What are the responsibilities and job description for the Park Custodian (Seasonal) position at City of Medford, OR?
Help keep Medford's parks clean, safe, and enjoyable this season!
Are you someone who takes pride in hands-on work and enjoys being out in the community? The City of Medford is hiring a seasonal Park Custodian to help maintain our restrooms, park buildings, and public spaces. This is a great opportunity to work outdoors, stay active, and make a visible difference in the places people gather and enjoy. If you're dependable, detail-oriented, and ready to roll up your sleeves, we want to hear from you!
Required Education And Experience
Included Benefits
High Standards -Â Effective performers establish and model standards that guarantee exceptional quality and necessary attention to detail. They continually seek to improve processes and products and hold staff accountable for quality. They find best practices, share them, and then improve upon them.
Customer Orientation- Effective performers attend to customers in a timely manner. They view the organization through the eyes of the customer and go out of their way to anticipate and meet customer needs. They continually seek information and understanding regarding market trends.
Initiative -Â Effective performers are proactive and act without being prompted. They don't wait to be told what to do or when to do it. They see a need, take responsibility, and act on it. They make things happen.
Integrity- Effective performers think and act ethically and honestly. They apply ethical standards of behavior to daily work activities. They take responsibility for their actions and foster a work environment where integrity is rewarded.
Team Player- Effective performers are team oriented. They identify with the larger organizational team and their role within it. They share resources, respond to requests from other parts of the organization, and support larger legitimate organizational agendas as more important than local or personal goals.
Work Environment & Physical Demands:Â
Work environment involves some exposure to hazards or physical risks, which require following basic safety precautions.
Are you someone who takes pride in hands-on work and enjoys being out in the community? The City of Medford is hiring a seasonal Park Custodian to help maintain our restrooms, park buildings, and public spaces. This is a great opportunity to work outdoors, stay active, and make a visible difference in the places people gather and enjoy. If you're dependable, detail-oriented, and ready to roll up your sleeves, we want to hear from you!
Required Education And Experience
- Must be 18 years of age or older.
- Graduation from high school or GED equivalent; and
- Six (6) months or more experience as a custodian with an industrial, janitorial firm, or commercial business and thorough knowledge of custodial materials and methods.
- Ability to meet the physical requirements of the position.
- Possession of a valid driver's license by date of hire. New employees establishing resident status in the State of Oregon must obtain an Oregon driver's license within 30 days (ORS 807.020 (1)).Â
- Ability to maintain an acceptable driving record throughout employment.
- Successful completion of a background investigation to the satisfaction of the City.
- 8 hours daily, Tuesday - Saturday, 2:00 pm - 10:30 pm
Included Benefits
- Paid sick leave - one (1) hour accrued for every 30 hours worked.
- Access to the City's fully equipped fitness center 24/7
- Safely drives City vehicle to various work locations.
- Cleans, sanitizes, and disinfects park restrooms fixtures, floors, and walls.
- Coordinates with management on restroom custodial stock orders.
- Sweeps, mops (wet and dry), and refinishes/paints restroom floors.
- Dusts and polishes fixtures and equipment.Â
- Washes/cleans windows, mirrors, walls restroom partitions, urinals, and toilets.Â
- Mitigates and cleans graffiti vandalism on restroom walls, doors, and partitions or other areas as assigned within the park system.
- Repaint interior and exterior of park restrooms as needed throughout the season.Â
- Empties and cleans waste receptacles.
- Disposes of collected waste and other materials.
- Adheres to safety practices and standards when performing all duties.
- Scope of assigned area will depend on departmental and/or citywide operational structure and is at the discretion of the Supervisor.
- Performs a variety of minor routine building maintenance tasks; identifies and reports building maintenance needs in assigned buildings and facilities.Â
- Upholds the values of the organization and has strong customer service orientation.
- Handles job stress and interact effectively with others in the workplace.
- Foster an environment that embraces diversity, integrity, trust, and respect.
- Is an integral team player, which involves flexibility, cooperation, and communication.
- Performs other related projects and duties as assigned.
- Demonstrates regular, reliable, and punctual attendance.
High Standards -Â Effective performers establish and model standards that guarantee exceptional quality and necessary attention to detail. They continually seek to improve processes and products and hold staff accountable for quality. They find best practices, share them, and then improve upon them.
Customer Orientation- Effective performers attend to customers in a timely manner. They view the organization through the eyes of the customer and go out of their way to anticipate and meet customer needs. They continually seek information and understanding regarding market trends.
Initiative -Â Effective performers are proactive and act without being prompted. They don't wait to be told what to do or when to do it. They see a need, take responsibility, and act on it. They make things happen.
Integrity- Effective performers think and act ethically and honestly. They apply ethical standards of behavior to daily work activities. They take responsibility for their actions and foster a work environment where integrity is rewarded.
Team Player- Effective performers are team oriented. They identify with the larger organizational team and their role within it. They share resources, respond to requests from other parts of the organization, and support larger legitimate organizational agendas as more important than local or personal goals.
Work Environment & Physical Demands:Â
Work environment involves some exposure to hazards or physical risks, which require following basic safety precautions.
- To perform this job successfully, the employee must be able to complete considerable physical activity. Requires heavy physical work; heavy lifting, pushing, or pulling required of objects up to 50 pounds. Physical work is a primary part (more than 70%) of job.
- Occasionally walks up and down multiple levels of steps and building levels while carrying supplies.
- Work may involve moderate exposure to unusual elements, such as extreme temperatures, dirt, dust, fumes, smoke, unpleasant odors, and/or loud noises.
- It is important your application shows all the relevant experience you possess.
- Applications may be rejected if incomplete.
- Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of an online application; an application will be considered incomplete with a "see resume" response. Â
- Please complete the application and answer the supplemental questions thoroughly to ensure our subject matter experts can appropriately evaluate your experience as we compare applicants.
- Applications are only accepted online and must be received by the posted closing date/time.
- Selection procedures and timelines subject to change. Â
- Those selected must be able to provide proof of legal right to work in this country.Â
- Criminal history background investigation
- Favorable driving record Â
- Clear drug screen following federal law
- Professional reference check
- If you have questions about the job posting, please contact the Human Resources department at (541) 774-2014. Â
- For technical assistance completing your online application, please contact Government Jobs at (855) 524-5627.
Salary : $20 - $22
