• Edges around sand traps.
• To maintain landscaping in an attractive and aesthetic, pleasing manner, keeping grounds, rights-of-way, and medians free of weeds and pests utilizing recognized tools of the landscape maintenance trade
• Weeds landscaped areas by hand, utilizing mechanical methods such as a scuffle hoe, string trimmer or roto-tiller o
• Requires the use of hand sprayers, backpack sprayers, electric powered sprayers, and cyclone and drop spreaders.
• Applies landscape mulch to landscape beds using hand tools, wheelbarrows, small tractors with a loader attachment, dump trailers, and small dump trucks.
• Prunes trees and palms from the ground using gas powered or hand pruning or chain saw tools, prunes shrubs and ground covers using hand tools or gas-powered hedge shears
• May require some work from step ladders or extension ladders
• Applies fertilizer to landscape beds, trees and palms
• Edges landscape beds with hand tools or gas powered edgers
• Removes trash and dead plants, and replaces plants
• Cleans practice green; keeps golf course clean and free of debris.
• Mows, edges, weeds eats and blows off cart paths.
• Assists with the maintenance and cleaning of general clubhouse and grounds.
• Conducts Integrated Pest Management (IPM) inspections on a weekly basis and applies proper insecticides and fungicides to control the problem
• Calculates fertilizer rates and calibrates spreaders
• Provides written monthly inspection and maintenance reports to inform Supervisor or present and future maintenance needs
• Removes unsightly trash and debris from public areas by regularly inspecting grounds, drains, manhole covers, etc., for debris; raking, sweeping and bagging leaves, debris, dirt and trash from streets, sidewalks, parking lots, tunnels, and transporting the trash to designated central collection points on a daily basis
• Prepares outdoor locations for use by visitors, vendors, and the public as needed by campus operations and, if applicable, painting and marking athletic fields, moving bleachers and seating, and erecting portable goals or other athletic equipment
• Replaces and disposes of light bulbs in interior building settings using ladders, lifts, or other tools
• Performs related tasks as required.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• None
• General knowledge of the methods, materials and practices used in golf course maintenance.
• General knowledge of the equipment used to maintain a golf course and its safe operation.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with associates, course guests and the public.
• Ability to operate miscellaneous gas-powered ground maintenance equipment
• Contributes to a work environment that encourages knowledge of, respect for, and development of skills to engage with those of other cultures or backgrounds
• Skill in the operation of golf course maintenance equipment.
• Knowledge of the rules and regulations for applying pesticides safely in a public environment
• Knowledge of growth habits of trees, palms, shrubs and ground covers in southwest Florida
• Ability to operate safely: small dump trucks, gas powered pole chain saws, chain saws, small chippers, tractors with a front-end loader, skid-steer loaders, small dump trailers, and powered hedge shears.
• Ability to identify common landscape plants, including trees, palms, shrubs and ground covers used in southwest Florida
• Ability to identify the common landscape insects and diseases that infect the plants grown in southwest Florida.
• Ability to calculate fertilizer rates and calibrate spreaders.

Education and Experience:

A High School Diploma or equivalent; one year of experience performing landscaping, mowing or landscape grounds maintenance

Licenses, Certifications, Special Requirements:

• Valid Florida Driver’s License required.
• Positions assigned to Parks, Recreation and Natural Resources are required to obtain a Public Pesticide Applicators Certification within six months of employment.

Physical and Mental Demands:

The physical demands described are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions, as established in the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Essential Physical Skills:

• This is medium work requiring the exertion of 50 pounds of force occasionally, up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
• Work requires stooping, kneeling, crouching, reaching, standing, walking, grasping, and repetitive motions

Mental Demands:

• Vocal communication is required for expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word.
• Hearing is required to perceive information at normal spoken word levels.
• Visual acuity is required for visual inspection involving small defects and/or small parts, use of measuring devices, operation of machines, operation of motor vehicles or equipment, determining the accuracy and thoroughness of work, and observing general surroundings and activities.

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The worker is subject to inside and outside environmental conditions, extreme cold, extreme heat, noise, vibration, hazards, and atmospheric conditions.

Other Duties:

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice. Performs other related duties as assigned.

All City of Bartow employees are considered EOC essential in times of emergency. An e-role will be provided to each employee when an emergency is declared.

As a City of Bartow employee you are a public servant of a local entity and are responsible to adhere to the Florida State Statute governing the Code of Ethics for Public Officers and Employees Florida State Statute Chapter 112. Additionally, all Bartow employees are subject to Chapter 119 of the Florida State Statutes which governs public records.