Seasonal Park Assistant

Overview

Seasonal Park Assistant (Multiple Openings) — Job  —

Location:

Oregon City, Oregon — Full Time, Seasonal

• Provide excellent customer service, perform landscaping, janitorial, and other tasks in order to protect, maintain, operate and repair County parks lands and facilities, and be a positive presence in the parks.
• Typical tasks may include: provides customer service to park patrons; assesses and resolves complaints; assists volunteer park hosts as necessary; provides assistance during emergencies; prepares park for special events; assists in traffic control, parking and setup.
• Collects and accounts for fees in park day use and campground areas; enforces user fee compliance; processes computerized campsite reservations; ensures parks close at scheduled times and may close park as necessary.
• Informs and educates park users on county ordinances and regulations pertaining to the use of county parks; maintains park safety and health standards; ensures safety compliance.
• Under direction of a Ranger, performs tasks associated with ongoing seasonal park operations and maintenance requirements.
• Maintains park operation and maintenance logs and daily activity reports.
• Under supervision of a Ranger, performs a wide variety of skilled and semi-skilled tasks in the construction, maintenance and repair of parks, park facilities, marine facilities and other public areas.
• Operates, repairs and maintains a variety of machines, hand and power tools and equipment used to build, repair and replace park improvements and infrastructure; performs campground and day use area cleaning and maintenance and repair such as mowing lawns, clearing roads and trails.
• Clean and maintain park facilities, gutters, fire pits/grills; load and deliver firewood; clean and restock restrooms, remove refuse and recycling; maintain plants and cultivate trees, shrubs and lawn.
• Monitors park for safety and fire hazards.

Position requires frequent standing, walking, squatting, bending, kneeling, twisting, and repetitive forward and overhead reaching. Occasional duties may require ability to lift/carry up to 100 lbs. and push objects weighing up to 90 lbs. Duties involve exposure to inclement weather, noise, dust, chemicals, fumes and continuous work around moving machinery.

Full-time positions work up to 40 hours during a work week. A limited number of part-time positions are available. Part-time positions work up to 20 hours during a work week. Seasonal Park Assistant positions are included in the County's alternate workweek program, working the scheduled hours over a four (4) day workweek with three (3) consecutive days off. Most shifts will include evenings, weekends and holidays.

Shifts will be assigned based on the County Parks business needs. Typical shifts are:

• Morning Shift: 7:00 AM - 5:30 PM
• Mid-day Shift: 10:30 AM - 9:00 PM
• Evening Shift: 12:00 PM - 10:30 PM

Please Note: This position is designated as on-site/in-person. It is expected that the selected candidate will perform duties at the specified on-site work location.

Required Minimum Qualifications/ Transferrable Skills:

• Must be at least 18 years of age at the time of hire

Preferred Special Qualifications/ Transferrable Skills:

• Customer service experience
• Prior Park & Recreation experience
• Current CPR/ First Aid Certification
• Basic computer and software skills
• Bookkeeping experience
• Basic carpentry, plumbing, landscaping and small equipment maintenance skills

* For Veterans qualified for Veteran's Preference:
If you believe you have skills that would transfer well to this position and/or special qualifications that relate to this position, please list those skills and/or qualifications in the open-ended question at the end of the application and explain how those skills and/or qualifications relate to this position.

• Pre-employment requirements: must pass post-offer, pre-employment drug test; must pass a criminal history check; must pass a post-offer physical assessment; driving is required for County business and you must possess a valid driver’s license with an acceptable driving…