GOLF COURSE SUPERINTENDENT

Golf Course Superintendent

Professional, supervisory and technical work overseeing Pontchartrain Park Golf Course operations and business functions, including pro shop and inventory management, driving range, cart rentals, food and beverage operations and special event support. Work includes managing all aspects of golf maintenance and agronomic operations on the golf course and sets maintenance standards to ensure playing conditions are kept in the best possible condition; and related work as required.

Minimum Qualifications

1. Sixty (60) semester hours from an accredited college or university. 2. Three (3) years of supervisory experience in golf course management or related recreational operations. NOTE: Additional qualifying supervisory experience may substitute for required education at a rate of one (1) year of experience equals thirty (30) semester hours. NOTE: This position requires a one (1) year probationary period. No probationary period may last longer than one (1) year. If hired, the employee must obtain Commercial Pesticide Applicator Certification through the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry within six (6) months of hire. Preferred Qualifications: Certified Golf Course Superintendent as issued by the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA). An employee in the classification of Golf Superintendent who is certified as a Golf Course Superintendent by the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA) shall receive ten (10) percent over their normal rate of pay. * Prior to appointment, the hiring agency is required to verify all credentials claimed by the applicant to qualify for this classification. If selected for hire, applicants must provide original documents of their qualifying credentials to the hiring agency prior to their start date in this job classification.

General Information

THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER AND DOES NOT DISCRIMINATE ON THE BASIS OF RACE, COLOR, RELIGION, NATIONAL ORIGIN, GENDER, AGE, PHYSICAL OR MENTAL DISABILITY, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, CREED, CULTURE, OR ANCESTRY. REQUESTS FOR ALTERNATE FORMAT OR ACCOMMODATIONS SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO SHANA PARKER AT View phone number on click.appcast.io OR TTY/VOICE AT View phone number on click.appcast.io or View phone number on click.appcast.io.

DOMICILE REQUIREMENTS FOR EMPLOYMENT: Domicile requirements are currently waived for the purpose of application. However, all new full-time employees hired into this classification on or after January 1, 2013, must be domiciled in Orleans Parish within 180 days of hire. Public safety employees such as commissioned law enforcement officers hired by the New Orleans Police Department (NOPD), firefighters hired by the New Orleans Fire Department (NOFD), emergency medical technicians hired by the New Orleans Emergency Medical Services (NOEMS) and the recruits for these positions hired by these departments are excluded from this provision. Airport employees are excluded from this provision if the actual domicile of the employee is nearer to the employee's job site than the distance from the job site to the nearest point of Orleans Parish.

Additional exceptions to the domicile requirement may be made on a case-by-case basis. We encourage you to apply for this position and discuss your need for a domicile exception during the interview process.

DOMICILE REQUIREMENTS FOR EMPLOYMENT (SEWERAGE AND WATER BOARD):

Domicile requirements are currently waived for the purpose of application**. Residency requirements are waived for all Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans positions vacant and advertised for at least 90 days. Employees hired under this waiver remain exempt from the city's residency requirement for the duration of their employment at the Sewerage and Water Board. (La R.S. 33:4076). **Additional exceptions to the domicile requirement may be made on a case-by-case basis. We encourage you to apply for this position and discuss your need for a domicile exception during the interview process.