Grounds Maintenance Worker - Parks

City of St. Cloud • City of St. Cloud, FL

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Join Our Parks Division as a Ground Maintenance Worker! Do you take pride in keeping parks and public spaces safe, clean, and beautiful for the community? Our Parks Division is looking for a dedicated Ground Maintenance Worker to join our team! This position performs skilled labor within the Parks & Recreation Department, including the repair and maintenance of parks and facilities that help create enjoyable experiences for our residents and visitors. Monday – Friday 7:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. We are seeking someone who embodies our City values: Accountability – Takes pride in completing work safely, efficiently, and with attention to detail. Empowerment – Works collaboratively and takes initiative to support the team and community. Innovation – Brings ideas and solutions to improve maintenance operations and park appearance. Ownership – Treats City facilities and public spaces with care and responsibility. If you enjoy working outdoors, operating with purpose, and making a visible impact in the community every day, we encourage you to apply! Come grow with us and help keep our parks beautiful and welcoming for everyone.

Requirements

• Requires High School graduation or GED equivalent supplemented six (6) months of experience ; or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience that provides the required knowledge, skills and abilities.
• Must be able to communicate effectively in English.
• Must possess and maintain a valid state driver's license with an acceptable driving history.
• Ability to add and subtract two-digit numbers and toപ് multiply and divide with 10's and 100's.
• Ability to perform these operations using units of American money and weight measurement, volume, and distance.
• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
• Ability to write simple correspondence.
• Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions.
• Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.

Responsibilities

• Maintains trees and plant life; trims plants and hedges; weeds plant beds; grinds stumps; prunes bushes; cuts and trims trees.
• Sprays herbicides and pesticides; plants trees, bushes, and flowers.
• Operates the riding mower, and smaller mowers, saws, edger, weed eater, blower and smaller power tools
• Removes weeds and debris from working areas, public lands, and other areas.
• Performs regular and routine maintenance, cleaning, repairing and servicing of equipment; reports major equipment problems to the assigned supervisor, and delivers equipment for repair.
• Works on a call-out basis in response to emergencies such as special events, natural disasters, leaks, equipment failures, and other urgency calls.
• Answers citizen and agency representative inquires; refers more complex questions to the assigned supervisor.
• Occasionally installs and repairs irrigation systems.
• Performs related work as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED