Park and Facility Worker I

County of Kauai•Cape Coral, FL

14h

About The Position

Performs a variety of manual and semi-skilled tasks in the repair, maintenance and beautification of an assigned park area, playground, gymnasium, public cemetery, grounds adjacent to public buildings and other landscaped areas; operates light equipment and tools; maintains and operates passenger type power mowers; and performs other related duties as required.

Requirements

Training and Experience: A combination of education and experience substantially equivalent to graduation from high school.
License Requirement: Possession of a valid motor vehicle operator’s license (Hawaii type 3 or equivalent).

Responsibilities

Cares for and maintains lawns, hedges, trees, and shrubbery, by cleaning, planting, watering, fertilizing, trimming, mowing, sweeping, and raking
Assists in planting shrubbery and plants, sodding lawns, and propagating plants and shrubs from seeds, cuttings, and roots
Cleans comfort stations, pavilions, gymnasiums, swimming pools, water fountains, barbecue pits and other facilities in public parks and recreation and other areas
Maintains athletic fields and baseball diamonds in good condition for play
Enforces rules and regulations applicable to the protection of public safety and public property
Operates, maintains, and makes minor repairs to passenger type power mowers to maintain playing fields, landscaped areas, and other grassed areas; maintains lawns and trims grass and ground cover along streets and highways, medial strips, around buildings, etc.
Operates light motorized equipment and tools as required
May operate an automobile or truck in the performance of duties
May make minor maintenance repairs such as changing light bulbs and worn sockets and replacing faucets, washers, and toilet floats
May make simple oral and written reports
Occasionally assists in the various trades as required
Performs other related duties as required