Park Maintenance

Nature of Work

Performs responsible work involving the maintenance and general upkeep of all recreation areas administered by the Recreation & Parks Department.

Essential Responsibilities

• Performs general maintenance work of a routine nature on buildings, grounds, and equipment
• Mows grass, cuts brush, and cares for shrubbery
• Pool maintenance
• Cleans bath houses and toilets
• Cleans up litter
• Grooms athletic fields
• Plows snow from roads and walks
• Manages skating rink during assigned shift
• Operates various types of equipment, such as lawnmowers, chainsaws, trucks and tractors with attachments, front-end loader, ice resurfacing machines, and other miscellaneous maintenance equipment
• Does mechanical work on all park equipment under direction of Park Maintenance Supervisor
• Participates in safety & educational training seminars (Examples: First Aid, CPR, Pool Certification and OSHA/VOSHA required training, etc.)
• Changes shift schedules as the seasons change and participates in the on-call schedule

Qualifications

We will consider any combination of relevant work experience, volunteering, education, and transferable skills as qualifying, unless specifically stated as required.

• Experience in the maintenance of grounds and buildings
• Graduation from high school or any combination of schooling and equivalent experience
• Valid driver's license required

Skills & Abilities

• Knowledge of or able to demonstrate ability and experience to learn purposes of common construction and maintenance tools and equipment
• Able to maintain basic accurate records of work performed
• Must be able to communicate with the public effectively both verbally and in writing
• Must be able to read and carry out written and oral instructions
• Able to establish and maintain effective working relationships with employees, other departments and the public
• Must be able to work effectively in the absence of close supervision
• Must be able to learn and retain instructions, policies and procedures and continue to learn new methods and stay current within field
• Ability to actively support Town diversity, equity, and cultural competency efforts within stated job responsibilities and work effectively across diverse cultures and constituencies

Work Environment

• Regularly required to use hands, handle, feel or operate objects, tools, or controls and reaching
• Frequently required to stand; talk or hear; walk; sit; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and smell
• The noise level in the work environment can be loud
• Frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds
• Specific vision abilities required; works outdoors or indoors as required; working near moving mechanical parts and occasionally exposed to fumes and risk of electrical shock
• May be required to work early morning or weekend hours dependent on workload factors in addition to normally scheduled work hours
• Indoor and outdoor work environment; working on unlevel surfaces at times

Schedule

Monday through Friday; up to 20 hours per week as agreed upon by Supervisor. May include nights and weekends.

Pay

FY 27 Step 1: $20.00 per hour