Seasonal Worker for Parks Department

General Summary

Performs a variety of unskilled or semi-skilled manual labor to maintain City parks, properties and facilities.

The City of Lafayette Parks Department incentivizes seasonal employees to provide exceptional customer service, consistently work all scheduled hours and refer qualified candidates for seasonal openings.

• Parks seasonal staff members will receive a monthly bonus of $150 as an incentive for reliability and commitment if they work all scheduled shifts on any given month.
• Parks seasonal staff members will receive a bonus of $200 by referring a qualified candidate for any seasonal position within our division if we hire that candidate.

Scheduled hours are defined as any work hours that a staff member is scheduled by their supervisor to work. Exceptions to hours worked are:

• A supervisor sends an employee home due to inclement weather, the employee will still be bonus eligible.
• A supervisor sends an employee home due to a workplace injury the employee will still be bonus eligible.
• An employee uses accrued sick leave will still be bonus eligible.
• Employees who take unplanned days off or vacations in any given month will not be bonus eligible for that month.

All approved bonuses will be paid on the first pay period of the following month. (For example, an employee qualifies for the referral bonus in May their bonus will be on first paycheck issued in June.)

Please note that all seasonal employee bonuses must be approved by the Parks Superintendent. The terms and conditions of our bonus program are subject to change at any time without prior notice. We reserve the right to modify, suspend, or cancel any aspect of the bonus program, including but not limited to eligibility criteria, bonus amounts, and payout methods, at our discretion. By participating in the bonus program, you acknowledge and agree to these potential changes.

Essential Functions

• Maintain a variety of outdoor grounds consisting of parks, city facilities, streetscapes & cemeteries.
• Prepare and maintain athletic fields for organized sports and public use.
• Maintain public facilities for the City; cleaning, securing, and monitoring equipment, making repairs; assisting with minor plumbing, carpentry and basic repair.
• Operate a variety of equipment to maintain buildings and grounds such as light vehicles, heavy equipment, and turf mowers.
• Load and unload chemical fertilizers, trash, equipment, etc., necessary to complete assignments.
• Perform related work as required and assigned.

Typical Qualifications

KNOWLEDGE: Basic knowledge of horticulture, planting, cultivating, pruning, and general care for plants, trees, shrubs, and flowers; application of pesticides, fertilizers, maintenance of grounds keeping equipment; requires a basic knowledge of safety practices and procedures.
SKILL: Skill in the use of a variety of hand tools and light to medium equipment.
ABILITY: Ability to perform a variety of semi-skilled maintenance tasks; willingness to perform tasks outdoors in a variety of climate conditions; to perform physical tasks required of assignments; to understand and carry out oral and written assignments; to establish and maintain effective working relationships with superiors, other employees, and the public.
TRAINING: High School diploma or equivalent.
EXPERIENCE: One-year basic grounds care and maintenance such as mowing, trimming, trash cleanup and removal, planting, weeding, and pruning preferred.

Special Requirements

• Must be at least 18 years of age.

• Possession of valid Colorado class "R" driver's license with a safe driving record.