What are the responsibilities and job description for the Parks Maintenance position at Douglas, County of (MN)?
JOB
JOB TITLE: Parks Maintenance DEPT: Public Works STATUS: Full-Time; 40 hrs/week STARTING SALARY: The current starting salary for this position is $51,084.80 annually ($24.56 hourly). Receive anniversary step increases for earning potential of $65,312.00 annually ($31.40 hourly). In addition, receive annual cost-of-living adjustments (COLA) per the current Collective Bargaining Agreement. Benefits - We also offer low-cost health insurance plan options. Douglas County contributes to a Health Savings Account and a (PERA) pension plan. Become vested in as little as 3 years of employment for lifetime benefits upon retirement! Douglas County is also a qualified Employer for the Public Sector Loan Forgiveness Program.Life Insurance – as a County employee you will be covered by $40,000 of life insurance at no expense. Supplemental coverage is available for you, your spouse, and your dependents.The official holidays for Douglas County are: *New Year’s Day *Martin Luther King Jr Day *Presidents’ Day *Memorial Day *Fourth of July *Veterans’ Day *Thanksgiving Day *Day after Thanksgiving (in place of Columbus Day) *Christmas Day *Juneteenth *Labor Day *Personal Holiday *When Christmas Eve falls on a work day, the County offices will close at noon. When a holiday falls on a Saturday the preceding Friday shall be declared a holiday. If it falls on a Sunday it will be given on Monday. Vacations: Employees will accrue vacation according to the following schedule: 0 - 5 years - 10 working days.6 -10 years - 15 working days.11 - 15 years - 20 working days.16 - 20 years - 25 working days.Over 20 years - 30 working days.JOB OBJECTIVES: To provide clean, safe, and well-maintained public spaces for the enjoyment of Douglas County residents and visitors.
EXAMPLE OF DUTIES
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: The duties listed are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed. The omission of those specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related or a logical assignment to the position. Parkland maintenance including physical labor, use of vehicles, hand tools, equipment, and powered machinery related to landscaping. Perform general construction, plumbing, landscaping, electrical, and concrete work to maintain park facilities, bathroom facilities, indoor rental facility, outdoor picnic shelters, swimming beaches, bathhouses, mowed hiking/running trails, which turn into snow-groomed cross-country ski trails, sledding hills, and winter snow removal from parking lots and park roads.Maintain county building yards as requested including fertilization, chemical application, aeration, landscaping, and mowing. Remove snow from sidewalks of Public Works facilities.Mow highway right-of-way near bridges, underpasses, and retaining walls.Patch pavement, brush, and mow along Central Lakes Trail.Assist Highway Maintenance Division as backup snow plow driver and general summer labor (roadway patching, tree removal from right-of-way, painting).Preventive Maintenance and General repair work on 3 mowers, a tractor, and a ski groomer.Parks research and job-related training. Park planning assistance. Tax forfeited assistance. Complies with all rules and policies in order to maintain a safe work environment.Reliable, predictable attendance and punctuality. Other duties, as assigned or apparent. Access to Not Public DataThe incumbent may encounter not public data in the course of these duties. Any access to not public data should be strictly limited to accessing the data that are necessary to fulfill the employment responsibility. While data are being accessed, incumbent should take reasonable measures to ensure the not public data are not accessed by individuals without a work reason. Once the work reason to access the data is reasonably finished, incumbent must properly store the not public data according to the provisions Ch. 13.If a new work assignment requires access to not public data, the incumbent is permitted to access not public data for the work assignment purposes only. Any access to not public data must be strictly limited to the data necessary to complete the work assignment and after the assignment is completed, the employee's work assignment no longer requires access.
JOB TITLE: Parks Maintenance DEPT: Public Works STATUS: Full-Time; 40 hrs/week STARTING SALARY: The current starting salary for this position is $51,084.80 annually ($24.56 hourly). Receive anniversary step increases for earning potential of $65,312.00 annually ($31.40 hourly). In addition, receive annual cost-of-living adjustments (COLA) per the current Collective Bargaining Agreement. Benefits - We also offer low-cost health insurance plan options. Douglas County contributes to a Health Savings Account and a (PERA) pension plan. Become vested in as little as 3 years of employment for lifetime benefits upon retirement! Douglas County is also a qualified Employer for the Public Sector Loan Forgiveness Program.Life Insurance – as a County employee you will be covered by $40,000 of life insurance at no expense. Supplemental coverage is available for you, your spouse, and your dependents.The official holidays for Douglas County are: *New Year’s Day *Martin Luther King Jr Day *Presidents’ Day *Memorial Day *Fourth of July *Veterans’ Day *Thanksgiving Day *Day after Thanksgiving (in place of Columbus Day) *Christmas Day *Juneteenth *Labor Day *Personal Holiday *When Christmas Eve falls on a work day, the County offices will close at noon. When a holiday falls on a Saturday the preceding Friday shall be declared a holiday. If it falls on a Sunday it will be given on Monday. Vacations: Employees will accrue vacation according to the following schedule: 0 - 5 years - 10 working days.6 -10 years - 15 working days.11 - 15 years - 20 working days.16 - 20 years - 25 working days.Over 20 years - 30 working days.JOB OBJECTIVES: To provide clean, safe, and well-maintained public spaces for the enjoyment of Douglas County residents and visitors.
EXAMPLE OF DUTIES
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: The duties listed are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed. The omission of those specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related or a logical assignment to the position. Parkland maintenance including physical labor, use of vehicles, hand tools, equipment, and powered machinery related to landscaping. Perform general construction, plumbing, landscaping, electrical, and concrete work to maintain park facilities, bathroom facilities, indoor rental facility, outdoor picnic shelters, swimming beaches, bathhouses, mowed hiking/running trails, which turn into snow-groomed cross-country ski trails, sledding hills, and winter snow removal from parking lots and park roads.Maintain county building yards as requested including fertilization, chemical application, aeration, landscaping, and mowing. Remove snow from sidewalks of Public Works facilities.Mow highway right-of-way near bridges, underpasses, and retaining walls.Patch pavement, brush, and mow along Central Lakes Trail.Assist Highway Maintenance Division as backup snow plow driver and general summer labor (roadway patching, tree removal from right-of-way, painting).Preventive Maintenance and General repair work on 3 mowers, a tractor, and a ski groomer.Parks research and job-related training. Park planning assistance. Tax forfeited assistance. Complies with all rules and policies in order to maintain a safe work environment.Reliable, predictable attendance and punctuality. Other duties, as assigned or apparent. Access to Not Public DataThe incumbent may encounter not public data in the course of these duties. Any access to not public data should be strictly limited to accessing the data that are necessary to fulfill the employment responsibility. While data are being accessed, incumbent should take reasonable measures to ensure the not public data are not accessed by individuals without a work reason. Once the work reason to access the data is reasonably finished, incumbent must properly store the not public data according to the provisions Ch. 13.If a new work assignment requires access to not public data, the incumbent is permitted to access not public data for the work assignment purposes only. Any access to not public data must be strictly limited to the data necessary to complete the work assignment and after the assignment is completed, the employee's work assignment no longer requires access.
Salary : $51,085 - $65,312
