Park Attendant

City of High Point • High Point, NC

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Park Attendant assists with the normal operation of a municipal golf course, performing basic maintenance and repair work on grounds, facilities, and equipment. After training, the employee operates golf course equipment such as utility vehicles, hand tools, a sand pro vehicle, weed eaters, backpack blowers, push mowers, and a triplex greens mower. Knowledge of golf and prior landscape-equipment operation are assets. The role includes outdoor work in varying weather and hot conditions, and may include nights, weekends, and holidays. The employee works under the immediate supervision of the Assistant Golf Superintendent and Crew Supervisor. The work location is 320 Nathan Hunt Dr, High Point, North Carolina. Discounted golf at the City’s two golf courses is offered as a position benefit.

The position also involves regular custodial work at both golf course facilities, use of chemicals such as herbicides and pesticides under supervisor direction, and assisting with driving-range operations as needed. Work must comply with OSHA and City safety standards and policies. Candidates selected for employment must undergo drug and background screening, with additional fingerprinting and criminal-history checks for positions requiring work with children; certain positions may also require a pre-placement physical exam.

Requirements

• Formal education that includes basic arithmetic and/or business math.
• Comfort working in a customer-service role and in an outdoor setting.
• Experience operating a computer.
• Valid North Carolina driver’s license.
• Ability to speak, read, and write English.
• Ability to perform work involving walking, standing, stooping, bending, lifting, stretching, pushing, and pulling, with frequent exertion of up to 50 pounds of force.
• Ability to work outdoors in varying weather and temperatures, including hot conditions.

Nice To Haves

• Knowledge of the game of golf.
• Previous experience operating landscape equipment.

Responsibilities

• Perform basic golf course maintenance and repair on grounds, facilities, and equipment, including picking up litter and emptying trash and garbage cans.
• Maintain grounds by mowing, raking, weed eating, trimming, digging, and planting trees and shrubs.
• Perform janitorial and custodial tasks at both golf course facilities, including emptying trash, cleaning bathrooms, vacuuming, sweeping, and mopping.
• Use herbicides, pesticides, and other chemicals under the direction of a supervisor.
• Prune and mulch trees and shrubs, remove dead trees, weed flower beds, and hand-grade, seed, fertilize, and sod turf areas.
• Wash and clean vehicles used to transport employees, equipment, and tools.
• Assist with driving-range operations as needed.
• Operate golf course equipment after training, including utility vehicles, hand tools, a sand pro vehicle, weed eaters, backpack blowers, push mowers, and a triplex greens mower.
• Perform work in accordance with OSHA and City safety standards and policies.

Benefits

• Discounted golf at both of the City’s golf courses.
• Competitive salary commensurate with education and experience.
• Full-time employee benefits include a guaranteed lifelong monthly pension after vesting following five years of service.
• 401K and 457B retirement plans.
• Paid time off earned within the first year.
• 12 paid holidays per year.
• Tuition reimbursement plan.
• Competitive medical, dental, and vision plans effective day one.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed