Park Maintenance Worker I​/II​/III

Overview

Join our team as a skilled Park Maintenance Worker and help maintain and beautify community spaces. The City of La Mesa is filling one vacant Park Maintenance Worker I/II/III position in the Public Works Department. The vacancy will be filled as either level I, II, or III depending on qualifications.

Future Scheduled Salary Increases: 5.0% increase effective July 1, 2026; 5.0% increase effective July 1, 2027.

The Park Maintenance Worker position will perform a variety of semi-skilled and skilled grounds, gardening and turf maintenance duties involved in the development, maintenance, and repair of landscaped areas, parks, playgrounds, and public facilities; to operate a variety of park maintenance equipment; and to participate in the beautification of parks, playgrounds, and public facilities.

• Perform a variety of semi-skilled and skilled grounds, gardening and turf maintenance duties involved in the development, maintenance, and repair of landscaped areas, parks, playgrounds, and public facilities.
• Perform routine maintenance duties such as mowing and edging grass, operating a weed eater, blowing leaves on sidewalks and parking lots, removing and trimming shrubbery, raking leaves and debris, and removing graffiti/vandalism.
• Perform a variety of duties in the maintenance and repair of irrigation systems; adjust and maintain timers and controllers; repair sprinkler heads and lines; locate and repair water breaks; refer problems to higher level park maintenance staff as required.
• Plant, water and maintain landscaped areas consisting of turf, bushes, trees, flowers, and shrubs; trim and prune bushes, trees and shrubs; water, mow, weed, renovate, and fertilize lawns.
• Identify turf, shrub, and tree diseases, parasites and other problems.
• Perform maintenance and repairs on various equipment including playground equipment, picnic tables, gates, fences, and tree stakes.
• Assist in moving and installing park and recreation equipment such as bleachers, backstops, and playground equipment.
• Perform routine maintenance and repair activities for park facilities; clean restrooms and stock materials and supplies; assist in building repairs including carpentry, painting and plumbing repairs.
• Perform general grounds cleaning; clean and maintain assigned areas; pick up and discard trash and litter.
• Respond to public inquiries in a courteous manner; provide information within the area of assignment; resolve complaints in an efficient and timely manner.
• Operate and maintain a variety of landscaping equipment including sprayers, edgers, blowers, hedge trimmers, weed eaters and related equipment.
• Operate a variety of hand and small power tools and equipment such as push mowers, riding mowers, shovels, rakes, chainsaws, and other equipment in support of parks maintenance and repair operations.
• Maintain records of time spent performing various maintenance functions; provide assistance in preparing records and files.
• As assigned, perform grounds maintenance chemical application duties; store, mix and spray herbicides, fungicides, and pesticides; ensure proper application of all materials; ensure equipment is operating properly; perform all duties in compliance with City and other mandated health and safety rules and regulations.
• Drive vehicles used to transport materials, tools, and equipment as required.
• Assist and train less experienced personnel.
• May be assigned a variety of duties to assist in street, sewer, and other public works maintenance and repair projects.
• Prepare ground for concrete or asphalt work; assist with concrete work as necessary.
• May lead a small group of workers on an assigned project; ensure that safe procedures are followed; provide direction to resolve unanticipated problems, in the absence of the Supervisor.
• Perform related duties as required.

For detailed job responsibilities about each classification, please visit Park Maintenance Worker I, Park Maintenance Worker II, and Park Maintenance Worker III.

Any combination of education and experience that would likely provide the required knowledge and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the knowledge and…