What are the responsibilities and job description for the Park Services Worker position at City of Beverly Hills, CA?
Job Summary
Please note, this recruitment will close after 30 applications are received or on Friday, February 21, 2025 at 5:00PM, whichever occurs first. Interested applicants are encouraged to apply immediately.
Who We Are
The City of Beverly Hills has a long-standing reputation for providing superior customer service to residents, businesses, and visitors. This characteristic, combined with outstanding staff in all departments, has been a hallmark of success for this high performance organization. The municipal government (approximately 1,080 full-time and part-time employees) provides the highest quality safety services, recreational, municipal services, and physical environment.
What We Do
The Public Works Department provides a variety of services related to the development, construction, inspection, improvement, and maintenance of the City's infrastructure. This infrastructure includes traffic lights, sidewalks, streetlights, and roadways. In addition, Public Works runs the following enterprise operations: Water, Solid Waste, Wastewater, Stormwater, and Parking Operations.
What We're Looking For
The City of Beverly Hills is seeking qualified candidates for the position of Park Services Worker. The incumbent of this position will be working in the Parks Maintenance Division of the Public Works Department. Individuals in this role perform a variety of semi-skilled and skilled gardening, building, landscaping and turf maintenance duties. Park Services Workers are also responsible for repairing the grounds areas as well as operating a variety of grounds equipment. The ideal candidate will have previous professional experience working in landscaping, groundskeeping or park maintenance.
Selection Process
All applicants must submit clear, concise and complete information regarding their qualifications for the position, including detailed responses to all supplemental questions. Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of the application or supplemental application materials.
The selection process may consist of the following components:
- Supplemental Questionnaire
- Online virtual multiple-choice exam
- Virtual oral exam / panel interview
Benefits
This position is represented by the Municipal Employer's Association and is covered by the negotiated terms and conditions of that Association's Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), a copy of which is located at www.beverlyhills.org/mou.
Conviction History
As a finalist for a job, you will be fingerprinted, and your fingerprints will be sent to the California Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). The resulting report of your conviction history (if any) will be used to determine whether the nature of your conviction (or arrest, in limited circumstances) conflicts with the specific duties and responsibilities of the job for which you are a finalist. Having a conviction history does not automatically preclude you from a job with the City. If you are selected as a finalist, you will be contacted to schedule a fingerprinting appointment.
Conclusion
Verification: Applicants may be required to submit verification of qualifying education and experience at any point during the recruitment and selection process. Note: Falsifying one's education, training, or work experience or attempted deception on the application may result in disqualification for this and future job opportunities with the City of Beverly Hills.
Disaster Service Workers: All City of Beverly Hills employees are designated Disaster Service Workers through state and local law (California Government Code Section 3100-3109). Employment with the City requires the affirmation of a loyalty oath to this effect. Employees are required to complete all Disaster Service Worker-related training as assigned, and to return to work as ordered in the event of an emergency
Major Duties
- Maintains planting, grounds, recreation areas and medians for conformance to City standard.
- Waters, weeds, trims, seeds, renovates and fertilizes turf, shrubs, tress and flower beds for conformance to City standards.
- Rakes leaves, cleans walk, fields, courts and other facilities and loads trimmings into trucks for conformance to City standards.
- Spades and otherwise prepares ground around plants and shrub, including mixing and applying fertilizers, insecticides and herbicides.
- Performs general grounds cleaning.
- Maintains and prepares athletic fields.
- Drives vehicles used to transport materials, tools and equipment as required.
- Assists in moving and installing park and recreational equipment.
- Operates the mowing equipment, tractors, trenchers and a variety of hand and power tools used in park and landscape maintenance work.
- Performs related duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications
- Completion of high school or equivalent and one year of experience.
- Possession of a valid California driver's license.
- Must possess valid First Aid and CPR certificates or obtain within 60 days of hire.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
Knowledge of:
- Safe work practices.
- Basic instruction and repair.
- Plant and turf pests and diseases and methods for control and eradication.
- Proper and effective use of grounds maintenance tools, equipment and materials.
- Performing grounds maintenance work.
- Operating a full range of light and heavy equipment utilized in landscape maintenance work.
- Mixing and applying herbicides.
- Performing heavy manual labor.
- Working effectively with others.
The City offers a generous benefits package including CalPERS retirement benefits, medical, dental, vision and more.
To see detailed information about our Muncipal Employees Association benefits, please review the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU).
455 North Rexford Dr.
3rd Floor
Beverly Hills, California, 90210
Salary : $58,536 - $72,515
