Golf Maintenance Worker (PT Maintenance Support) - (Seasonal Position)
City of Colorado Springs
·Mar 19, 2025
- Salary
- $15 – $23/hr
- Location
- Recreation and Cultural Services - City of Colorado Springs, CO, CO, US
- Department
- Operations
- Education
- Certification
- Visa
- Not sponsored
- Source
- GovernmentJobs
Description
About the Job: Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services seeks a Golf Maintenance Worker for the City's golf courses.
Job Type: Seasonal
Work Schedule: Work will vary based on the needs of the department but will typically be Monday through Friday from 5:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. (some weekends and holidays required).
Work Location: Patty Jewett Golf Course 1150 E. Caramillo St, Colorado Springs, CO 80903 or Valley Hi Golf Course 610 S Chelton Road Colorado Springs, CO 80910
This is a seasonal (at-will) position with benefits limited to those required by applicable state and federal laws, which include Worker's Compensation, Medicare, Unemployment Insurance, and PERA (Public Employees' Retirement Association).
Approximate dates of employment will be April - October. Scheduled hours will vary based on department needs. Total hours worked will not exceed 1,500 annually.
As a Golf Maintenance Worker, you will:
- Operate equipment such as tractors, riding mowers, hand mowers, weed eaters, edgers, blowers, and sand pros
- Load and unload mower baskets, utility vehicles, and pickup trucks
- Maintain driving range, clubhouse, and maintenance areas
- Change putting green cups; top dress green and turf areas
- Repair irrigation by digging up lines from ground level to four feet deep; replace pipe and sprinklers
- Load trucksters with sand and dirt
- Apply fertilizer by filling bin on spreader and pushing and walking behind spreader for long distances
- Pick up trash receptacles and load them into utility vehicles
- Clean golf course facilities and restrooms
- Clean and fuel utility vehicles, mowers, and other fuel-powered equipment after each use; report equipment mechanical issues
- Operate self-propelled mowing equipment
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
Knowledge of:
- Various power and hand tools including blowers, chain saws, shovels, rakes, and post hole diggers
- Irrigation systems and turf maintenance
- Safely use riding and push mowers, aerifiers, edgers, trimmers, and blowers
- Safely use tools and equipment properly and safely
- Understand and follow oral instructions
- Work around the public in a safe and courteous manner
- Provide excellent customer service
- Establish and maintain effective working relationships
- Experience which demonstrates knowledge of golf etiquette
