Parks Grounds Maintenance Worker

About the role

The Parks Grounds Maintenance Worker position is a job where you'll be working outdoors, helping to maintain parks, trails, sports fields, playgrounds, landscaping at City buildings, and downtown public spaces.

Responsibilities

• Aids in the maintenance of City parks, playgrounds, trails, sports fields, city building landscape, and downtown public spaces.
• Operates a variety of equipment (both gas powered and electric) including small utility carts, hand tools, and power tools including weed whips, mowers, blowers, edgers, etc.
• Cleans and removes trash from all areas of the park including shelters and restroom facilities.
• Assists with horticulture maintenance (shrub beds, flower beds, specialty gardens).
• Assists with irrigation maintenance and repairs.
• Assists with snow removal and special events.
• Works successfully in a team environment, as well as autonomously, in all weather conditions.
• Interacts with the public in a professional and courteous manner.
• Engages with team members in a considerate and helpful manner and projects a positive attitude in the workplace.
• Affords assistance with additional tasks to help other Park divisions including Cemetery or Forestry if needed.
• All other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Unrestricted valid driver's license.
• At least 18 years old.
• Successfully pass a motor vehicle record and background check.
• Physical, mental, and cognitive abilities sufficient to perform the essential duties outlined above with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Proficient in English with the ability to read, write, speak, and understand.
• Proficient in English with the ability to read, write, speak, and understand.
• Ability to lift and/or move up to 25 pounds regularly; occasionally up to 50 pounds maximum.
• Proper safety measures for lifting/moving any item are expected to be followed; including, but not limited to, the use of proper Personal Protection Equipment (PPE), use of lifting/moving equipment, and/or assistance from co-workers.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications/Experience:

• Unrestricted valid driver’s license.
• At least 18 years old.
• Successfully pass a motor vehicle record and background check.
• Physical, mental, and cognitive abilities sufficient to perform the essential duties outlined above with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Proficient in English with the ability to read, write, speak, and understand.
• Proficient in English with the ability to read, write, speak, and understand.
• Ability to lift and/or move up to 25 pounds regularly; occasionally up to 50 pounds maximum.
• Proper safety measures for lifting/moving any item are expected to be followed; including, but not limited to, the use of proper Personal Protection Equipment (PPE), use of lifting/moving equipment, and/or assistance from co-workers.

Skills

Practical and in-demand career skills including green industry standards, landscaping techniques, turf care and irrigation practices.

Benefits

• Potential for paid personal time and paid holidays.
• Employee Assistance Program: counseling, legal and financial assistance.
• Wellness program and access to workout facilities.
• Personal and professional learning opportunities plus potential for career mobility.
• Collaborative work environment.
• Gift card drawings for participating in Safety and Wellness programs.
• Discounted Golf Green Fees.
• Discounted passes to City Recreation facilities.
• Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) provided such as gloves, hard hats, safety glasses, boots, ear protection, etc.
• Safety boots and Parks Division logo work attire provided.
• Mentoring by world-class, knowledgeable, and experienced Park professionals.
• Training opportunities to expand educational background.
• $100.00 gift card for referring a newly hired employee through the Employee Referral program.

Pay

$17.00 per hour.

Schedule

Position is a non-benefitted seasonal/temporary hourly position. Potential for flexible work schedules to allow for work-life-school balance. Hours vary from part-time to full-time and may include weekends and holidays. Potential for overtime pay and accrued sick/personal time based on qualified hours worked. Work occurs outdoors in a variety of weather conditions under the supervision of a crew leader. Safety gear is provided and required including, but is not limited to, safety-toed boots, safety glasses and ear protection. May use chemicals including cleaning supplies and herbicides. Attendance at weekly staff meetings, trainings, and safety meetings is required.

City Competencies

• Demonstrated cultural competence to effectively interact, work, and develop meaningful relationships with people of diverse identities, perspectives, and cultural backgrounds.
• Strong learning orientation.
• Leverages all resources and is creative in ways of learning for self to continue adapting to changing issues and trends.
• A desire and ability to understand the diverse needs of internal and external customers, and to create experiences and deliver services that exceed their expectations.
• A desire and ability to utilize digital tools for organizational information, individual, and teamwork.

Notice Regarding Medical And/or Recreational Marijuana Use

Because the possession and use of marijuana, whether for medical use or otherwise, constitutes a federal offense and because the City is a drug-free workplace, the City will not accommodate the medical use of marijuana and enforces written policy prohibiting working for the City while marijuana is in the body. The fact that state law recognizes medical marijuana as a prescribed, or otherwise permitted, medication does not alter or otherwise change this policy.

Note

Some information in your application may be public information under the Colorado Open Records Act.