Worker I (Part-Time) (Multiple Positions)

Distinguishing Features of Work

• Mowing, trimming and other duties related to turf care.
• Trash pick around athletic fields, parks and ROW.
• Loads and unloads stone, gravel, dirt, timber, leaves, and similar items.
• Assists skilled and semiskilled workers in varied park maintenance, golf maintenance and other repair activities.
• Shovels snow and breaks ice from streets and walks and loads snow on trucks or piles it in designated places.
• Waters lawns, trims shrubs and trees, spades, rakes, and otherwise prepares ground and assists in related ground maintenance work.
• Waters, spreads fertilizer, and cares for flowers, shrubs and trees as directed.

Examples of Work Performed

Mowing, trimming and other duties related to turf care.

Trash pick around athletic fields, parks and ROW.

Loads and unloads stone, gravel, dirt, timber, leaves, and similar items.

Assists skilled and semiskilled workers in varied park maintenance, golf maintenance and other repair activities.

Shovels snow and breaks ice from streets and walks and loads snow on trucks or piles it in designated places.

Waters lawns, trims shrubs and trees, spades, rakes, and otherwise prepares ground and assists in related ground maintenance work.

Waters, spreads fertilizer, and cares for flowers, shrubs and trees as directed.

Requirements of Work

• Ability to acquire within a reasonable period of time, knowledge of the procedures, tools, equipment and materials used in maintenance work.
• Ability to follow simple oral or written instructions.
• Ability to work outdoors when inclement weather conditions exist.
• Ability to shovel, snow, sand, gravel, to or from dump truck bed.
• Ability to safely operate mowing tractor over rough terrain for several hours at a time.
• Ability to tolerate airborne nuisances associated with open grounds and windy conditions.
• Ability to lift and carry bulky items weighing up to 50 pounds.
• Ability to be continuously performing tasks that require one to push, pull, climb (ladders and in and out of vehicular equipment), bend, twist, reach, stand, and walk about (up to a half mile at a time) for most of an eight hour shift.
• Ability to communicate effectively.