Green Space Technician

Green Space Technician I

City of Rawlins

Under general supervision of the Assistant Green Spaces Superintendent, performs work in maintaining parks and similar facilities in the City; supervises seasonal crew during spring/summer/fall.

Essential functions, as defined under the Americans with Disabilities Act, may include any of the following representative duties, knowledge, and skills. This is not a comprehensive listing of all functions and duties performed by incumbents of this class; employees may be assigned duties which are not listed below; reasonable accommodations will be made as required. The job description does not constitute an employment agreement and is subject to change at any time by the employer.

Essential duties and responsibilities may include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Performs operations in maintaining parks, green belts, cemetery and similar facilities including mowing and caring for grass;
• Maintains landscaping and irrigation;
• Operation, maintenance and repair of courts, playgrounds, shelters, trails, turf and grounds;
• Cleaning and maintenance of restrooms and buildings in the parks and similar facilities, including minor plumbing and electrical work;
• Prepares parks for special events such as Music in the Park, reunions and other events;
• Gathers and removes trash;
• Performs some tree trimming, paints facilities, installs and maintains fences;
• Performs carpentry work for signs and benches;
• Performs routine maintenance and servicing of motorized equipment;
• Assists at the cemetery with internment, snow removal and tree removal;
• Assist other departments as needed with snow removal;
• Performs other duties as assigned.

High School diploma, or equivalent. Must possess valid driver license.

Communication — Ability to communicate effectively in oral and written form.

Confidentiality — Ability to maintain confidentiality.

Customer Service — Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with supervisor, employees, staff, and representatives of other agencies and the public in a courteous manner.

Technical Understanding — Knowledge of techniques and practices in parks operation and maintenance. Knowledge of turf care, plantings, and irrigation. Knowledge of safety practices in maintenance work. Ability to perform routine mathematical processes. Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with other employees, officials and the park users.

Green Spaces Technician I will work primarily in outside environmental conditions.

The essential functions require sustained periods of sitting and standing. The job requires the ability to stand, walk, sit, ride, climb, bend, kneel, crawl, twist, reach, grasp, push, pull and perform similar body movements, with the necessity to carry and lift objects weighing up to fifty (50) pounds. Hand/eye/foot coordination adequate to operate light and medium equipment, tools and a vehicle.

Ability to talk and hear in person and by telephone and a two-way radio, ability to hear malfunctions of equipment. Ability to see and read instructions, hazardous warnings, manuals, gauges, regulations and figures on a computer screen.

• Entry level

• Full-time

• Engineering and Information Technology
• Civil Engineering