Park Maintenance Worker

Position: Park Maintenance Worker I
** Job Posting

Title:

** Park Maintenance Worker I
** Department:
** Parks, Recreation, and Open Space
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* Location:

** 415 SILVER AVE SW
** Pay:
** Probationary Rate: $18.31  After Probation: $18.68
** Close Date:
** October 3, 2026

Employees at Bernalillo County enjoy the ability to team up with each other to build a high quality of life for our county residents, communities, and businesses. In addition to being an organization with a strong focus on work-life balance, building a culture of flexibility, learning, and belonging the County offers many benefits. Employees of Bernalillo County enjoy many thoughtful rewards such as, but not limited to generous leave accruals;

career development opportunities; remote & flex-work options as appropriate; longevity pay; education assistance program; health benefits; lucrative retirement; and so much more.

The Park Maintenance Worker I (U) assists and performs maintenance of parks, open space facilities, and other maintained public areas with mowing, trimming, planting, fertilizing, spraying, digging, raking, irrigation maintenance and installation, etc. Acquired skills and experience necessary through training with advanced workers. Performs custodial and general maintenance services by keeping assigned areas clean, orderly, safe, and secure with established standards and adjusting individual assignments.

Uses various types of power-driven machines and cleaning materials. Performs general maintenance to include minor repairs and preventive maintenance. Perform a variety of tasks in weed and litter control at designated County facilities.
** DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
*** Cares for established park grounds; performs a variety of tasks, which may include any combination of the following: mowing, trimming, watering, fertilizing, digging, sprinkler repair, fence repair, maintaining existing landscapes, painting, planting, pruning, weeding, aerating, trash removal and general upkeep of lawns and grounds
* Assists in the groundwork of soil preparation, soil leveling, seeding, sod installation and weed control.
* Loads and unloads equipment and supplies, cleans, and cares for basic tools and equipment.
* Assists trade workers with and general facility maintenance.
* Delivers and assembles tents, outdoor bleachers, stands and tables for special events.
* Assists other park maintenance crews with thinning and chipping of trees, shrubs, flower beds and weeding.
* Learns and is able to demonstrate working with and/or mixing of pesticides, herbicides, fungicides and/or insecticides and applying them through sprays under the direction of the qualifying party.
* Learns and is able to demonstrate the operation and performance of daily maintenance of a variety of ground maintenance equipment, vehicles, trailers, power driven tools and equipment utilized in the performance of duties.
* May be required to drive work trucks to and from work sites after successful completion of Bernalillo County’s defensive driving course.
* Adherence to safe work practices and procedures in adherence with appropriate regulations and standards.
* Completion of weekly work sheets and preventive and corrective action work orders assigned by supervisor.
* Follows standard operating procedures for the department.
* Performs other job-related duties as required or assigned by the supervisor.
*** The above information is intended to outline the general nature and scope of the duties required for this position. It is not an exhaustive list and may vary depending on specific job assignments and responsibilities.**
* ** MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
*** High School diploma or GED.
* One (1) year experience in the area of ground-keeping and landscaping.
*** Any equivalent combination of related education and/or…