Salary : $31,824.00 Annually
Location : Lubbock, TX
Job Type: Part-Time
Job Number: PT766-5221
Department: Parks Department
Division: 5221 - Park Maintenance
Opening Date: 06/08/2024
Closing Date: 6/28/2024 5:00 PM Central
Summary

Keep grounds of City parks and other recreational areas cleaned and maintained. Repair buildings, facilities, and equipment.
Essential Functions

• Construct forms, pour, and finish concrete in the construction of various structures including sidewalks, walls, and curbs.
• Drive and service trucks, dump trucks, tractors, and mowers.
• Install and maintain sprinkler systems, perform routine plumbing and carpentry work, and operate hole digger.
• Mow and edge grass; plant, fertilize, and water trees, flowers, and grass; and clean park grounds by picking up trash.
• Perform preventive maintenance on vehicles and equipment.
• Perform related duties as required.
• Position may require working on weekends, holidays, and weekends of tournaments.

Qualifications

Completion of a high school diploma or the equivalent with an additional one year of experience in grounds keeping or maintenance work; or any combination of relevant education and experience that provides the following:
Valid TX Driver's License preferred
Physical Exam Required
Position may require working on weekends, holidays, and weekends of tournaments.
Knowledge and Abilities

Knowledge of:

• The tools, equipment, materials, and methods used in park maintenance.
• The methods involved in routine plumbing, carpentry, and concrete construction work.
• The methods involved in construction of turf areas.

Ability to:

• Read, write, and comprehend daily instructions.
• Perform basic plumbing, carpentry, painting, and gardening tasks.
• Operate heavy equipment skillfully and safely.
• Perform maintenance and service work on trucks and heavy equipment.
• Make field repairs.
• Understand and follow oral and written instructions.

Physical Requirements:

• Continuously stand and walk during the shift.
• Occasionally climb ladders, stairs, poles, scaffolding, and other inclined surfaces.
• Frequently bend and kneel.
• Continuously lift and carry up to 25 pounds.
• Frequently lift and carry up to 50 pounds.
• Occasionally lift and carry up to 100 pounds.
• Occasionally push and pull objects.
• Occasionally flex upper trunk forward at the waist and partially at the knees.
• Occasionally rotate upper trunk to the right or left while sitting or standing.
• Frequently reach above, at, or below shoulder height.
• Coordinate eye, hand and foot movement in order to operate a vehicle.

Part-time employees who have at least six (6) months continuous employment may be paid for all holidays except the Veterans Day floating holiday. Part-time employees are not eligible for the Veteran's Day floating holiday because City offices are not closed on that day. The number of hours granted these employees as holiday pay is based on the average number of hours normally worked in a day.
The City designates the eleven (11) following dates as holidays to be observed with pay:
New Year's Day - January 1
Martin Luther King Day - Third Monday in January
Good Friday - Friday before Easter
Memorial Day - Last Monday in May
Independence Day - July 4
Labor Day - First Monday of September
Veterans Day - November 11 (Floating Holiday)
Thanksgiving Day - Fourth Thursday in November
Friday after Thanksgiving (Fourth Friday in November)
Christmas Eve - December 24
Christmas Day - December 25
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Do you have an additional one year of experience in grounds keeping or maintenance work?

• Yes
• No

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