Parks Maintenance Worker 1

About the role

This is an exciting opportunity to work outdoors and play a vital role in making our community a great place to live, work, and play! Work every day in Carson City's 8,000+ acres of parks, cemeteries, trails and open space, including over 7,400 acres of undeveloped Open Space areas and 90 miles of trail.

Responsibilities

• Performs a variety of semi-skilled and skilled work in the care, maintenance, repair, and restoration of City parklands to ensure safe and efficient access for the public and staff.
• Performs a variety of landscape maintenance tasks including, but not limited to: mowing, trimming, edging, fertilizing, seeding/re-seeding; and aerating turf areas and sports fields; maintains native and landscaped areas; weeds, prunes, mulches; prepares soil for planting; plants trees, and shrubs; installs, repairs, adjusts and maintains irrigation systems.
• Grooms and prepares sports fields for practices, games, tournaments, and public use.
• Cleans and maintains park and recreation facilities; restrooms and picnic shelters; check and replenish tissue, towels, and soap; gather and remove garbage and litter from grounds and facilities.
• Mixes and applies herbicides, fungicides, and pesticides.
• Maintains and performs repair work on a variety of park equipment; may paint facilities, assists with plumbing and carpentry work; maintain or conduct basic repairs on hardscapes (paved trails), builds basic concrete forms and assists with finishing work.
• Operates and maintains a variety of hand and power landscaping tools and equipment, including mowers, tractors, spreaders, edgers, blowers, hedge trimmers, weed eaters, chainsaws, rakes, shovels, brooms, and other tools; operates trucks, small utility vehicles, trailers, and tractors with attachments.
• Performs snow removal activities as required.
• Observes safe work methods and uses appropriate personal protective equipment; secures worksites from safety hazards as necessary; ensures safe storage and disposal of hazardous materials; reports and documents safety concerns and attends safety meetings.
• Responds to questions and complaints from the public; carries out assignments in a non-disruptive manner in areas receiving heavy public use.
• Maintains basic records of work performed and completes work orders as assigned.
• Contributes to the efficiency and effectiveness of the unit's service to its customers by offering suggestions and directing or participating as a member of work team.
• Instructs, trains, and directs the work of seasonal employees, volunteers, inmates, or less experienced staff.
• Demonstrates courteous and cooperative behavior when interacting with the public and City staff; acts in a manner that promotes a harmonious and effective workplace environment.

