OEC Maintenance Associate

Position Summary
The selected candidate will be primarily responsible for construction maintenance and landscape management around the Outdoor Education Center. Specific emphasis will be placed on the Disc Golf Challenge Course programming areas and future multi-use trails. The Disc Golf course is operated by Campus Recreation and is a drop in free play facility open from dawn to dusk year round as weather permits. Future multi-use trails will also be open for drop in use from dawn to dusk year -round as weather permits. The Carolina Adventures Challenge Course program provides experiential learning opportunities to UNC students staff and faculty non-profit organizations schools churches community groups corporate entities and other clientele. Specific work duties include: 1. Create and maintain a sustainable plan for disc golf hole rotation which emphasizes erosion control measures and promotes ethical land use 2. Evaluate course conditions and all trails throughout the OEC to identify areas in need of maintenance or temporary closures 3. Rotate and reconfigure holes as necessary and where appropriate to maintain a safe and interesting disc golf course while minimizing erosion potential 4. Contribute to the installation and maintenance of trails throughout the OEC including disc golf and new multi-use trails as required 5. Plan coordinate and complete maintenance and improvement projects throughout the OEC including new construction and ongoing projects such as: a. Invasive species abatement b. Installation/maintenance of erosion bars c. Procure and distribute mulch as needed d. Clear deadfall and maintain safe and passable trail conditions e. Weed seed and fertilize around new plantings associated with the retrofitted stormwater pond pole course vines bleacher gardens etc. 6. When practical and appropriate coordinate volunteer groups and individuals in safe completion of improvement tasks throughout the OEC 7. Maintain cleanliness and working condition of tools and equipment 8. Coordinate and oversee any tournaments or disc golf competitions that take place on site 9. Maintain (or coordinate volunteers to) digital/online information and public announcements related to disc golf course and trail closures upcoming events and current maintenance projects

Required Qualifications Competencies And Experience
Strong communication skills Working knowledge of safe tool use Experience with tools including chainsaws drills hand tools power tools and others

Preferred Qualifications Competencies And Experience
Disc golf industry knowledge Strong communication skills Working knowledge of safe tool use Experience with tools including chainsaws drills hand tools power tools and others Basic knowledge of plants trees and the ability to identify poisonous or otherwise dangerous flora and fauna Disc golf industry knowledge

Work Schedule
Monday Sunday; (some evenings and weekends)