Parks Technician I - Parks & Recreation

Pima County•Tucson, AZ

2d•$19 - $25•Onsite

About The Position

Pima County Shooting Sports at the Southeast Regional Park (SERP) is looking for a Parks Technician I to join the team. This position performs routine trades or craftsman duties above the Trade Maintenance Helper level, maintaining and repairing park facilities, grounds, and equipment. Also, participates in construction or renovation activities in parks. The work requires manual labor and the use of hand and powered tools, equipment or vehicles and frequently involves repetitive individual tasks in a variety of work settings in an outdoor environment.

Requirements

Six months of experience performing duties in landscape, grounds maintenance, arborist, equipment operator, general handyman or similar duties in a specific skill, craft, vocation, trade or operational area of employment.
Valid driver license is required at time of application. Valid AZ driver license is required at time of appointment.
The successful applicant will be subject to a 39-month DOT Motor Vehicle Record review to determine applicant’s suitability to operate county vehicles in accordance with Pima County administrative procedures.
The County requires pre-employment background checks.
Successful candidates will receive a post-offer, pre-employment background screening to include verification of work history, education, and criminal conviction history.
This position will require a post-job offer physical and/or drug screen.
This position will require post-job offer proof of immunization(s) or immunization(s) and/or a TB screening.

Nice To Haves

Minimum one (1) year experience working at a public shooting range and/or shooting sports program.
Minimum six (6) months of construction experience in the building repair and maintenance of target holding equipment, including archery targets.
Minimum one (1) year experience in a customer service role.
Relevant experience and/or education from an accredited college or university may be substituted for the minimum experience requirement.
Three months of experience within Pima County as a Parks Helper or other helper level position.

Responsibilities

Cuts, trims, edges, seeds, fertilizes, stripes ball field and leisure turf;
Structurally prunes, shapes and maintains urban forest and ground vegetation;
Performs minor repairs and adjustments to plumbing and irrigation systems;
Operates ride-on equipment and utilizes powered maintenance and construction equipment/tools ;
Performs operator-level inspections, servicing, maintenance and security of assigned tools, equipment and vehicles;
Applies paints, varnish, stains, and other finishes to interior and exterior surfaces, trimmings and fixtures;
Stores, handles, applies and disposes of hazardous materials required to complete work or generated by work assignments;
Collection and disposal of trash;
Maintains and uses safety and personal protective equipment;
Explains rules, regulations or procedures to the public and/or vendors;
Some positions may be assigned to a natural resource park setting, whereby, maintenance may include wildlife drinkers, ponds, equestrian, camp facilities, trails, habitat restoration, erosion control and invasive species.