BRISTOL COUNTY AGRICULTURAL HIGH SCHOOL 

JOB DESCRIPTION 

FOREMAN: PLANT SCIENCE/LANDSCAPE 

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES 

Responsible for the daily care and maintenance of the campus grounds and equipment.   Example responsibilities include maintenance of: athletic fields, lawns, meadows, plantings, container nursery, roadways, nature trails, irrigation systems, and greenhouses. The Landscape Foreperson is directly involved with snow removal. Responsibilities will also include preventive maintenance and repair of facilities and equipment utilized in those duties. The Landscape Foreperson is responsible for the Assistant Foreperson: Grounds & Maintenance and student worker oversight, safety, and training, in addition to record-keeping. May be assigned to any campus-wide maintenance project as per direction of the facilities Director, Landscape, Arboriculture, or Floriculture department chairperson and/or designee. 

GENERAL STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS 

A minimum of three years in a supervisory capacity in the field(s) of landscape maintenance/construction, nursery production, greenhouse management, arboriculture, or related fields. The following credentials will be preferred:

• Associate Degree or higher in Horticulture

• MCLP/MCH is preferred

• ISA Certification is preferred

• Satisfactory completion of Green School is preferred

• Two Years to receive certifications 

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Proven ability to organize and supervise adult and student-aged work crews. 

• Proven expertise in grounds maintenance and common plant identification. 

• Proven expertise in the operation of landscape equipment, maintenance, and repairs.

• Athletic and Lawn Area Turf Management 

• Working knowledge of nursery operations, handling plant material, landscape construction, and greenhouse management. 

• Proven ability to develop work schedules, preventive maintenance management, and communication through technology (basic Google and Microsoft skills required).

• Proven ability to manage and repair irrigation systems.   

• Proven ability to work independently without direct supervision. 

• Basic record-keeping skills (student payroll, preventive maintenance records, spray records, inventory, etc.).

• Valid driver’s license – CDL preferred 

• Valid Massachusetts Pesticide Applicators License preferred.

• Hoisting License 2a, 1c  

• Assist vocational instructors in vocational education-related activities. 

• Willingness to learn and be part of a team.

COMPENSATION 

As per the 7 Step pay scale – Job Group 14. Paid earned sick leave, vacations, holidays, and personal days as per the Bristol County Agricultural H.S. Support Staff Contract. 

TIME LINE 

Please submit your letter of interest and qualifications for the position to: 

Ryan MirandaFacilities Director (Rmiranda@bcahs.com)

Bristol County Agricultural High School 

135 Center Street, Dighton, MA 02715 Fax (508)669-6747 

Bristol County Agricultural High School is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer.