Groundskeeper - West District Parks - Seasonal

City of Greeley•Greeley, CO

5h•$15 - $22•Onsite

About The Position

The Groundskeeper- Promontory ensures the physical aspects of the community are maintained and standards are met regarding the grounds, amenities, and overall curb appeal of the City of Greeley. This individual will work with a diverse team on a variety of projects and assignments, while serving locations throughout Greeley. Exposure to high traffic areas in medians and right-or-ways, parks, athletic facilities, cemetery grounds. The Groundskeeper - Promontory role is a hands-on, hardworking individual who must be willing to drop anything and everything for an emergency; big or small. The City relies on the Groundskeeper - Promontory to follow safety protocols, while being responsive, thorough, and a resourceful self-starter with a customer focused mindset. Scheduling for this position varies and may occasionally include working evenings, weekends, and holidays, as followed by State and Federal law.

Requirements

Must be 18 years of age or older.
Possess a valid driver's license and a good driving record.
Excellent communication skills, with the ability to take both written and verbal instructions.
Ability and willingness to assist others with questions about facilities operations, hours, and general regulations.
Possess good manual dexterity to perform planting and refurbishment work
Ability to operate turf utility vehicles, and two-stroke engine tools including string trimmers, hand and backpack blowers; hand power tools, push mowers, shop equipment, etc.
Ability to work in close proximity to in-town roadside traffic while performing duties
Ability to safety operate and/or safely work around: power equipment, hedge trimmers, edger’s, and hand blowers forestry equipment, such as chainsaws, tree spade, articulating loader, water tanker, and brush chipper
Manual labor, prolonged standing, kneeling, bending and walking, climbing ladders and stairs.
Ability to lift up to 50 pounds on a frequent basis.
Ability to lift arm above shoulder level and to move objects.
Mix and use chemicals for weed and grass control following label and local regulations.
Manual dexterity enough to operate hand and power tools.
Vision enough to perform above functions and to read printed instructions.
Exposure to vegetation that can cause punctures, biting insects, wildlife, off-leash dogs

Nice To Haves

Two (2) + Years of experience in park grounds, cemetery, golf course, horticulture or arboriculture, open space management, right of way or similar fields

Responsibilities

Cleans and removes debris from turf and bed areas.
Maintains and refurbishes landscape beds.
Prunes shrubs and deadheads flowers with hand sheers.
Pulls weeds in landscape beds and mulches parking lot medians.
Performs vegetation management of non-turf landscapes, including utilization of hand work on native and non-native/noxious species.
Performs hand watering and simple water valve operation for landscape beds.
Assists with herbicide application.
Assists with annual/perennial shrubs and flower planting and maintenance.
Operates hedge trimmer and pushes lawn mower.
Performs other duties as assigned.
Plants and prunes trees.
Performs irrigation tasks, assisting in repairing irrigation infrastructure, hand watering, sprinkler adjustment, soil moisture identification and management.
Assists with herbicide application and other more technical weed management tasks.
Works around and with brush chipper, tree spade, water tanker, and stump grinder.
Performs other duties as assigned.