Siesta Key Beach Attendant - R20454

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Do you enjoy working outdoors and have a love for Sarasota County's award-winning beaches? Siesta Beach is currently recruiting for an entry-level Attendant; whether you're setting up for events, cleaning up the landscape, or helping to keep Siesta one of the top beaches in America - step outside and join our high-performing team. This position starts out paying $17.34/hr with plenty of room for both growth and development and benefits starting within 60 days of hire.

Apply today and see your direct impact on the Sarasota County community!

The purpose of this role is to provide maintenance duties for all public areas including
beaches, athletic areas, parks, natural areas, neighborhood parks, and other county facilities. This includes working on maintenance projects and various record-keeping duties. Examples of job responsibilities can be found below:

• Clean and help maintain beaches, picnic areas, parking lots, playgrounds, and open areas in County parks, restroom facilities, and buildings.
• Clean, plant, fertilize, irrigate, mow, trim, and maintain grounds and play areas for beaches & natural areas.
• Cut, trim, water and fertilize general turf, trees, and bushes.
• Remove refuse and paper from grounds and buildings.
• Work on maintenance projects, set up and dismantle tables, chairs, and decorations associated with special functions and room/facility utilization.
• Operate heavy equipment, light automotive equipment, UTV’s, light landscape equipment, and hand tools.
• Keep operating records, and complete material requests, service requests, and work orders.
• Keep a schedule for maintenance work orders in assigned area(s).
• Perform daily safety checks and repairs as needed

• Full-Time, 40 hours per week.
• First Shift: 6:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
• Weekends are required. You will know your schedule in advance and can plan around it.
• Work schedules may vary due to split shifts, rotations, and/or emergencies.

• High School Diploma or its equivalent.
• Valid Florida Driver's License at time of hire.

• Experience with small tools and lightweight maintenance equipment.

Subject to Passing Substance Screening: This position is subject to passing a pre-employment substance screening. An applicant who fails to pass a required drug screening test shall be disqualified from employment in any class for a period of five (5) years.

Physical Demands: Employees must occasionally lift and/or move more than 50 lbs, using a handling device (dolly, cart, etc.) or by working with another team member to lift/move excessive poundage of 50(+) lbs.

Starting Pay: $17.34/hr (Step 01)