Park Attendant

The Town of Palm Beach boasts a world-class, dynamic Recreation Department dedicated to creating high-quality community spaces and maintaining pristine public assets. The premier network includes the award-winning Town of Palm Beach Par 3 Golf Course, the bustling Morton and Barbara Mandel Recreation Center (featuring a state-of-the-art fitness center, athletic fieldhouse, café, and multi-purpose rooms), as well as pristine clay tennis courts, playground, and welcoming lawns of Seaview Park.

The Town also offers an 84 slip superyacht marina. The department seeks a forward-thinking team player to assist the team at Phipps Ocean Park after a historic $31 million renovation. Through a landmark partnership with the Preservation Foundation of Palm Beach, this 18-acre oceanfront jewel is undergoing transformation into a self-sustaining botanical oasis. The progressive overhaul features a 22-foot-high protective oceanfront dune system, two miles of scenic curving trails, playground, the oldest schoolhouse in Southeast Florida, and the installation of over 80,000 native plants cultivated to create an organic, chemically pesticide-free master ecosystem.

The Park Attendant is responsible for helping protect this major capital investment and assisting with municipal operations that keep this modern environmental landmark safe, spotless, and functional.

Under the direct supervision of the Park Operations Coordinator, performs specialized working functions and skilled work in the daily operation, maintenance, public safety, and contract coordination of Phipps Ocean Park. The Attendant acts as the ‘eyes and ears of the park,’ serving as an on-site municipal point of contact for the Town, assisting with daily logistics and collaborating closely with the Preservation Foundation of Palm Beach and the contracted landscape maintenance vendor to ensure the integrity of the park's native ecosystems and high-traffic amenities.

Additionally, the Attendant serves as a key public ambassador, monitoring park activity and visitor behavior, addressing violations of park rules, and proactively responding to operational or public concerns.

• Park Operations:
  Performs a variety of daily park maintenance and operational duties under the direction of the Park Operations Coordinator to ensure park facilities, grounds, and amenities are maintained in a safe, clean, and aesthetically pleasing condition. Performs daily opening and closing procedures, including unlocking and securing park gates, buildings, restrooms, and other facilities.
• Public Relations & Guest Services:
  Interacts daily with residents, visitors, and the general public in a professional and courteous manner; answers questions, provides directions and information, and assists in resolving routine concerns. Refers complex issues or complaints to the Park Operations Coordinator or appropriate Town personnel as appropriate.
• Rules Enforcement & Compliance:
  Monitors park activities to promote public safety and compliance with Town ordinances and park rules. Politely educates visitors on park regulations and reports violations, unpermitted activities, or safety concerns to the Park Operations Coordinator or appropriate Town personnel. Assists law enforcement or code enforcement personnel as needed.
• Incident Response & Problem Solving:
  Responds to routine operational issues within the park, including reporting maintenance deficiencies, safety hazards, medical emergencies, wildlife concerns, or other incidents. Takes appropriate action within the scope of the position and promptly informs the Park Operations Coordinator of significant issues.
• Reporting & Coordination: assists in maintaining maintenance records and reports operational concerns, equipment needs, safety issues and completed work to the Park Operations Coordinator to support efficient park operations.
• Inter-Agency
  
  Collaboration:
  
  Assists the Park Operations Coordinator in coordinating with the Preservation Foundation of Palm Beach during educational programs, special events, volunteer activities, and other park-related initiatives.
• Contract Support & Facility Maintenance:
  Serves as the Town’s on-site representative in monitoring the work of landscape maintenance and restroom cleaning contractors by observing completed work and reporting deficiencies. Performs light restroom cleaning and servicing between scheduled vendor visits as needed.
• Infrastructure & Pathway Maintenance:
  Performs maintenance of all nature, pedestrian, sand, and ADA…