Park Custodian; Seasonal

Overview

Join the team that keeps Medford’s parks clean, safe, and ready for the community. This seasonal hands-on role supports full-time custodial staff with cleaning, stocking, and securing park restrooms and facilities across the City. Medford currently maintains 22 park restrooms that are cleaned, restocked, and locked nightly, and this position is key to that effort.

Working under the Custodial Lead, you’ll travel between park sites, assist with routine custodial work, light maintenance, graffiti cleanup, and help maintain welcoming public spaces in varying weather conditions. If you’re reliable, team-oriented, and take pride in quality work, we’d love to hear from you!

• Must be 18 years of age or older.
• Graduation from high school or GED equivalent; and
• Six (6) months or more experience as a custodian with an industrial, janitorial firm, or commercial business and thorough knowledge of custodial materials and methods.

• Saturday - Wednesday, 2:00 PM - 10:30 PM

The anticipated hiring range for the Park Custodian position is $20.70 (first step) to $21.74 or $22.82 (second or third step). The City of Medford determines starting pay based on an evaluation of relevant education, experience, and qualifications as provided by the applicant in their application materials, alongside others who perform work of comparable character consistent with the Oregon Equal Pay Act.

Six steps are included in this salary range, allowing opportunity for annual movement through the steps.

• Oregon Public Employee Retirement System (PERS) retirement contributions paid by employer for part-time, year-round positions.
• Paid sick leave - one (1) hour accrued for every 30 hours worked.
• Access to the City's fully equipped fitness center 24/7

• Safely drives City vehicle to various work locations.
• Cleans, sanitizes, and disinfects park restrooms fixtures, floors, and walls.
• Coordinates with management on restroom custodial stock orders.
• Sweeps, mops (wet and dry), and refinishes/paints restroom floors.
• Dusts and polishes fixtures and equipment.
• Washes/cleans windows, mirrors, walls restroom partitions, urinals, and toilets.
• Mitigates and cleans graffiti vandalism on restroom walls, doors, and partitions or other areas as assigned within the park system.
• Repaint interior and exterior of park restrooms as needed throughout the season.
• Empties and cleans waste receptacles.
• Disposes of collected waste and other materials.
• Adheres to safety practices and standards when performing all duties.

• Scope of assigned area will depend on departmental and/or citywide operational structure and is at the discretion of the Supervisor.
• Performs a variety of minor routine building maintenance tasks; identifies and reports building maintenance needs in assigned buildings and facilities.
• Upholds the values of the organization and has strong customer service orientation.
• Handles job stress and interact effectively with others in the workplace.
• Foster an environment that embraces diversity, integrity, trust, and respect.
• Is an integral team player, which involves flexibility, cooperation, and communication.
• Performs other related projects and duties as assigned.
• Demonstrates regular, reliable, and punctual attendance.

• High Standards - Effective performers establish and model standards that guarantee exceptional quality and necessary attention to detail. They continually seek to improve processes and products and hold staff accountable for quality. They find best practices, share them, and then improve upon them.
• Customer Orientation - Effective performers attend to customers in a timely manner. They view the organization through the eyes of the customer and go out of their way to anticipate and meet customer needs. They continually seek information and understanding regarding market trends.
• Initiative – Effective performers are proactive and act without being prompted. They see a need, take responsibility, and act on it. They make things happen.
• Integrity - Effective performers think and act ethically and honestly. They…