Seasonal Parks Maintenance Technician Parks & Recreation Division - Frederick

Non-exempt; full-time work through the summer; 40 hours per week; anticipated schedule is Monday – Friday; 6:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.; plus Saturday/Sunday morning hours every other weekend; approximately May – late October 2026; early season & late season hours may be less than 40 per week; no benefits

This position will perform routine manual work consisting of a wide variety of parks maintenance and custodial tasks for the Division of Parks and Recreation. Supervision is received from a Park Maintenance Supervisor and/or Parks Maintenance Leader.

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• Mowing grass
• Litter pick-up and trash removal
• Park shelter clean-up
• Planting
• General grounds maintenance
• Weeding
• Raking
• Perform other related duties as assigned

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The essential duties do not cover all duties that may be assigned. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The qualifications/requirements, knowledge/skills/abilities and physical requirements or working conditions described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

• Minimum 16 years of age at time of hire
• Possession of a valid automobile operator's license (for age 17 years and older) with the ability to obtain and maintain a Frederick County Employee Driving Permit

• Ability to operate and care for assigned tools and equipment in a safe and effective manner
• Effective spoken and written (English) communication skills, including the ability to accurately complete inventory forms and other paperwork

• Age 17 years and older for vehicle operation duties
• Previous grounds maintenance work experience

• While working in this position, the employee is required to constantly walk, and lift up to 20 pounds; frequently sit, lift between 20 - 50 pounds, push up to and over 40 pounds, pull up to and over 40 pounds and reach; occasionally climb, stoop, perform repetitive motions and drive; and rarely crawl and lift over 50 pounds.
• While working in this position, the employee is required to constantly work in a dirty, dusty and noisy environment, and near machinery; frequently work outdoors, walk on uneven ground and is required to wear protective equipment; occasionally work indoors, work in hot temperatures above 100 degrees and cold temperatures below 32 degrees, work in confined spaces and at heights, and near chemicals or fumes;
  
  and rarely has potential exposure to infectious diseases.
• Physical requirements include the ability to perform physically demanding work for extended periods of time; use various types of hand tools and grounds maintenance equipment (string trimmer, edger, shovel/pick/mattock, tractor/hand lawn mower, etc.); and lift and/or move plantings and various pieces of equipment.

• Available for other varied days and hours as assigned, including weekends and holidays
• Persons under 18 years of age must obtain a work permit before being placed in this job classification

This description reflects management's assignment of essential duties; it does not proscribe or restrict the tasks that may be assigned.