Parks and Facilities Aide

The City of Healdsburg is searching for 2 part-time Parks and Facilities Aides to join the Community Services Department! The Parks and Facilities Aide position is responsible for providing general maintenance and custodial services for park and recreation facilities, including weeding, ball field maintenance, restroom clean-up, turf maintenance, emptying trash containers, and basic recordkeeping.

This role offers flexible hours, typically ranging from 15 to 20 hours per week, with variability based on seasonal demands. Hours are typically early morning to day shift, Monday through Thursday. Presence at public functions during the evening and on weekends may be required occasionally.

Parks and Facilities Aides earn a salary range of $17.24 - $21.64 per hour. This a non-benefited, part-time position, up to 20 hours/week, no more than 1000 hours per fiscal year.

Applications will be reviewed biweekly. Interviews may be scheduled at any time until the positions have been filled. This recruitment may be closed at any time, without notice. Prompt application is encouraged.

The Parks and Facilities Aide will work under general supervision, provide general care and maintenance of Parks, Recreation Facilities and Landscape and Turf areas and perform related work as assigned.

For special events, incumbents in this classification must be willing to work off hours, weekends, evenings and holidays. Work may require climbing ladders and carrying and lifting tools, equipment and materials whose weight may exceed 50 pounds and work in an outdoor environment subject to heat and cold while exerting physical effort. Request for accommodations will be assessed on a case by case basis.

• Assist in general maintenance and cleaning of parks, recreation buildings and facilities
• Raking, weeding, mowing and performing miscellaneous park maintenance repair work
• Provide presence at public functions to prevent property damage to Parks and Recreation buildings and facilities
• Perform set-up and take down tasks for events
• Sweep and mop floors, clean restrooms, empty trash containers, and general clean-up duties
• Notify appropriate staff of the need for major repairs
• Maintain basic record of work performed
• Inventory equipment

• Methods, materials and equipment used in janitorial and grounds maintenance work; and safe work practices

• Perform heavy manual labor
• Operate effectively and safely a variety of tools and equipment
• Perform simple grounds maintenance tasks
• Follow oral and written directions and work from simple sketches and diagrams
• Work independently in the absence of supervision
• Work cooperatively and courteously with the public.

• Must posses and maintain a valid California drivers license during the course of employment

• Equivalent to graduation from high school.
• One year experience in custodial and or park maintenance is preferred.

For special events incumbents in this classification must be willing to work off hours, weekends, evenings and holidays. Work may require climbing ladders and carrying and lifting tools, equipment and materials whose weight may exceed 50 pounds and work in an outdoor environment subject to heat and cold while exerting physical effort. Request for accommodations will be assessed on a case by case basis.

Parks and Facilities Aides working with youth must be certified free from communicable tuberculosis according to California State Law and provide the City of Healdsburg proof of examination within the past two years. Proof of recertification is required on a four-year cycle.

Candidates who have successfully completed all prior phases of the selection process will be subject to fingerprinting and a background investigation prior to employment. Failure to comply with the background will result in the candidate not being considered further for that vacancy. Additional requirements, such as successful completion of a physical exam, drug screen, etc., may apply, depending on the duties and responsibilities of the position.

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