Grounds Maintenance Worker I

Under the direction of Parks Supervisor, this position is responsible for maintaining City grounds and parks and beautification efforts.

Pay Range: $15.00 - $17.00

Description of the roles and responsibilities. Including:

• Attending work as scheduled.
• Loading and unloading trucks with plant materials, tools, trimmings, and trash.
• Planting and maintenance of trees, shrubs, and flowers, including weeding, digging, watering, repotting, trimming, watering, and mulching.
• Maintaining lawns and grounds including mowing, edging, line trimming, and blowing.
• Applying insecticides, fertilizers, fungicides, and weed killer as needed.
• Checking and repairing irrigation systems, including pipe, time clocks, valves, and wiring.
• Removing and replacing sod.
• Maintaining beach accesses, including shoveling sand and removing debris such as dead fish, driftwood, tires, etc.
• Uses small hand and power tools, including mowers, edgers, weed eaters, weed diggers, shovels, rakes, brooms, blowers, pitchforks, hoses, chain saws, and power pruners.
• Sweeping restrooms, pavilions and other areas as required i.e. Kitty Stuart Park, Archibald Park, Johns Pass Park, and Village
• Other similar duties as assigned.

Marginal Functions:

• Cleaning interior and exterior of vehicles.
• Heavy equipment operation, including dump trucks, back hoes, tractors, utility trailers, sod-cutters and bob cats.

Qualifications and Education Requirements

• Valid State of Florida drivers license.
• High school graduate or GED.
• Demonstrated ability to perform job duties listed, either through related experience or specialized course work.
• Knowledge of plants and ability to identify.
• Skill in use of small hand and power tools, including mowers, edgers, weed eaters, weed diggers, shovels, rakes, brooms, blowers, pitchforks, hoses, chain saws and power pruners.
• Ability to work in adverse weather conditions.
• A working knowledge of safety precautions.
• Skill in the application of lawn maintenance chemicals, including herbicides, fungicides, insecticides and fertilizers.
• Ability to be licensed for pesticide application pursuant to Florida Statute.
• Able to work occasional overtime and civil defense recall if required.

The statements noted above are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed and are not to be construed as a comprehensive list of responsibilities, duties and skills required. These statements are subject to change at the discretion of the employer. All applications will become public record under Florida law.

NOTE: Reasonable accommodation will be made for otherwise qualified individuals with a disability.
Cover letters and resumes may be included but are not accepted in lieu of application form.
All applications will become public record under Florida law.

Any offer of employment is contingent upon satisfactory background check and physical for all positions in addition to drug testing for safety sensitive positions.

AA/EOE/DFWP