What are the responsibilities and job description for the Parks Maintenance III - Seasonal position at City of South Lake Tahoe, CA?
Description
If you enjoy working outdoors independently and have a love for parks, please apply to be a part of our park maintenance team as a Seasonal Parks Maintenance Worker. Our seasonal staff assist in keeping our parks well-maintained and beautiful throughout our busiest months of the year. As a seasonal worker, you will acquire the skills necessary to routinely maintain a wide variety of park assets, while spending your days in some of the finest parks in the region. The primary responsibilities of our Seasonal Parks Maintenance Workers are to independently travel from park-to-park in a City vehicle to service restrooms and remove trash during the weekends and on holidays. You will also work with our full-time park staff during assigned weekdays to assist with the endless list of park beautification projects.
Summary Description
Under general supervision of assigned supervisory or management staff, provides a wide variety of journey skilled tasks in the care, cleaning, maintenance, construction, and repair of assigned facilities and equipment.; performs the full range of required operation and maintenance duties, including operation of heavy equipment throughout the City. Maintenance Technicians may be assigned to specific functional areas (streets, parks, facilities, airport) but may be reassigned to any of the sections at any time for business or career development reasons. May exercise functional and technical supervision over lower level maintenance staff during specific project assignments.
Identifying characteristics
Maintenance Technician III performs complex maintenance and operations tasks requiring specific knowledge, training, and/or certifications. Incumbents work with some level of independence to perform assigned maintenance and construction work. Specific duties may vary depending upon the section to which work is assigned.
Examples of Duties
Summary Description
- Cleans and maintains restrooms; stocks restrooms with necessary supplies.
- Performs various basic maintenance tasks related to right-of-ways and parking lots.
- Assists in the set-up and removal of equipment and facilities needed for special events.
- Maintains cleanliness of public areas including restrooms, playgrounds, dog park, picnic areas, parking lot and surrounding areas.
- Performs maintenance and repair activities of City parks to ensure safe and efficient access for the public, including park facilities and buildings, sports fields, open spaces, recreation trails, landscapes, playgrounds and weed abatement.
- Performs turf maintenance duties, including watering, mowing, weeding, trimming, aerating, renovating, and fertilizing turf.
- Performs shrub and flower bed maintenance, including planting, watering, fertilizing.
- Trims and prunes bushes, trees, and shrubs to provide clearance of sidewalks and signs.
- Removes fallen trees, stumps, fallen limbs, and related debris resulting from storm damage and general conditions.
- Maintains playground equipment, picnic tables, barbecue pits, and related parks equipment and facilities; installs and repairs playground equipment, fences, trail fences, and related parks equipment and facilities.
- Rakes leaves and clears debris from walks, fields, and other facilities; picks up trash.
- Operates a variety of light, medium, and heavy equipment related to the construction, maintenance, and repair of City parks and related facilities.
- Operates a variety of hand and power tools and equipment related to work assignment as instructed.
- Observes safe work methods and makes appropriate use of related safety equipment as required.
- Maintains public facilities, shop and garage areas, storage sites, and other work areas in a clean and orderly condition, including securing equipment at the close of the workday.
- Maintains accurate logs and records of work performed and materials and equipment used.
- Maintains attendance and punctuality that is observant of scheduled hours on a regular basis.
- Performs related duties as assigned.
Typical Qualifications
Experience:
No experience required.
Education:
A valid class C driver's license. Class B is preferred.
Must possess mobility to work in the field; strength, stamina, and mobility to perform medium to heavy physical work, to work in confined spaces and around machines, to climb and descend ladders, to operate varied hand and power tools and construction equipment, and to operate a motor vehicle and visit various City sites; vision to read printed materials and a computer screen; and hearing and speech to communicate in person and over the telephone or radio.
The job involves fieldwork requiring frequent walking in operational areas. Finger dexterity is needed to operate above-mentioned tools and equipment. Positions in this classification bend, stoop, kneel, reach and climb to perform work and inspect work sites. Employees must possess the ability to lift, carry, push and pull materials and objects weighing up to 100 pounds, or heavier weights with assistance and/or with the use of proper equipment.
Employees work in the field and are exposed to loud noise levels, cold and hot temperatures, inclement weather conditions, road hazards, vibration, confining workspace, chemicals, mechanical and/or electrical hazards, and hazardous physical substances and fumes.
Employees may interact with upset staff and/or public and private representatives, and contractors in interpreting and enforcing departmental policies and procedures.
Supplemental Information
The conditions herein are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions.
Environment:Indoor work to perform record keeping and computer tasks; outdoor work in all types of weather including extreme heat and humidity, cold and rain and snow; work in and around heavy traffic conditions and very loud noise of construction equipment; continuous exposure to moving mechanical parts, electrical shock, and vibration from equipment and tools; occasional exposure to hazardous materials and substances including chemicals, blood borne pathogens, and animal bites; positions may require working at heights above the ground, work below ground, and/or in confined spaces.
Physical: Incumbents in this class must be in good physical condition and able to exert physical strength for prolonged periods of time. Due to the physical nature of this position, the majority of tasks performed by incumbents involve a combination of two or more simultaneous physical operations requiring but not limited to the following:
CONTINUOUS: sitting, standing, walking, climbing, stooping, kneeling, reaching, handling, fingering, and hearing; lifting and carrying of tools and equipment weighing up to 75 lbs.; pushing/pulling of tools and equipment up to 25 lbs.
FREQUENT: balancing, crouching and talking; pushing/pulling of tools and equipment weighing up to 50 lbs.
OCCASIONAL: crawling, smelling; lifting, carrying, pushing/pulling of tools and equipment weighing up to 100 lbs.; lifting and carrying tools and equipment weighing over 100 lbs. with assistance.
Vision: See in the normal visual range with or without correction; vision sufficient to see work orders and service requests, field conditions, equipment dials and gauges; operate vehicles and equipment; monitor telephone traffic conditions and mix chemicals.
Hearing: Hear in the normal audio range with or without correction; ability to monitor sounds for traffic control and equipment malfunction; hear back-up alarms on trucks and other equipment, telephone and radio transmissions, and calls for assistance from others.
Speaking: Communicate in English in person, by phone and radio to communicate with both the public and co-workers.
FLSA Designation: Non-Exempt
Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Employer
The City of South Lake Tahoe is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer. All employment actions shall be administered regardless of race, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, age, physical or mental disability or medical condition, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, genetic information, marital status, pregnancy, political affiliation, veterans’ status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law.
