Park Maintenance Worker I

City of Sacramento • Sacramento, CA

8h • Onsite

About The Position

Performs park maintenance and construction work in City park and recreation areas. The Park Maintenance Worker series provides for four levels ranging from the training level to the journey level including lead responsibility to the working supervisory level. Under immediate supervision, performs routine ground maintenance work in City park and recreation areas. Incumbents are generally assigned as a member of a park maintenance crew.

Requirements

• Ability to read and write the English language at a level necessary for efficient job performance.
• Six (6) months of full-time paid landscape maintenance experience.
• Possession of a common hand tools used in grounds maintenance.
• Ability to understand and carry out oral and written instructions.
• Ability to perform heavy manual laboring duties.
• Ability to learn to operate various park maintenance equipment and machinery.
• Ability to identify potential safety hazards in parks and recreation areas.
• Ability to work in inclement weather conditions.

Nice To Haves

• Possession of a valid California Class C Driver License at the time of appointment.
• Possession of a valid California Class A Driver License and/or California Class B Driver License with appropriate endorsements is required at the time of appointment for some assignments.
• Candidates must pass a pre-employment drug test for some assignments.

Responsibilities

• Weeds, cultivates, plants, fertilizes, and irrigates lawns and flower beds.
• Mows, aerates, and edges lawn areas using power and hand tools.
• Rakes, sweeps and vacuums leaves, lawn clippings, etc., using power blower and hand tools.
• Prunes and trims hedges, bushes, and other shrubbery.
• Cleans and maintains public facilities in City park and recreation areas.
• Operates small power equipment and machinery including chain saws, rototillers, lawn mowers, aerators, hedgers, spreaders, and other equipment.
• Works as a member of the City pest control crew spraying various pesticides, herbicides, fungicides, and other related chemicals in City park and recreation areas.
• Provides exceptional customer service to those contacted in the course of work.

What This Job Offers

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