Parks Worker - Open Space

City of Aurora•Aurora, CO

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The City of Aurora's Parks, Recreation and Open Space (PROS) Department is seeking a dedicated and passionate Parks Worker to join their team. This role is vital in maintaining, restoring, and preserving the city's open spaces and public grounds. The Parks Worker will perform a variety of semi-skilled and skilled duties in the operation and maintenance of municipal park assets, including parks, grounds, open space, right-of-ways, athletic fields, and commercial facilities, along with their associated structures and buildings. This is a hands-on opportunity where your work directly contributes to the beauty, safety, and outdoor experience of the city.

Requirements

High School Diploma or GED
12 months of manual labor experience
Driver's License with a good driving record
Commercial Driver's License class B with tanker endorsement or must be able to obtain within the first 6 months of hire.
Parks employees must complete the internal Training Academy within the first 6 months of hire.
Ability to use standard office equipment, personal computer, and job-related computer applications including electronic mail.
Ability to comprehend and follow verbal and written instructions.
Ability to operate and receive training on various types of equipment.
Ability to listen well and communicate effectively orally and in writing with various audiences.
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with city employees and the general public.

Nice To Haves

Experience in landscape maintenance, park maintenance, irrigation, sports turf maintenance or ballfield maintenance
Experience operating commercial equipment including tractors, mowers, seeders, aerators, and/or any other equipment for park maintenance

Responsibilities

Performs unskilled or semi-skilled maintenance and/or operational activities in parks or in assigned areas of responsibility.
Maintains grounds and facilities.
Performs parks and sports field maintenance including mowing, trimming, edging, fertilization, spraying, field preparation, landscaping, agronomic practices, and irrigation repair.
Performs routine custodial maintenance.
Assists the crew in maintaining safe parks, playgrounds, and playing surfaces.
Operates any minor repair of equipment infrastructure, tools, and/or related items.
Assists with landscape and maintenance duties including string trimming, edging, mowing, weeding beds, trash removal, planting of trees and shrubs, and pruning trees.
Assists with agronomic practices including aerating turf, fertilizing, spraying, mowing, and topdressing of turf.
Operates motorized vehicles and equipment.
Assists in field preparation including chalking lines, packing clay, washing infield lips, dragging fields, painting foul lines, and synthetic field maintenance.
Learns from and assists skilled workers in performing required activities.
Assists work crews in the installation, repair, and maintenance of parks, irrigation lines, parks facilities, and other City facilities and structures.
Assists the Streets and Parks Department with snow removal.
Performs other related duties as assigned.