Playground & Fence Maintenance Tech - Seasonal

🚀 Awesome Summer Job Alert! 🚀

Looking for a fun, active, and rewarding way to spend your summer? Join the Highlands Ranch Metro District as a Playground & Fence Maintenance Tech!

🔧 What You’ll Do:
 Spend your days outdoors in the sunshine, helping to maintain playgrounds, parks, trails, and open spaces that make Highlands Ranch such an amazing place to live and play. No boring desk job here—just hands-on work, fresh air, and a great team to back you up!

🌿 Who We Are:
We’re the crew behind the stunning parks, scenic trails, and historic Highlands Ranch Mansion. We help create awesome outdoor spaces for the community and need energetic, reliable, and team-oriented people like YOU to make it happen.

💥 Why Join Us?
✅ Work outside in a fun, supportive environment
✅ Gain valuable skills & build your resume
✅ Be part of a team that makes a real impact
✅ Get paid to stay active!

📌 Must be 18 and ready to work hard & have fun! Pre-employment screening includes a background check and motor vehicle record check.

Don’t miss out—apply today and make this summer unforgettable! ☀️💪

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Complies with established safety policies, procedures, and guidelines to ensure the safety of self, co-workers, community residents, and visitors.
• Always wear appropriate safety equipment including protective headwear, eye and ear protection, safety shoes, gloves, respirators, and breathing apparatus.
• Performs playground maintenance daily.
• Performs required maintenance to district owned fences.
• Assists with weekly inspections and repairs of building facilities and playgrounds.
• Performs removal of all types of graffiti throughout the Parks and Open Space system.
• Helps with the general repairs of Metro buildings, Parks Facility buildings and all other tasks or projects assigned to the Facilities Section
• Assists in setting up and taking down equipment from various parks, recreation programs, and community events.

DESIRED MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Must be a minimum of 18 years of age.

Preferred Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Basic knowledge of common hand tools and power tools.
• Work independently and complete daily activities according to work schedule. 
• Lift heavy objects, walk and stand for long periods of time, and perform strenuous physical labor under adverse field conditions.
• Communicate verbally and in writing. 
• Use equipment and tools properly and safely. 
• Understand, follow, and transmit written and verbal instructions. 
• Establish effective working relationships with employees, supervisors, and the public.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

Valid Driver's License and an acceptable motor vehicle record.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED

Works under the general supervision of the Facilities Supervisor and full-time staff.

TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT USED

Will be trained on the safe use of hand and power tools and small powered equipment necessary to job functions. Will be expected to drive a district vehicle.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to reach with hands and arms. The employee frequently is required to stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle, feel or operate objects, tools, or controls. The employee is frequently required to sit, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; talk or hear; and smell.

The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and sometimes lift and/or move more than 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works in outside weather conditions and near moving mechanical parts. The employee frequently works in high, precarious places, and may be exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, fumes, or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, and vibration. The employee may occasionally be exposed to the risk of electrical shock.

WORK SCHEDULE

Generally, this position works between 6:30 a.m. and 3:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. Work schedules will vary depending on weather conditions, projects, events, and programs. Opportunities for overtime and weekend work may be available. Regular and predictable attendance is an essential function of the job.

SELECTION GUIDELINES

Formal application and interview. Pre-employment screening includes background check and motor vehicle record check.

The duties listed above are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related or a logical assignment to the position.

The job description does not constitute an employment agreement between the employer and employee and is subject to change by the employer as the needs of the employer and requirements of the job change.

APPLICATION INFORMATION

Applications are accepted for at least two weeks or until the position is filled. 

Submit applications at highlandsranch.org/apply or if viewing this posting from our career center, click "Apply" below.