Maintenance Worker​/Senior Maintenance Worker - Parks, Recreation, and Culture

Maintenance Worker/Senior Maintenance Worker – Parks, Recreation, and Culture

County of Volusia is seeking a Maintenance Worker/Senior Maintenance Worker for the Parks, Recreation & Culture Division. The position is located at Barkley Square Park in DeLand, FL and involves limited semi‑skilled manual labor, including cleaning brush from park grounds and roadside, blowing and sweeping walkways, removing refuse and paper from grounds, cutting and trimming lawns, bushes and trees, and cleaning and sanitizing restrooms, pavilions and park facilities.

The preferred candidate, having met the minimum requirements, will have at least one (1) year of experience in park maintenance, operating commercial lawn maintenance equipment, and facility maintenance experience.

• Operates chainsaws and brush cutters in ditch maintenance, right‑of‑way clearing, and grounds keeping, commercial mowers and landscape equipment.
• Operates vehicle‑mounted and portable spray equipment.
• Assists with application, storage, mixing and loading of herbicides and insecticides; sprays surface water problems for mosquito larvae control; sprays herbicides for control of aquatic and ditch bank weeds.
• Assists in performing field maintenance and service work on equipment; also assists in shop maintenance in a laboring capacity under supervision.
• Operates equipment such as blowers, sweepers, commercial mowers, lawnmowers, edgers, pressure washers, etc.
• Clears brush from roadside and ditches, sweeps walkways, removes refuse and paper from grounds, cuts, trims, waters, and fertilizes lawns and bushes.
• Loads and unloads heavy materials from trucks and vans; moves and assists with moving furniture, equipment, and/or large and bulky objects.
• Maintains mosquito‑control ditches with hand tools including shovels and rakes.
• Assists with storage, mixing and loading of herbicides and insecticides.
• Performs scheduled housekeeping duties throughout the facility and area grounds; may be required to move furniture.
• Performs minor repairs under close supervision, such as changing lights and unblocking toilets.
• Washes and cleans vehicles and equipment as required.
• Keeps restrooms and locker rooms supplied with necessary paper, soap, and towels.
• Cleans and sanitizes park restrooms and shower areas.
• Picks up and delivers parts and supplies as directed.
• Adheres to federal, state, county, and local ordinances.
• Responds to emergency situations.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

• Performs work of a Park Maintenance Worker.
• Operates commercial power mowers, chainsaws, circular saws, reciprocating saws, brush cutter, edger, clippers, power washers, ATVs, litter vacuum, and other equipment used in landscaping, park and roadside maintenance, and right‑of‑way cleaning.
• May operate and maintain a Freon removal machine.
• Operates various types of equipment including trucks, tractors, skid steers, forklifts, dump trucks, etc.
• May assist equipment operators in laying out work and in maintenance of machines.
• Assists repair technicians and journeymen in duties; assists in performing field maintenance and service work on equipment operated.
• Assists with application, storage, mixing and loading of herbicides and insecticides.
• Assists trades and project workers in brick laying, pipe laying, painting, carpentry, plumbing, electrical work, roofing and other construction tasks.
• May perform work such as venue set‑up for meetings, classroom training, theater, presentations, or banquets; sets up audio/visual equipment and operates the same, if necessary; connects sound equipment and sets appropriate volume levels; connects and operates lighting systems and sets dimmer systems to complement client events; installs event‑specific equipment such as basketball courts and goals, dance floor, staging, risers, ice rink, hockey goals and glass, lighting trusses, etc.
• Reads and utilizes event work orders and floor plans to set up/take down events.
• May serve as a lead worker on a small work crew.
• Attends work on a regular and consistent basis.
• Responds to emergency situations.
• May be assigned to other locations based upon operational need.
• Performs other…