Sports Turf Manager Assistant

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Sports Turf Manager Assistant

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Job Title

Sports Turf Manager Assistant

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Requisition Number

RE47070

Working Title

Department Name

12H00:UKAA - Operations

Work Location

Lexington, KY

Grade Level

41

Salary Range

$15.83-25.30/hour

Type of Position

Staff

Position Time Status

Full-Time

Required Education

BA

Click here for more information about equivalencies: https://hr.uky.edu/employment/working-uk/equivalencies

Required Related Experience

2 yrs

Required License/Registration/Certification

Category 3 Licensing & Certification (Turf and Ornamental Pest Control) required within 6 months of hire.

Physical Requirements

To be able to lift, push, pull objects up to 50 lbs. or more with or without reasonable accommodation.

Shift

Days and some overtime.

Job Summary

The Sports Turf Management Assistant will work with the Sports Turf Manager in performing the daily operations of maintaining the Barnhart Athletic Complex, specifically the Wendell and Vickie Bell Soccer Complex, Soccer Practice Complex, John Cropp Softball Stadium and Kentucky Proud Park. Duties include but not limited to assisted oversight of part-time employees; operating sports turf equipment; mowing, landscape maintenance; performing fertilizer sprays; synthetic turf grooming; preparing fields for practice and competition and communicating with coaches about weather and playing conditions. This position will also provide and perform daily tasks to support the Sports Turf Team and Operations Department.

The successful candidate must be able to work overtime when required, as well as fulfill obligations of Plan B designated employees. In addition, this position requires significant lifting, pushing, and/or pulling of 50 lbs or more. While performing the duties of this job, the employee will be frequently exposed to extreme temperature conditions (both cold and hot outdoor weather, etc.) and will work in the rain.

The successful candidate must have

Category 3 Licensing & Certification (Turf and Ornamental Pest Control) required within 6 months of hire.

Compliance with

SEC

, University, and

NCAA

rules and regulations is required.

Skills / Knowledge / Abilities

Laying out of soccer and softball fields, painting soccer and softball fields, aerification, topdressing, seeding, reel mower operation, rotatory mower operation, weedeating, edging of sidewalks, pulling weeds in flower beds; infield dirt preparation; infield watering, must be able to obtain Category 3 Licensing and Certification.

Does this position have supervisory responsibilities?

Yes

Preferred Education/Experience

Deadline to Apply

09/08/2024

University Community of Inclusion

The University of Kentucky is committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce by ensuring all our students, faculty, and staff work in an environment of openness and acceptance. We strive to foster a community where people of all backgrounds, identities, and perspectives can feel secure and welcome. We also value the well-being of each of our employees and are dedicated to creating a healthy place to work, learn and live. In the interest of maintaining a safe and healthy environment for our students, employees, patients and visitors the University of Kentucky is a Tobacco & Drug Free campus.

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we strongly encourage veterans, individuals with disabilities, women, and all minorities to consider our employment opportunities.

Any candidate offered a position may be required to pass pre-employment screenings as mandated by University of Kentucky Human Resources. These screenings may include a national background check and/or drug screen.

Posting Specific Questions

Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).

1. * Please describe your paid experience in preparing practice and game fields for upcoming competition.

(Open Ended Question)

1. * Do you have supervisory experience?

   • Yes
   • No

2. * Please describe the most physically and mentally strenuous stretch of consecutive days worked in turfgrass industry.

(Open Ended Question)

1. * Have you ever monitored weather for an athletic event?

   • Yes
   • No

2. * How many years of paid experience do you have working on maintaining an outdoor athletic facility (i.e., mowing, dirt preparation, synthetic turf grooming, landscape maintenance, etc.).?

   • None
   • More than 0, up through 1 year
   • More than 1 year, up through 3 years
   • More than 3 years, up through 5 years
   • More than 5 years

3. * Do you or will you have a required Category 3 Licensing & Certification (Turf and Ornamental Pest Control) within 6 months of hire?

   • Yes
   • No

4. * As part of the Southeastern Conference, candidates considered for staff or coaching positions within UK Athletics are required to disclose any unethical conduct. Please answer the below questions regarding your personal NCAA record. Have you ever been charged with a violation of NCAA 10.1 Unethical Conduct by the NCAA or any NCAA member institution?

   • Yes
   • No

5. * Have you ever been charged with a NCAA Level I, II or III, secondary or major violation?

   • Yes
   • No

6. * Are you currently involved in any pending NCAA investigation, charges and/or violations of NCAA legislation?

   • Yes
   • No

7. * Has the NCAA Committee on Infractions ever issued you show-cause penalty?

   • Yes
   • No

8. * If you answered yes, to either of the previous two questions, please list all violations in which you’ve been charged or were involved. If you answered no to both of the previous questions please type: N/A

(Open Ended Question)

1. * I agree to and understand that failure to disclose any NCAA violation or false information regarding my NCAA compliance history will result in removal of my application for consideration.

   • Yes
   • No

2. * Where did you first see this position advertised other than on UK's online employment system?

   • InsideHigherEd.com
   • HigherEdJobs.com
   • Diverseeducation.com (Diverse Issues in Higher Education)
   • HERCjobs.org (Higher Education Recruitment Consortium)
   • InsightIntoDiversity.com
   • Latinosinhighered.com
   • Indeed.com
   • Careerbuilder.com
   • A Colleague, Friend and/or Family Member
   • UK Job Fair
   • None of the Above
   • Diversified Search Group
   • LinkedIn

Applicant Documents

Required Documents 1. Resume Optional Documents 1. Cover Letter

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