Parks and Properties Laborer

City of Wasilla • Public Works Buildings/Parks Department, AK

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About The Position

The Parks & Properties Laborer performs daily hands-on maintenance of parks, properties, and public facilities, including seasonal horticultural and grounds tasks, snow removal, and facility upkeep. The role helps ensure safe, year-round access and follows approved Parks and Recreation Division procedures, safety regulations, and grooming standards. The listed duties are not exclusive or all-inclusive; other duties may be required or assigned.

A high school diploma or GED equivalency is required. Previous facility and grounds maintenance experience is preferred. Knowledge of annuals and perennials, and of seasonal care for flowers, shrubs, trees, and turf, is helpful. The employee must be motivated, work effectively as a team member, follow instructions, and complete tasks independently under time pressure when needed.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED equivalency.
• Ability to operate or learn to operate small maintenance equipment, such as small tractors, riding lawn mowers, weed trimmers, snow blowers, and plows.
• Ability to learn preventative maintenance of small equipment.
• Ability to effectively use hand tools such as shovels, picks, and rakes, or learn to do so.
• Ability to communicate clearly by radio, cell phone, and in person.
• Must be highly motivated, work well as a team member, follow instructions, and complete tasks independently under time pressure as needed.

Nice To Haves

• Previous facility and grounds maintenance experience.
• Knowledge of annuals and perennials.
• Knowledge of planting, watering, deadheading, and seasonal care of flowers, shrubs, trees, and turf.

Responsibilities

• Perform minor facility construction, improvement, repair, and maintenance.
• Plant and maintain flowerbeds, hanging baskets, shrubs, trees, lawns, and fields using manual digging tools, hand tools, or power tools.
• Perform summer grounds maintenance, including mowing, weed trimming, irrigation, fertilization, leaf removal, and turf care.
• Perform winter snow and ice control, including shoveling, snow blowing, sanding, salting, and plowing to ensure safe access to public buildings, parks, and properties.
• Perform sanitation maintenance, including litter collection, restroom cleaning, and area cleanup.
• Maintain facilities, signs, fences, park equipment, and other structures; report vandalism and make repairs.
• Operate city-owned vehicles and equipment.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

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