Parks Worker I​/II - Mow Crew

Parks Worker

Hiring Rate for NEW employees:
Parks Worker I
- Mow Crew $19.30 Parks Worker II
- Mow Crew $20.30 Works

Hours:

40 Hours per week Monday-Friday;
Weekends, Holidays and Overtime as required. Season:
March through end of October

Under specified supervision, performs a variety of maintenance duties including physical manual labor within the city's park system, including the city's golf course and clubhouse grounds. May assist with the coordination of the annual flower program, planting, and maintaining trees, Xeric garden, and other grounds maintenance duties as assigned. Positions in this class are flexibly staffed and are normally filled by advancement from levels I or, when filled from the outside, require previous and directly related experience.

Operates equipment such as tractors, trenchers, sod cutters, roto-tillers, skid steers, trucks, trailers, utility vehicles, small backhoes, loaders, aerators, wood chippers, flail and rotary mowers, a variety of riding mowers from 16 feet in width to 6 feet in width, walk-behind mowers, push mowers, string trimmers, backpack blowers and sprayers, edgers, bunker rakes, chain saws, pruning equipment, and various hand tools.

Assists with park maintenance tasks. Mows, weeds, trims, and removes grass clippings. Waters, aerates, renovates and fertilizes turf areas. Plants, waters, edges, prunes and removes trees, shrubs, bushes, and flowers. Clears snow and leaves from parks, rights-of-way, sidewalks, and sports fields and courts. Picks up trash and polices areas. Empties trash receptacles. Inspects, maintains, and repairs parks and mowing equipment and facilities.

Monitors belts, pulleys, filters, tire pressure and fluid levels, greases fittings, changes oil and filters, cleans and replaces air filters, changes and sharpens blades, and adjusts mowing deck heights when necessary. Cleans and fuels equipment. Sets up appropriate traffic control devices when working in the right-of-way. May maintain ball field infield, including hand raking, compacting worn areas, edging lips, cleaning dug outs and bleacher areas, scarifying and dragging infields, spreading infield conditioners and drying agents, installing home plates and base anchors, and wetting infields.

May assist with computerized irrigation systems. Assists in irrigation repair and hand watering as needed. Assists in all basic phases of golf course maintenance and related projects. Ensures bunkers are raked, tee markers are set, cups are properly cut, etc. Mows greens, tees, approaches, fairways, roughs, surrounds and native areas. Repairs ball marks on greens and hand fills divots with sand/seed mixture as needed.

Responsible for removal of trash on golf course and clubhouse grounds including parking lots and sidewalks. Plants and maintains sod, trees, shrubs, flowerbeds, and native plants. Sprays weeds, tree rings and fence lines with a backpack sprayer. Removes trash and debris from ponds as needed and seasonally installs and removes water aeration fountains in ponds. Coordinates the annual flower program, including design, purchasing, bed preparation, flower planting, maintenance of the beds, and removal of annual flowerbeds throughout the City.

Assists with maintenance and management of the City's urban forest and tree inventory. Assists with tree planting, watering, pruning, removal and other tree-related maintenance tasks. Assists with the maintenance of the Xeric garden, including irrigation repair, planting shrubs and perennials, mowing turf plots, edging turf plots, monitoring plant material for moisture, identifying and labeling plant material, maintaining signs, and other Xeric maintenance tasks.

Assists with various festival set up and tear down activities. May be required to be on 24-hour on-call status for snow removal and other emergencies. May be required to work overtime. May include weekend work. Provides accurate written reports of all daily activities. Performs other duties as assigned.

Education/

Experience:

Parks Worker I:
Must be at least 18 years old. No education or experience required. At least one season of experience working in a…