GENERAL SUPERVISOR, PARKS

 DEFINITION

 Under direction, supervises work of subordinate supervisors and
 other employees in the care and maintenance of parks; does other
 related duties as required.

 NOTE:  The  examples of work for this title are for illustrative
 purposes only.  A particular position using this title may not
 perform all duties listed in this job specification.  Conversely,
 all duties performed on the job may not be listed.
 
 EXAMPLES OF WORK:

 Supervises and coordinates activities of lower level
 supervisors/staff engaged in maintenance of areas such 
 as parks, botanical gardens, and playgrounds.

 Plans landscaping tasks, and instructs workers in the care of
 nursery, planting of flowers, and transplanting and pruning of
 trees/shrubbery.

 Directs lower level supervisors/staff in maintenance and repair
 of driveways, walks, hedges, swings, benches, and other park
 equipment.

 Assigns daily tasks to park employees, and assists with and
 supervises their work including servicing of public facilities
 and repair/maintenance of parks, buildings, and landscaping.

 Directs and supervises lower level supervisors/staff engaged in
 grading grass plots, sowing grass seeds, weeding and mowing
 lawns, pruning/spraying trees, trimming shrubbery, planting and
 caring for flowers, cutting hedges, and sweeping/cleaning walks
 and paths.

 Sees that snow is shoveled from paths in winter.

 Prepares and executes plans for utilization of personnel,
 equipment, materials, and supplies as they relate to
 maintenance/care of parks.

 May operate  a  variety  of equipment/machinery used in
 care/maintenance of parks.

 Ensures that proper standards of workmanship/output are followed
 by  employees  in accord with established procedures  and  safety
 guidelines.

 Organizes, develops, and implements work programs and schedules.

 Serves as resource person with regard to operation of
 equipment/machinery used in parks.

 Conducts periodic inspections of equipment, machinery, and tools
 used to determine and  implement proper maintenance/repair
 schedules.

 Prepares work, personnel, and operations schedules, and
 implements same accordingly.

 Prepares clear, sound, accurate and informative reports containing
 findings, conclusions and recommendations.

 Conducts and supervises the maintenance of essential records 
 and files. 

 Will be required to learn to utilize various types of electronic and/or  
 manual recording and information systems used by the agency, 
 office, or related units.

 REQUIREMENTS:

 EXPERIENCE:

 Three (3) years of experience involving care and maintenance 
 of  large tracts of grounds including planting and care of
 shrubbery/flowers and use of grounds by a considerable number 
 of people, one (1) year of which shall have been in a supervisory
 capacity.

 LICENSE:

 Appointees will be required to possess a driver’s license valid  
 in New Jersey only if the operation of a vehicle, rather than
 employee mobility, is necessary to perform essential duties
 of the position.

 NOTE:  Appointees may be required to possess a valid Commercial 
 Driver's License (CDL) and applicable endorsements for the class 
 and type of vehicle being operated.  The responsibility for ensuring 
 that appointees possess the required motor vehicle license and 
 applicable endorsement rests with the Appointing Authority.   

 NOTE: Appointees may be required to possess a Pesticide Applicator 
 Certification in the appropriate category/ies issued by the New Jersey 
 Department of Environmental Protection.  The responsibility for ensuring 
 that appointees possess the required certification rests with the Appointing 
 Authority.    

 KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITIES:

 Knowledge of procedures for keeping parks in good repair, and 
 of planting/caring for grass, flowers, and shrubbery.

 Knowledge of procedures used in assigning employees to
 maintain/repair parks, allocating/maintaining park equipment,
 materials, and supplies, and of keeping personnel, equipment, 
 and other records.

 Knowledge of problems, procedures, and methods used in
 inspecting, analyzing, and determining work to be done.

 Knowledge of various types of equipment and methods used
 in caring for park areas.

 Knowledge of uses made of public parks.

 Knowledge of rules/regulations governing operation of public
 parks.

 Knowledge of procedures used in cleaning/maintaining parks.

 Knowledge of problems involved in establishing, maintaining, 
 and developing effective work programs and work procedures.

 Knowledge of problems involved in giving assignments/instructions
 to groups and individuals and in  supervising their work.

 Ability to utilize advantageously available personnel and
 equipment in care/maintenance of parks.

 Ability to give assignments/instructions to individuals and
 groups of employees, provide them with needed advice/assistance
 when  difficult and unusual problems arise, and check their work
 to see that proper procedures are followed, that reasonable
 standards of workmanship/output are maintained, and that desired
 objectives are achieved

 Ability to supervise planting and care of trees, shrubbery, and
 flowers.

 Ability to prepare clear, sound, accurate and informative reports 
 containing findings, conclusions and recommendations.
 
 Ability to conduct and supervise the maintenance of essential 
 records and files.

 Ability to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual
 recording and information systems used by the agency, office,  
 or related units.

 Ability to read, write, speak, understand, and communicate in
 English sufficiently to perform duties of this position.  American  
 Sign Language or Braille may also be considered as acceptable 
 forms of  communication.

 Persons with mental or physical disabilities are eligible as long as 
 they can perform the essential functions of the job with or without 
 reasonable accommodation.  If the accommodation cannot be made
 because it would cause the employer undue hardship, such persons 
 may not be eligible.


 LG - 06699      3/14/2018