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SalaryThis position is located at CAMP PENDLETON. Candidates selected for this position will serve as a GARDENER A04.
This vacancy is also eligible for the following Employee Benefits:
- 401(k) Retirement Plan with up to a 5% employer match
- NAF Pension Plan, employee contribution only 1% (May be eligible to buy back military service time)
- Medical and dental insurance
- Inexpensive life insurance covers up to 3x your annual salary
- Flexible Spending Accounts (Health and Dependent Care)
- Health Savings Account
- Short Term Disability Insurance up to 60% of your salary
- Federal Long Term Care
- Up to $3,000 a year for Tuition Assistance up to graduate level
- Leave Donation Program for life’s emergencies
- Immediate Annual and sick leave accrual
Major Duties
Summary of Duties: Performs a variety of seasonal golf course gardening tasks and assists with preparing the course for daily play. Reports directly to the Golf Course Assistant Superintendent. Rake and trim the bunkers as needed. Cut and trim golf course greens, tees, fairways, and roughs with standard golf course equipment. May apply growth enhancers and fertilizer to greens and tees. Grades and prepares base, lays sod, and seeds greens, tees, and fairways. Participates in daily setup for play. Excavates and backfills ditches and trenches with hand tools. Cuts weeds and brush. Tree trimming duties. Assist with loading and unloading materials used for the golf course.
Observes environmental and safety rules and regulations. May drive a motor vehicle with a gross vehicle weight of up to 10,000 pounds throughout an installation under limited traffic conditions at low speeds to transport supplies and equipment. Operates golf carts, mowers and other gas powered hand tools used in gardening in the golf maintenance industry.
Provides World Class Customer Service with an emphasis on courtesy. Assists customers and communicates positively in a friendly manner. Acknowledges customers, smiles and makes eye contact. Asks questions to determine, verify and solve problems. Takes action to solve problems quickly. Alerts the higher-level supervisor, or proper point of contact for help when problems arise.
Adheres to safety regulations and standards. Uses required safety equipment, and observes safe work procedures. Promptly reports any observed workplace hazards, and any injury, occupational illness, and/or property damage resulting from workplace mishaps to the immediate supervisor.
Adheres to established standards of actively supporting the principles of the EEO program and prevention of sexual harassment.
Performs other related duties as required.
Qualifications
Skills and Knowledge: Knowledge of seasonal gardening tasks and procedures preferably used in the golf course industry, for example: how to apply fertilizer evenly to avoid underfeeding or burning plants. Ability to use a variety of hand and power operated garden tools and equipment such as seeders, spreaders, edger’s, hedge trimmers, pruning shears, and sprayers. May require the operation of a motor vehicle, requiring a driver's license.
Responsibility: Reports directly to the Golf Course Assistant Superintendent or Supervisor on duty. Supervisor provides specific instructions as to daily agronomic maintenance task to tend and the nature of work to be performed. Completes work with little review during progress on the golf course. Operates maintenance equipment in a safe and professional manner. Completes all yearly and monthly safety training in Ethos, ESAMS and Monthly Safety Topics.
Physical Effort: Work requires frequent walking, standing, pushing of carts and wheelbarrows, bending and stooping. Occasionally climbs ladders to prune or trim vegetation and frequently lifts heavy objects such as bags of fertilizer, seed, etc. Lifts and carries objects up to 45 lbs independently and objects over 45 lbs with assistance.
Working Conditions: Work is done outside and incumbent is subject to discomfort from long periods in hot sun and sometimes to chilly or rainy weather. Exposed to dirt, dust, mud and sometimes to common household-type chemical sprays and dusts. May be required to wear protective clothing. Chance of minor injuries such as bruises, cuts, scrapes and occasional possibility of broken bones from falls.
How To Apply
STEP 1 - College Transcript(s) or Education Certificate(s), (REQUIRED IF USING EDUCATION TO QUALIFY)
A degree from an accredited college/university may be used to qualify for this position, or in combination with experience, as noted in the minimum qualification section of this announcement. If using education to qualify, you must upload a copy of your college transcript(s), indicating degree conferred, as an attachment to your profile under “My Job Applications” https://careers.usmc-mccs.org to be considered. Applications received without college transcripts (if using education) will be ineligible for consideration.
STEP 2 - If prior military, upload a copy of your DD214 Member 4 Copy as an attachment to your profile under “My Job Applications” https://careers.usmc-mccs.org
STEP 3 – Military Spousal Preference may be requested for positions NF-3 and below, Crafts and Trades (NA, NL, NS), and Child & Youth (CY) positions. Spouses must meet the minimum qualifications posted in the job announcement. Spouse preference eligibility begins 30 days before the military sponsor’s reporting date to the new duty location. Spousal Preference applicants hired in a flexible position will not lose their spousal preference eligibility until converted or hired into a regular full-time or part-time position or is within a 60 day period of receiving new PCS Orders. Military spouses shall receive MSP for each PCS move until such time as they accept or decline a continuing position.
Please see below to ensure your application includes the correct required documents to verify eligibility. Documents will need to be uploaded as an attachment(s) to your profile under “My Job Applications” https://careers.usmc-mccs.org
Required Documents
- Furnish a copy of the PCS order identifying a spouse’s authorized move and the sponsor’s reporting date to the new duty location. If the spouse is not listed on the PCS orders, the spouse must provide documentation (i.e. marriage certificate, valid military ID, etc.) verifying marriage prior to PCS orders (must have been married to the military sponsor before relocation to the new duty station).
- Submit a current application or resume.
- For spouses with current or prior Federal service, submit a copy of the most recent performance appraisal rating and, if applicable, documentation of appointment eligibility.
STEP 4 - If applicable, upload a copy of your *Transition Assistanceform and copy of ID card with “TA” stamped on front of card as an attachment to your profile under “My Job Applications” https://careers.usmc-mccs.org
Transition Assistance Program: (May be requested for positions graded NF-3 below or equivalent) Involuntarily separated members of the armed forces and eligible family members applying through the Transition Assistance Program must upload all documents listed above in Step 4.
Selective Service Registration: If you are a male born after December 31, 1959 and are at least 18 years of age, government employment requires that you must register with the Selective Service System, unless you meet certain exemptions. You must be able to show proof of registration or your exemption, as part of the required suitability background investigation.
NOTE:It is the applicant's responsibility to verify that information entered, uploaded, or submitted is received, legible and accurate. HR will not modify applications, resumes, or answers submitted by any applicant. To check the status of your application or to return to a previous or incomplete application, log into your MCCS user account and review your application status.
VACANCIES MAY BE FILLED BY METHODS OTHER THAN THE MERIT STAFFING PROGRAM WHEN IT APPEARS THAT THE BEST QUALIFIED PERSON CAN BE OBTAINED FROM OTHER SOURCES.
Closing Statement
GENERAL INFORMATION: Applicants are assured of equal consideration regardless of race, age, color, religion, national origin, gender, GINA, political affiliation, membership or non-membership in an employee organization, marital status, physical handicap which has no bearing on the ability to perform the duties of the position. This agency provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify the agency. The decision on granting reasonable accommodation will be on a case-by-case basis.
It is Department of Navy (DON) policy to provide a workplace free of discrimination and retaliation. The DON No Fear Act policy link is provided for your review: https://www.donhr.navy.mil/NoFearAct.asp.
- Education/certification certificate(s), if applicable.
- If prior military, DD214 Member Copy
