Park Maintenance Worker Sr
About The Position
Provides general day-to-day custodial, park maintenance and groundskeeping functions to assigned parks or parks projects, ensuring a safe, smooth, clean, hospitable, secure and efficient operation. Duties include maintaining campgrounds, maintaining public water supply, applying herbicides, maintaining buoys, mowing, landscaping and minor carpentry, masonry, plumbing, and electrical repairs. Oversees and leads the work of subordinate parks staff in customer service programs. Performs custodial and litter maintenance duties, as required. Provides visitors and other customers with accurate information regarding parks. This is the second in a series of two park maintenance-related job classifications within the Maintenance job family. This classification is distinguished from the Park Maintenance Worker by performing minor carpentry, masonry, and parks building repair, maintaining a public water supply, and landscaping, and leading the work of subordinate parks staff. This classification may require a flexible work schedule in order to meet the needs of the department.
Requirements
- High School diploma or G.E.D. AND two (2) years of building and grounds maintenance or related experience; OR, Any combination of education and experience that has been achieved and is equivalent to the stated education and experience and required knowledge, skills, and abilities sufficient to successfully perform the duties and responsibilities of this job.
- Valid Texas Driver's License.
Nice To Haves
- Water Operator's License.
- System Certification as an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) with Austin-Travis County Emergency Medical Services (ATCEMS).
- Texas Pesticide and Herbicide Applicator's License.
- Lead or supervisory experience.
- NWCG Wildland Firefighter II
Responsibilities
- Functions as a lead worker in the performance of maintenance and groundskeeping duties.
- Provides technical advice and assistance for assigned staff.
- Maintains and repairs park facilities, including basic carpentry, painting, plumbing, electrical and welding.
- Maintains public water supply and buoys.
- Inspects areas and equipment to ensure operational and rectifies or refers problems to supervisor.
- Maintains and cleans lights, water/sewer systems, signs, restrooms, shelters, maintenance buildings, common areas, trails, recycling, dumpster areas, offices and concession stands.
- Cleans and maintains all equipment and vehicles.
- Inspects equipment, including hand tools, chainsaws, personnel carriers, heavy and light equipment and trucks to ensure operational and clean and rectifies or refers problems to supervisor.
- Landscapes, plants trees, trims, mows, weedeats and weeds all park areas.
- Provides visitors and other customers with accurate information regarding parks and park rules.
- Detects, reports and corrects safety hazards in the parks.
- Assists in cleaning and maintaining trails, restrooms and other facilities, as required.
- Performs other job-related duties as assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
High school or GED
