Conservation & Parks Technician

Great Parks of Hamilton County•Harrison, OH

6d•Onsite

About The Position

The Part Time Conservation and Parks Technician at Miami Whitewater Forest performs semi-skilled labor in developed and natural park areas. The role helps maintain park facilities, grounds, landscape beds, habitats, trails, and equipment, and offers an opportunity to work outdoors and gain conservation skills. Duties are performed independently or with coworkers under supervisor guidance; unusual or difficult problems are referred to the immediate supervisor. The position requires work on weekends, holidays, evenings, and outside the normal schedule when needed. The technician performs janitorial, grounds, horticulture, facility, trail, and natural-resource work. Responsibilities include cleaning park areas; mowing and maintaining grounds and plants; assisting with minor building, facility, and roadway repairs; removing invasive plants; collecting and planting native seeds and plants; supporting flora and fauna data collection and wildlife surveys; and constructing, maintaining, and inspecting trails. The technician also collects information to advise a manager or functional supervisor and carries out work in accordance with Great Parks policies, procedures, and performance expectations. Regular, predictable attendance and punctuality are expected. An acceptable example of qualifications is a high school degree or GED and some prior experience or education in parks and recreation, natural resources, facility management, horticulture, grounds maintenance, or a related field. Applicants must document identity and employment eligibility within three days of their original appointment and hold a state motor vehicle operator’s license that meets current Great Parks of Hamilton County carrier guidelines.

Requirements

High school degree or GED and some prior experience or education in parks and recreation, natural resources, facility management, horticulture, grounds maintenance, or a related field; equivalent combinations of education, training, coursework, and experience may qualify.
Ability to document identity and employment eligibility within three days of original appointment, as required by the Immigration Reform and Control Act.
State motor vehicle operator’s license that meets Great Parks of Hamilton County’s current carrier guidelines.
Ability and willingness to work weekends, holidays, evenings, and outside the normal or regular schedule as required.

Responsibilities

Perform janitorial and grounds maintenance in park areas, including picking up litter, sweeping and mopping floors, emptying wastebaskets, cleaning restrooms, shelters, picnic areas, roadsides, and campgrounds, string trimming, and mowing.
Assist with grounds and horticulture work, including mowing, planting, mulching, maintaining plants, flowers, shrubs, and trees, pruning, weeding landscape beds, and removing leaf debris.
Assist with minor repairs to buildings, facilities, and roadways, including plumbing, rough carpentry, masonry, painting, sign replacement, roadway and trail repairs, pothole patching, and line striping.
Assist with the removal of invasive and nuisance plants from natural areas.
Mow and bush-hog grass and brushland areas.
Collect, process, and plant native plants and seeds.
Assist in collecting data on park flora and fauna and conducting wildlife surveys.
Perform manual labor to construct and maintain Great Parks trails and inspect trail conditions.
Collect information to advise a manager or functional supervisor and implement work based on need.
Perform responsibilities in accordance with performance expectations and Great Parks policies and procedures.
Maintain regular and predictable attendance and punctuality, work the assigned schedule, and work outside the regular schedule as required and approved.