Maintenance/Seasonal - Parks Resources

About the role

Enjoy working outdoors and making a visible impact in your community? Join our team as a Seasonal Maintenance Worker and help keep city parks, public spaces, and facilities clean, safe, and welcoming for everyone.

Responsibilities

• Turf Grass Trimmers and Lawn Mowers - Operates push or self-propelled lawn mowers following prescribed weekly schedule. Transports self and equipment from site to site using pickup truck and trailer. Work may be performed adjacent to or on public rights-of-way. Operates self-propelled units with horsepower greater than 20 horsepower capacity. Units are riding mowers with rotary type cutting capability from 60" to 15'. Must safely load and unload at multiple sites daily. Care of machinery and safety around the public is paramount.
• Landscape - Plants and weeds flower beds, prunes shrubs and plants, shears ornamental shrubs, cleans display fountains, recognizes and reports various fungi, seed and/or sod installation, picks up litter. Disposes of debris. Applies light herbicides and fertilizers under direct supervision.
• Trash Collection - Empties 30-gallon trash receptacles, lines containers with a plastic bag, replaces lid and picks up scattered debris throughout the parks on a scheduled route.
• Restroom Cleaning - Follows prescribed schedule consisting of approximately 20 sites on a given day. Without supervision, cleans facilities that incur frequent vandalism. Uses strong chemicals to achieve sanitary results.
• Tree Care - Assists with pruning, planting and removal of trees. Uses chainsaws, handsaws, pole pruners, etc. for tree maintenance. Under supervision, works with and around heavy equipment such as wood chippers, stump grinders and tree spades.
• Irrigators - Operates, repairs and programs electronic sprinkler systems. Has specific sites assigned for troubleshooting. Operates pumps, wells, electronic controllers and valves.
• Sports Fields - Prepares ball diamonds and fields to achieve safe and professional playing conditions. Exercises independent judgment to accomplish very specific conditions. Repairs sprinklers, cleans restrooms, lays out field dimensions. Operates machinery to accomplish results.
• Construction - Performs general maintenance on building sites, furniture repairs and replacement, painting, concrete/asphalt repairs, carpentry and plumbing repairs.
• Cemetery - Assists with set-up, care and maintenance of burial sites; cleans and straightens head-stones; string trims, mows.

Requirements

• Required Knowledge, Experience, And Training: Working knowledge of construction and landscape techniques; general cleaning and janitorial methods. Ability to: Utilize hand and power tools in a safe manner; Performs general maintenance and repairs to park facilities; Interact with the public and co-workers in a friendly and professional manner; Display an attitude of cooperation and work harmoniously with all levels of city employees, the general public and other organizations; Communicate effectively in the English language at a level necessary for efficient job performance; Complete assignments in a timely fashion; Understand and comply with all rules, policies and regulations; Maintain prompt and regular attendance; Perform all essential and marginal functions as assigned by an authorized employee, supervisor and/or manager with or without a reasonable accommodation.
• Preferred Knowledge, Experience, And Training: Two years of construction, general landscape or agricultural experience.
• Licensing And Other Requirements: Valid state-issued driver’s license
• Special Requirements: Applicants Must Be Able To Pass City of Boise background check processes which includes a criminal history check and reference checks in accordance with the City of Boise Hiring Process Regulation