Park Maintenance IV

Overview

Under the general supervision of the Park Specialist II, Park Specialist I, or Park Support, the Park Maintenance IV position is responsible for performing a variety of semi-skilled park maintenance activities necessary to maintain our parks.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Participate in the preparation and maintenance of turf, sports fields, tennis courts, playgrounds, and other park facilities.
• Ornamental horticulture maintenance including planting trees, shrubs, and annual and perennial flowers, fertilization, seeding, mowing, and sodding and other horticulture needs.
• Trail maintenance including debris removal, grading, and renovation.
• Park pavilions, restrooms, equipment, signs, and assigned buildings.
• Park grounds through litter pickup and recycling activities, bathroom cleaning, vandalism removal, controlled prairie and wood burns, and hardscape maintenance.
• Perform power and trim mowing in assigned parks.
• Provide support to recreation programs and special events, volunteer programs, and athletic tournaments. Support special event set-up, tear-down, and maintenance during the event.
• Perform snow and ice removal operations utilizing snow removal equipment on sidewalks, roads, and parking lots.
• Demonstrate and support District customer service standards.

Other Duties and Responsibilities

• Perform preventative maintenance on assigned vehicles and equipment.
• Other duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Basic skill in the operation of tractors, heavy equipment, trucks, and other landscape maintenance equipment, and basic knowledge of equipment maintenance and repair.
• Ability to work independently in day-to-day operations with general direction from supervisor.

Education and Experience

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Minimum three (3) months of park maintenance or landscape maintenance experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Valid driver's license.
• Possession of, or the ability to obtain, Public Applicators pesticide license as required by departmental needs.
• Possession of, or the ability to obtain, Forklift Certification as required by departmental needs.

Special Considerations

• Must be at least 18 years old.
• Subject to both office and outside environmental conditions.
• Subject to modified/flexible work schedules including weekends.
• Ability to lift, carry, and/or move objects weighing ≤ 50 lbs on a daily basis. Lifting assistance is required when lifting > 50 lbs.
• Exposure to pesticides, chemicals, dust, fumes, dirt, loud noise, and insect bites.
• Prolonged lifting, stooping, bending, twisting, standing, and climbing.
• Ability to travel to and work at all Naperville Park District facilities.
• Subject to confined space entry. Will be required to participate in confined space entry training annually.
• Subject to respirator use. May be required to pass a Quantitative Fit Test annually.
• Manual dexterity and strength to operate power-operated machines and equipment.
• Regular onsite attendance is an essential function of this position.

Pay

Hiring Rate: $19.00/hr