Job Description

Job Description

Job Description

Summary:

Under general supervision, performs a variety of routine strenuous skilled or semi-skilled duties to maintain, and repair parks, grounds and recreation facilities

Minimum Qualifications:

Experience equivalent to one-year full time general grounds maintenance or closely related work. Must possess a valid Arizona driver’s license and be able to meet the Community’s insurance carrier requirements. Must complete and pass a background check.

Examples of Duties:

• Beautifies park grounds by keeping lawns green and litter free.

• Establishes and maintains positive effective working relationships with other staff and the public.

• Mows grass, trims plants/shrubs, and prunes bushes and trees, including operating equipment such as riding lawn mowers, tractor gang mowers, weed-eaters, chain saws, and trucks.

• Schedules & performs minor maintenance and repairs to equipment & machinery.
• Maintains, repairs, and monitors community pool.
• Assists at special events, including setting up, cleaning up, preparing grounds, etc.
• Serves as Parks Rangers as needed (enforce park rules & regulations).
• Performs a variety of strenuous manual labor associated with landscape installation/maintenance and picking up/hauling trash, debris, and other waste from parks & recreational facility areas.
• Maintains & repairs irrigation system (the Calsense and Rainbird System)
• Troubleshoots & diagnoses irrigation related problems (timers, sprinkler heads/reclaim sprinkler heads, & lines)
• Performs minor facility maintenance, including replacing light bulbs, AC filters, fixing minor leaks, etc.
• Maintains, inspects & repairs indoor & outdoor athletic fields (turf management) & courts
• Maintains, inspects, & repairs playground equipment; may perform safety checks on playground
• Opens & secures public facilities as warranted (restrooms, concession stand, etc)
• Operates and/or drives dump truck, backhoe, loader, & other equipment (including hand & power tools)
• Maintains Recreational facility grounds landscape
• Attends training as needed.
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned to include cross training.

Other Requirements:

• Knowledge of the practices and techniques of landscape/grounds maintenance.
• Knowledge of the operation, maintenance, and repair of landscape/grounds maintenance equipment.
• Knowledge of general groundskeeping and landscaping principles and practices.
• Knowledge of irrigation systems. Calsense System knowledge preferred.
• Knowledge of the practices & techniques of pool maintenance
• Knowledge of the operation, maintenance, and repair of playground equipment
• Knowledge of the operation, maintenance, and repair of pool equipment
• Knowledge of basic computer use for email communication, project management and inventory.
• Ability in operating a variety of light/heavy equipment & hand/power tools.
• Ability to operate, install, & troubleshoot/repair irrigation systems & controllers
• Ability to stand for one to three continuous hours per day while performing a variety of manual labor such as raking leaves/debris, shoveling in field mix, gravel, or dirt, etc
• Must be willing to work some weekends, evenings, holidays & all Department sponsored events on an as needed basis.
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds.
• Ability to work in extreme weather conditions
• Skill in understanding and following written and verbal instructions.

Classification Status:

This is a non-exempt position.

Disclaimer:

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job.

Statement of Understanding:

I have read and understand this job description. This job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to the job.

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