(Seasonal) Grounds Maintenance Worker

General Statement of Duties

Work activities in this position primarily involve the maintenance of park grounds.

Essential Duties

• Plants and cares for trees, shrubs, and turf areas
• Empties trash barrels
• Cleans picnic areas, restrooms, and roadsides
• Picks up litter using a prod, by hand, or machine
• Operates push mower and weed whip to maintain lawn areas
• Operates golf cart and utility vehicles
• Operates 1 ton dump truck for park maintenance
• Operates irrigation system where applicable
• Operates light riding mower to maintain lawns

Minimum Qualifications

• Ability to use hand tools and power tools
• Ability to work in all weather conditions
• Ability to operate push/power driven mowers and other turf equipment
• Ability to work varied hours depending upon park demands
• Ability to traverse sandy, marshy or wooded areas with even or uneven terrain
• Ability to load, unload and move materials between work locations
• Ability to get along with co-workers, supervisors, and park visitors
• Ability to distinguish letters and symbols
• Ability to perform essential functions

General Qualifications

• Ability to understand and carry out oral and written instructions
• Ability to apply knowledge of materials, tools, practices and methods of grounds maintenance
• Ability to apply knowledge of turf maintenance & tree planting and care

Physical Demands

• Routine walking, sitting, talking and hearing
• Routine use of hands to handle, feel or operate objects, tools, or controls; and reach with hands and arms
• Routine lifting and/or moving up to 100 pounds
• Close vision, color vision and ability to adjust focus
• Routine exposure to heat, wet and/or humid conditions, chemicals, animals, foliage and vegetation, etc.

Work Environment

• Routine working in outside weather conditions