Parks Aide - Everglades Holiday Park

Broward County • Fort Lauderdale, FL

2d • Onsite

About The Position

Performs a variety of park maintenance and program implementation activities at assigned facilities. Works under close to general supervision according to set procedures, but determines how or when to complete tasks.

Requirements

• Requires six (6) months in general grounds and facility maintenance, customer service, recreational activities, and/or a point of sale system based on area of assignment or closely related experience.
• Possess and maintain a valid Florida Class E Driver's License with authority to drive a county vehicle for duration of appointment.
• Ability to maintain authorization to operate a county vehicle/equipment.
• All candidates must complete an extensive ten (10) year work history verification and criminal background check which includes post-offer physical examination, clearing of DCF's Affidavit of Good Moral Character.

Nice To Haves

• Must be able to work a flexible schedule that may include days, nights, weekends, and holidays.

Responsibilities

• Maintains a variety of park and landscape areas in order to ensure that grounds and landscape areas are presentable, clean, and safe.
• Cleans offices, break rooms, restrooms, recreation centers/halls, pavilions, tables/chairs, and related areas/facilities in order to provide a clean, sanitary, and safe environment for work/recreation.
• Interacts with the public and other County employees in order to give directions or information, explains work activities/procedures, identifies service needs, and/or resolves day-to-day operational issues.
• Inspects park facilities, including play areas, buildings, parking areas, in order to ensure a safe work and recreation environment for employees and the public.
• Performs a variety of facility maintenance work in order to ensure a clean, safe, sanitary environment for the public and County employees.
• Sets up and takes down temporary facilities for meetings and special activities and events in order to provide a safe, comfortable location for special events/activities.
• Picks up and delivers a variety of items to appropriate locations in order to ensure supplies and materials are available where and when needed and/or delivers mail.
• Performs related work as assigned.

Benefits

• High Deductible Health Plan – bi-weekly premiums: Single $10.90 / Family $80.79 Includes a County Funded Health Savings Account of up to $2000 Annually
• Consumer Driven Health Plan – bi-weekly premiums: Single $82.58 / Family $286.79
• Florida Retirement System (FRS) – Pension or Investment Plan
• 457 Deferred Compensation employee match
• Eleven (11) paid holidays each year
• Vacation (Paid Time Off) = 2 weeks per year
• Up to 40 hours of Job Basis Leave for eligible positions
• Tuition Reimbursement (Up to 2K annually)
• Paid Parental Leave

What This Job Offers

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