Groundskeeper - Baseball (Seasonal)

About the role

This individual will work with a diverse team on a variety of projects and assignments, while serving locations in the Culture, Parks and Recreation Department for events such as Softball and Baseball league seasons and large-scale tournaments. Facilities include but are not limited to Butch Butler Field, Forbes Field, Youth Sports Complex, Twin Rivers Softball Complex, Monfort Sports Park and The Island Grove Multi-Use Fields.

Responsibilities

• Maintains lip transitions and spot leveling of infields.
• Assists in maintaining Hollywood’s, home plates and pitching rubbers.
• Water packs hitter's boxes, pitching mounds and slide zones.
• Inspects and cleans bases, temporary home plates and temporary pitching rubbers before setting out.
• Cleans and stocks restrooms, including port-a-lets.
• Cleans and removes debris from parking lots, shelters and turf areas.
• Empties trash receptacles regularly throughout assigned areas.
• Affords assistance with repairs and maintenance of playgrounds, shelters, hard courts and site furnishings, grooming and striping athletic fields, while inspecting building sites for vandalism and graffiti.
• Performs safe operation of hard surface and turf vacuums, mowers, string trimmers and pressure washers.
• Pulls weeds in landscape beds and mulched parking lot medians.
• Performs hand watering and simple water valve operation for lawns and landscape beds.
• Performs vegetation management of non-turf and off-trail landscapes in open areas and along trails and sidewalks, including utilization of hand work on native and non-native/noxious species.
• Performs athletic field maintenance by building mounds, setting up temporary fencing, installing home plates, pitching rubbers and Hollywood stems.
• Affords assistance with repairs and maintenance of playgrounds, shelters, hard courts and site furnishings, grooming and striping athletic fields, while inspecting building sites for vandalism and graffiti.
• Ensures proper setup and grooming of fields for a variety of sporting events, including baseball, soccer, and softball.
• Understands and reads tape measures of over 300’ in length for field setup.
• Operates a transit for proper field setup.
• Operates field striping equipment.
• Sets up temporary fence on uneven terrain for special events.
• Sets up and tears down of batting cage netting, inspect for safety and level surface within cages.
• Stands up large soccer goals and stake in place.
• Performs basic irrigation tasks including, hand watering, sprinkler adjustment, soil moisture identification and management.
• Experienced: Assists with herbicide application from a pump sprayer and other more technical weed management tasks.
• Experienced: Operates large area turf mowers from 72” wide to 16’ wide on athletic facilities, including preventative daily maintenance and upkeep of equipment.
• Experienced: Operates tractors and various maintenance equipment to perform aerating, fertilizing, seeding, loading and unloading of soils, debris and various landscaping materials.
• Experienced: Operates skid steer and attachments for maintenance activities.
• Experienced: Operates snow removal equipment to include single stage snow blowers to tractor mounted snow blowers and brooms.
• Experienced: Applies fertilizer, pesticide, and insecticide chemical applications using manual and ride-on spreaders, handheld and backpack sprayers, and vehicle mounted sprayers.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

  Requirements

  • Entry Level: Minimal to no previous groundskeeping experience required.
  • Entry Level: Must be 16 years of age or older.
  • Entry Level: Possess a valid driver’s license with a good driving record.
  • Experienced: One (1) year groundskeeping, parks, or athletic field maintenance experience.
  • Experienced: Must be 18 years of age or older.
  • Experienced: Possess a valid driver’s license held for a minimum of two (2) years with a good driving record.

  Qualifications

  • Minimum Qualifications: Entry Level - Minimal to no previous groundskeeping experience required.
  • Minimum Qualifications: Experienced - One (1) year groundskeeping, parks, or athletic field maintenance experience.
  • Preferred: None.

  Skills

  • Ability and willingness to assist others with questions about facilities operations, hours, and general regulations.
  • Ability to work a variety of small and large events and venues.
  • Ability to operate handheld tools and pressure washing equipment.
  • Experienced: Ability to operate golf carts, turf utility vehicles, and two-stroke engine tools including string trimmers, hand and backpack blowers; hand power tools, push mowers, shop equipment, etc.
  • Experienced: Ability to identify most common native vs. non-native plant species, Ability to identify native and non-native plants of concern in open spaces and make informed decisions on the actions based on each species.
  • Experienced: Ability to safety operate: a motor vehicle on public roadways if age requirements are met, including trucks.
  • Experienced: Ability to safety operate: power equipment, such as high-pressure washers and hand blowers.
  • Experienced: Ability to safety operate: 3’ – 6’ wide riding rotary mowing units, used for mowing small park areas, and small parkways.
  • Experienced: Ability to safety operate: 10’-16’ wide riding mowers used in Parks.
  • Experienced: Ability to safety operate: commercial truck and pull a trailer with loaded equipment.
  • Experienced: Ability to safety operate: brush weed-eater, rototiller, snow throwers, and backpack blower.
  • Experienced: Ability to safety operate: water truck, forklift, tractors, front end loaders, excavators and skid loader machines and their various attachments, including backhoe, auger, pathway surface leveler, groomer, synthetic turf sweeper.
  • Experienced: Ability to safety operate: chainsaws and woodchippers in team settings.
  • Experienced: Ability to safety operate: rotary mowers 16’ wide or larger in turf areas.
  • Ability to walk throughout facility grounds of various topographical conditions to visually identify needed work and inspect work results.
  • Ability to handle difficult situations using tact, patience, and good judgment.
  • Collaboration skills, including the ability to work with others from different areas and backgrounds to reach a common goal.
  • Interpersonal skills, including the ability to facilitate interaction, communication, and teamwork between others.
  • Oral, written, and listening communication skills, including the ability to accurately interpret what others are saying and convey messages, information, concepts, and details accurately and clearly.
  • Ability to work under pressure, manage multiple concurrent and competing tasks and responsibilities, and adapt to changing priorities while maintaining personal effectiveness.
  • Ability to prioritize work, meet deadlines, and stay on task when completing special projects and daily assignments.
  • Ability to work independently with minimal supervision and reliable professional judgment, as well as collaboratively with a team to achieve desired results.
  • Ability to maintain a strong work ethic, positive problem-solving attitude, and enthusiasm for the work performed.
  • Knowledge of customer service principles and best practices, including customer needs assessments, meeting quality service standards, and evaluating customer satisfaction.
  • Knowledge of incident response and handling methodologies.
  • Customer service skills, including the ability to actively listen, address customer needs, defuse tense situations, and maintain an open, flexible, and friendly demeanor.
  • Ability to communicate and work effectively with individuals from diverse backgrounds, cultures, and ages.

  Benefits

  N/A

  Pay

  $15.16 - $21.75 hourly

  Schedule

  Scheduling for this position varies and will include working evenings, weekends, and holidays, as followed by State and Federal law.