What are the responsibilities and job description for the Parks and Facilities Aide position at City of Healdsburg?
Are you someone who enjoys working outdoors, takes pride in a strong work ethic, and pays attention to detail?
The Healdsburg Parks Division is looking for two motivated individuals to join their team as part-time Parks and Facilities Aides!
As a vital part of the Community Services team, Parks and Facilities Aides help maintain the beauty and functionality of our public spaces. Responsibilities include general upkeep of parks and recreation areas—such as weeding, turf and ball field maintenance, restroom cleaning, trash removal, and basic recordkeeping.
Parks and Facilities Aides earn a salary range of $16.65 - $21.64 per hour. This a non-benefited, part-time position, up to 20 hours/week, no more than 1000 hours per fiscal year.
About the Parks and Facilities Aide Position
The Parks and Facilities Aide will work under general supervision, provide general care and maintenance of Parks, Recreation Facilities and Landscape and Turf areas and perform related work as assigned.
For special events, incumbents in this classification must be willing to work off hours, weekends, evenings and holidays. Work may require climbing ladders and carrying and lifting tools, equipment and materials whose weight may exceed 50 pounds and work in an outdoor environment subject to heat and cold while exerting physical effort. Request for accommodations will be assessed on a case by case basis.
- Assist in general maintenance and cleaning of parks, recreation buildings and facilities
- Raking, weeding, mowing and performing miscellaneous park maintenance repair work
- Provide presence at public functions to prevent property damage to Parks and Recreation buildings and facilities
- Perform set-up and take down tasks for events
- Sweep and mop floors, clean restrooms, empty trash containers, and general clean-up duties
- Notify appropriate staff of the need for major repairs
- Maintain basic record of work performed
- Inventory equipment
Knowledge of:
- Methods, materials and equipment used in janitorial and grounds maintenance work; and safe work practices
- Perform heavy manual labor
- Operate effectively and safely a variety of tools and equipment
- Perform simple grounds maintenance tasks
- Follow oral and written directions and work from simple sketches and diagrams
- Work independently in the absence of supervision
- Work cooperatively and courteously with the public.
- Must posses and maintain a valid California drivers license during the course of employment
- Equivalent to graduation from high school.
- One year experience in custodial and or park maintenance is preferred.
Parks and Facilities Aides working with youth must be certified free from communicable tuberculosis according to California State Law and provide the City of Healdsburg proof of examination within the past two years. Proof of recertification is required on a four-year cycle.
HOW TO APPLY:
Applicants must submit a clear, concise, completed online City Application along with any required supplemental application materials with the Human Resources Department by the filing deadline. If you do not submit your on-line application by the filing deadline, you will not be considered for this position. Please note, applications may be rejected if incomplete. All applicants will be reviewed and only those candidates determined to be most qualified on the basis of experience, training and education, as submitted, will be invited to participate further in the selection process. Resumes, CVs and cover letters may not be reviewed as part of the application screening process, unless the application specifically requests supporting materials.
HELPFUL TIPS WHEN APPLYING:
- Your application information and your responses to the supplemental questions are evaluated and taken into consideration throughout the entire selection process.
- List all employers and positions held within the last ten (10) years in the work history section of your application. Be as thorough as possible when responding to the supplemental questions.
- You may include history beyond ten (10) years if related to the position for which you are applying. If you held multiple positions with one (1) employer, list out each position separately.
- Failure to follow these instructions may impact your competitiveness in this process or may result in disqualification.
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER:
The City of Healdsburg values diversity and is dedicated to creating an inclusive workplace environment that is representative of the community. The City is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and strives to build balanced teams without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, ancestry, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state and/or local law. We aim to create a workplace that celebrates and embraces and diversity of our employees where all aspects of employment are based on merit, competence, performance, and business need.
The City does not discriminate on the basis of disability in employment. Requests for reasonable accommodations needed to participate in the recruitment process may be made by contacting Human Resources within five (5) business days of being noticed that an event requiring accommodation is occurring. You may also contact the Human Resources Department at (707) 431-3322.
Salary : $34,632 - $45,011
