Parks Technician II - Horticulture

The Park Services Division is a branch of the Parks, Recreation and Senior Services Department where employees are proactive, self driven and ambassadors to the community. The Park Services - Horticulture team strives to perform tasks in a professional and positive manner. Employees take pride in maintaining over 85 parks spread throughout our beautiful community and are shown appreciation for their hard work with various events within their departments and family invited events throughout the year. Come join our team!

This position includes a great compensation package that is highlighted below.

• Performs maintenance on flower beds, shrub beds and turf areas including diagnosing and treating disease and pests.
• Assists Irrigation staff in determining proper water needs and scheduling.
• Assists Forestry staff in pruning of small caliper trees in the Urban Forest.
• Tracks and records all chemical use in Pesticide Log book.
• Maintains small tools and equipment that pertain to the position.
• Prepares and plants annual and perennial flower beds. Organizes, prioritizes daily task for self and seasonal employees.
• Trains seasonal employees in proper maintenance practice of all types of plant material and proper pesticide application methods.
• Prepares, develops, and maintains park areas which may include grass and weed mowing and trimming; tree and flower bed planting, watering, and maintenance; aeration; weed eradication; sprinkler irrigation; picking up trash; and snow removal.
• Assists in set-up for special events.
• Assists in the operation of snow equipment during inclement weather, and is available for snow control duties after hours and on weekends.
• Required to work special events on holidays, weekends, and outside normally scheduled working hours.
• Assists in inspections of contractor work, trash removal, painting, and equipment maintenance and operation.
• Supervises seasonal maintenance crew and assists supervisor in preparation of performance appraisals; may recommend appropriate disciplinary action.
• Assists supervisor in training of seasonal maintenance crew.
• May act as a troubleshooter to resolve problems within a particular area of assignment.

• Maintains a variety of records relating to maintenance, construction, and inspection of parks and facilities. Prepares requests for new equipment, materials, and supplies. Responds to complaints from the public regarding parks and facility conditions. Ensure that problems are corrected in a timely and effective manner. Completes reports and inventory as required.
• Operates construction and maintenance equipment such as pick-up trucks, dump trucks, tractors, water trailers, riding mowers, hand mowers, front-loaders, backhoes, box scrapers, tillers, aerators, snow blowers, sprayers, spreaders, weed trimmers, pruning tools, trenchers, grinders, and hand tools.
• Provides back-up coverage in the operation of snowplows during inclement weather. Ensures the proper maintenance of equipment and tools by cleaning and checking equipment and tools after use.

• Performs routine inspection and preventive maintenance on assigned equipment and refers defects or needed repairs to appropriate division.

Education:

• High school graduation or GED equivalent.

• Currently holds, or can obtain a license in pesticide application from the department of Agriculture.

Experience:

• 1 year experience required in parks maintenance
• 1 year experience preferred in supervision of seasonal labor, volunteers, or part time position

Years of related experience may be substituted for required education, however education cannot be substituted for the necessary work experience. Candidates must meet the minimum required years of work experience.

NECESSARY SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: -

New hires must, as a condition of employment, pass the following pre-offer and post-offer/hire processes: in-person or virtual interviews, reference checks, and background checks, which may include local police check and sex-offender registry. If this position is required to drive a CCOB vehicle a DMV check will be required.