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Bryan County• Bryan County, GA, US, GA

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About The Position

The Bryan County Board of Commissioners is hiring a full-time Park Maintenance Worker in the Bryan County Recreation Department, serving Timber Trail, Henderson Park, and Co-Op. The position maintains park grounds and recreation facilities, including landscaped areas, trails, lawns, buildings, equipment, and fields. The employee also prepares facilities for recreational activities, monitors their use and operating hours, and reports damage or needed improvements to the Recreation Director. Punctuality and attendance are essential.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
One year of experience in grounds-keeping, facilities maintenance, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience that provides the requisite knowledge, skills, and abilities.
Must possess and maintain a valid Georgia Driver’s License.

Nice To Haves

Additional vocational education in parks and ground maintenance is preferred.

Responsibilities

Plant, cultivate, and maintain landscaped park grounds, including flower gardens, shrubbery beds, nature trails, and wooded areas.
Plant and maintain seeds, plants, seedlings, cuttings, flower beds, gardens, lawns, and other grassed areas.
Remove dead, diseased, or damaged trees and limbs as required; prune plants, trees, and shrubbery.
Irrigate plants, grass, and surrounding beds as needed.
Perform basic plumbing, electrical, and carpentry construction and maintenance tasks on park facilities; assist with park-ground and facility construction and development.
Paint signs and park buildings and facilities; mark softball, baseball, soccer, and football fields according to league regulations; clean park buildings and facilities.
Repair playground equipment; transport tables and chairs and set them up for events; erect and repair chain-link fences and other park fixtures.
Perform minor maintenance on tools and grounds-care machinery, including trucks, tractors, tillers, sprayers, dusters, seeders, spreaders, mowers, augurs, grading equipment, and small gas and electric engines.
Perform other grounds and facilities maintenance, including emptying garbage and cleaning restrooms.
Open and close park facilities as required, including gyms, playing fields, restrooms, and access to lights, and ensure facilities and equipment are prepared for recreational activities.
Ensure recreational facilities and equipment are used appropriately and that facility operating hours are observed.
Inspect facilities for damage or needed improvements; report damage immediately and make suggestions to the Recreation Director.
Perform other related duties as required; maintain punctuality and attendance.