Requirements

• Educational requirement: Equivalent to a High School education or GED; AND one (1) year of horticultural or landscape experience; OR an equivalent combination of education, training and experience as determined by Human Resources.
• Experience: Knowledge of maintenance principles, practices, tools, and equipment for maintaining and repairing open spaces, parks, and related facilities.
• Tools and Equipment: Use and minor maintenance of commonly used hand and power landscaping tools and equipment.
• Safety: Safe work methods and safety regulations pertaining to the work.
• Record Keeping: Basic record keeping practices.
• Plant and Insect Pests: Recognizing common plant and insect pests.
• Reading and Interpreting Plans: Reading and interpreting standard plans, maps, and instructions.
• Arithmetic Calculations: Making accurate arithmetic calculations.
• Landscaped Areas: Maintaining a variety of landscaped areas.
• Irrigation Systems: Principles and standard practices of trades as they apply to parks construction and maintenance such as basic painting, plumbing, concrete and carpentry methods, tools, and techniques.
• Installation, Maintenance, and Repair: Methods and techniques of planting, transplanting, cultivating, pruning, and maintaining a variety of lawns, ground cover, plants, shrubs, hedges, and trees.
• Soil Preparation and Enrichment: Soil preparation and enrichment.
• Basic Installation, Maintenance, and Repair: Basic installation, maintenance, and repair of irrigation systems.
• Communication: Communicating effectively in oral and written forms.
• Dealing with Individuals: Techniques for dealing with a variety of individuals from various socio-economic, ethnic, and cultural backgrounds, in person and over the telephone.
• Office Practices: Office practices, methods, computer equipment, and basic computer applications.
• Tools and Equipment: Safely using and maintaining hand and power tools related to the work.
• Mathematics: Making accurate arithmetic calculations.
• Landscaped Areas: Maintaining a variety of landscaped areas.
• Plant and Insect Pests: Recognizing common plant and insect pests.
• Reading and Interpreting Plans: Reading and interpreting standard plans, maps, and instructions.
• Arithmetic Calculations: Making accurate arithmetic calculations.
• Landscaped Areas: Maintaining a variety of landscaped areas.
• Irrigation Systems: Principles and standard practices of trades as they apply to parks construction and maintenance such as basic painting, plumbing, concrete and carpentry methods, tools, and techniques.
• Installation, Maintenance, and Repair: Methods and techniques of planting, transplanting, cultivating, pruning, and maintaining a variety of lawns, ground cover, plants, shrubs, hedges, and trees.
• Soil Preparation and Enrichment: Soil preparation and enrichment.
• Basic Installation, Maintenance, and Repair: Basic installation, maintenance, and repair of irrigation systems.
• Communication: Communicating effectively in oral and written forms.
• Dealing with Individuals: Techniques for dealing with a variety of individuals from various socio-economic, ethnic, and cultural backgrounds, in person and over the telephone.
• Office Practices: Office practices, methods, computer equipment, and basic computer applications.
• Tools and Equipment: Safely using and maintaining hand and power tools related to the work.
• Mathematics: Making accurate arithmetic calculations.
• Landscaped Areas: Maintaining a variety of landscaped areas.
• Plant and Insect Pests: Recognizing common plant and insect pests.
• Reading and Interpreting Plans: Reading and interpreting standard plans, maps, and instructions.
• Arithmetic Calculations: Making accurate arithmetic calculations.
• Landscaped Areas: Maintaining a variety of landscaped areas.
• Irrigation Systems: Principles and standard practices of trades as they apply to parks construction and maintenance such as basic painting, plumbing, concrete and carpentry methods, tools, and techniques.
• Installation, Maintenance, and Repair: Methods and techniques of planting, transplanting, cultivating, pruning, and maintaining a variety of lawns, ground cover, plants, shrubs, hedges, and trees.
• Soil Preparation and Enrichment: Soil preparation and enrichment.
• Basic Installation, Maintenance, and Repair: Basic installation, maintenance, and repair of irrigation systems.
• Communication: Communicating effectively in oral and written forms.
• Dealing with Individuals: Techniques for dealing with a variety of individuals from various socio-economic, ethnic, and cultural backgrounds, in person and over the telephone.
• Office Practices: Office practices, methods, computer equipment, and basic computer applications.
• Tools and Equipment: Safely using and maintaining hand and power tools related to the work.
• Mathematics: Making accurate arithmetic calculations.
• Landscaped Areas: Maintaining a variety of landscaped areas.
• Plant and Insect Pests: Recognizing common plant and insect pests.
• Reading and Interpreting Plans: Reading and interpreting standard plans, maps, and instructions.
• Arithmetic Calculations: Making accurate arithmetic calculations.
• Landscaped Areas: Maintaining a variety of landscaped areas.
• Irrigation Systems: Principles and standard practices of trades as they apply to parks construction and maintenance such as basic painting, plumbing, concrete and carpentry methods, tools, and techniques.
• Installation, Maintenance, and Repair: Methods and techniques of planting, transplanting, cultivating, pruning, and maintaining a variety of lawns, ground cover, plants, shrubs, hedges, and trees.
• Soil Preparation and Enrichment: Soil preparation and enrichment.
• Basic Installation, Maintenance, and Repair: Basic installation, maintenance, and repair of irrigation systems.
• Communication: Communicating effectively in oral and written forms.
• Dealing with Individuals: Techniques for dealing with a variety of individuals from various socio-economic, ethnic, and cultural backgrounds, in person and over the telephone.
• Office Practices: Office practices, methods, computer equipment, and basic computer applications.
• Tools and Equipment: Safely using and maintaining hand and power tools related to the work.
• Mathematics: Making accurate arithmetic calculations.
• Landscaped Areas: Maintaining a variety of landscaped areas.
• Plant and Insect Pests: Recognizing common plant and insect pests.
• Reading and Interpreting Plans: Reading and interpreting standard plans, maps, and instructions.
• Arithmetic Calculations: Making accurate arithmetic calculations.
• Landscaped Areas: Maintaining a variety of landscaped areas.
• Irrigation Systems: Principles and standard practices of trades as they apply to parks construction and maintenance such as basic painting, plumbing, concrete and carpentry methods, tools, and techniques.
• Installation, Maintenance, and Repair: Methods and techniques of planting, transplanting, cultivating, pruning, and maintaining a variety of lawns, ground cover, plants, shrubs, hedges, and trees.
• Soil Preparation and Enrichment: Soil preparation and enrichment.
• Basic Installation, Maintenance, and Repair: Basic installation, maintenance, and repair of irrigation systems.
• Communication: Communicating effectively in oral and written forms.
• Dealing with Individuals: Techniques for dealing with a variety of individuals from various socio-economic, ethnic, and cultural backgrounds, in person and over the telephone.
• Office Practices: Office practices, methods, computer equipment, and basic computer applications.
• Tools and Equipment: Safely using and maintaining hand and power tools related to the work.
• Mathematics: Making accurate arithmetic calculations.
• Landscaped Areas: Maintaining a variety of landscaped areas.
• Plant and Insect Pests: Recognizing common plant and insect pests.
• Reading and Interpreting Plans: Reading and interpreting standard plans, maps, and instructions.
• Arithmetic Calculations: Making accurate arithmetic calculations.
• Landscaped Areas: Maintaining a variety of landscaped areas.
• Irrigation Systems: Principles and standard practices of trades as they apply to parks construction and maintenance such as basic painting, plumbing, concrete and carpentry methods, tools, and techniques.
• Installation, Maintenance, and Repair: Methods and techniques of planting, transplanting, cultivating, pruning, and maintaining a variety of lawns, ground cover, plants, shrubs, hedges, and trees.
• Soil Preparation and Enrichment: Soil preparation and enrichment.
• Basic Installation, Maintenance, and Repair: Basic installation, maintenance, and repair of irrigation systems.
• Communication: Communicating effectively in oral and written forms.
• Dealing with Individuals: Techniques