The Seasonal Specialist positions are responsible for a variety of maintenance work including mowing, weeding, edging, watering, planting, irrigating, fertilizing, and light construction. These positions work at either of the City’s two golf courses, Legacy Ridge or Walnut Creek Golf Preserve. Early morning, weekend, and holiday availability is required. These positions are physically demanding in nature with exposure to extreme weather conditions. Must be at least 16 years of age for Seasonal Specialist position.

Benefits as a result of working in this position, you will:

• Learn new skills in the Golf Course Maintenance industry that support first class golf courses that support communities within the City of Westminster
• Learn how to operate a variety of machines used in golf maintenance including a variety of hand tools and light equipment
• Enhance the customer service of patrons by providing excellent golf conditions
• Enjoy free access to City of Westminster Recreation Facilities and Golf Courses

SPECIAL NOTE: The starting range of pay is dependent on qualifications and experience of each individual candidate. The higher pay rates are reserved for those candidates who display additional skills based on previous background and work independently with more technical responsibilities.

Part-time and full-time positions are available for candidates age 16 and up. Weekend and holiday availability is required.

The City's work culture encourages passionate, positive and enthusiastic employees who, along with our City Council and City Manager, are strong supporters of our mission: Westminster’s purpose is to provide core services and foster economic resilience to give our community the opportunity to thrive. Westminster is a city of beautiful, safe, well-maintained neighborhoods and destinations with a vibrant, diverse economy, rich and resilient environment and a strong sense of community belonging. Our core values are embodied in our SPIRIT (Service – Pride – Integrity – Responsibility – Innovation – Teamwork).

This position supports the goals of the Parks, Recreation and Libraries Department, which enhances the quality of life for all Westminster citizens by providing diverse leisure, recreational, and informational services and resources; and acquiring, developing, and maintaining first-class parks, facilities, open space, and trails. This position works toward the accomplishment of the department’s mission: Together we create exceptional opportunities for a vibrant community with a commitment to nature, wellness and literacy.

GENERAL COMPETENCIES
Job Specific – Every employee in this position must be able to:

• Demonstrate knowledge of practices used in golf course maintenance, construction and repair
• Operate equipment such as mowers, string trimmers, backpack blowers and hand tools
• Demonstrate understanding and importance of safety rules and procedures
• Understand and follow oral and written instructions
• Demonstrate the ability to take care of equipment
• Work independently and in a team environment and show initiative to complete tasks
• Assist the public and City staff in a friendly and helpful manner establishing effective working relationships

All employees are expected to provide excellent customer service, communicate in an effective manner both verbally and in writing, display professionalism and integrity, work efficiently, effectively and accurately, work independently and as part of a team, take initiative, solve problems, display good judgment, take ownership for delivering a high quality product or service, have regular and punctual attendance, and effectively handle emergency situations.

• Mowing
• Weeding
• Edging
• Fly-mowing
• Waters flowers, trees, and shrubs

• Walk-behind mowers
• Sand trap rakes
• Golf carts/Utility Trucks
• Manual hand tools
• Spray equipment
• Tractors
• Trimming machines
• Other related mowing equipment

• Irrigation and drainage projects
• Greens maintenance programs
• Application of fertilizers and herbicides
• Sodding, top dressing, and tree and shrub planting
• Annual and perennial beds
• Tee and green renovation

• Must be a minimum of 16 years of age or older (limited positions available for 16- and 17- year-olds as there are age requirements for operating some pieces of equipment)

• Landscape and maintenance experience
• Valid driver’s license, provide proof of a safe driving record, and maintain a safe driving record for continued employment

• Frequently sit, stand, and walk indoors and outdoors, and over uneven terrain
• Frequent step up and down, and actuate mechanism to safely operate and enter and exit golf carts and vehicles
• Constant near acuity to perform office tasks; constant far acuity to observe course for maintenance needs and safety hazards; constant hearing to effectively communicate with guests and staff, and to be aware of any possible dangers on golf course
• Constant noise levels of machinery and equipment such as lawnmowers, edgers, and string weed trimmers require safety precautions that include the wearing of ear protection and possibly safety goggles
• Occasional lifting of up to fifty (50) pounds from floor to overhead to stock material and supplies; occasional lifting of up to eighty (80) pounds from floor to waist and carrying of up to eighty (80) pounds fifteen (15) feet to move bags of concrete, fertilizer, and rocks to work site and storage; occasional pushing or pulling of up to 100 pounds to transport maintenance supplies in clubhouse and on course using a pallet jack and wheelbarrows

Employee not assigned benefits are employees working less than 20 hours a week, temporary employees, seasonal employees, and hourly employees.