Job Description:
Under general direction, the 3422 Park Section Supervisor oversees 3410 Apprentice Gardener staff engaged in watershed maintenance, habitat enhancement, trail rehabilitation, and natural resource management across the Peninsula Watershed, San Francisco Lands, and Rights-of-Way properties. This role emphasizes hands-on training and vocational development, supporting staff in acquiring job skills, understanding the work environment, and advancing in natural resource and watershed operations. The primary responsibility of this position is to manage and lead the 3410 Apprentice Gardener program, ensuring participants meet the required criteria for successful completion of a structured training program. This includes coordinating closely with land managers and departmental staff to align operational priorities with program objectives, while ensuring assigned work supports both training and organizational goals. In this role, the supervisor trains, mentors, and provides direct oversight to staff performing landscape renovations and maintenance and habitat restoration work. Responsibilities include training, assigning, monitoring, scheduling, and evaluating work of subordinates related to landscape and natural resource maintenance, trail rehabilitation, planting and propagation, and Integrated Pest Management activities, while ensuring adherence to established procedures, safety standards, and best practices. The position requires exercising independent judgment in planning work, developing staff skills, and managing daily operations, as well as fostering a collaborative team environment through practical, skills-based training. The supervisor is also responsible for maintaining accurate records, reports, and training documentation, and performing related duties as required. This position involves outdoor work requiring significant physical effort, exposure to varying weather conditions, and occasionally challenging environmental terrain.
