Temporary: (Parks Park & Facility Maintenance -II-III

Job Title

Temporary: (Parks) Park & Facility Maintenance I-II-III

Parks & Recreation (Temporary/Seasonal), Parks & Forestry

Assigned Supervisor

Approved: 01/05/2026
Job Code: PR (Parks)

Supervisor:
Dennis Arnold, Parks Superintendent

Location:

Oakdale Park Shop
Telephone:
Email: dennis.arnold

Age requirement: 17 years or older.

• Performs manual labor in the maintenance of facilities & outdoor spaces.
• Prepares & maintains parks, landscape beds, athletic fields, cemetery grounds, buildings, medians, & other public facilities.
• Maintains park grounds including turf, shrubbery, trees, watering, planting flowers, weed removal, painting, dirt work & related duties.
• Provides custodial services in public restrooms including cleaning & trash removal.
• Administers basic first aid as needed.
• Responds in emergency situations within scope of training.
• Performs other job‑related duties as assigned.

• Eighth grade graduate.
• CPR & First Aid certifications desired.

• Work in general grounds maintenance, including landscape maintenance, park maintenance or related work.
• Ability to perform work using non‑powered hand tools employed in park & facility maintenance.

Non-powered hand tools; hammers, wrenches, screwdrivers, shovels, rakes, hand‑held non-powered clippers & edgers, as assigned.

• Ability to follow instructions.
• Self‑starter and able to work productively.
• Excellent problem‑solving skills and good judgment.
• High standard of customer service.
• Positive & cooperative working relationships.
• Work indoors/outdoors in changing environmental conditions; able to work in temperatures often exceeding 90 °F.
• Good communication with patrons of various ages and backgrounds.
• Kindness to patrons and professional attitude at all times.
• Verbal & written communication skills.

• Seventeen‑year‑olds must possess a valid driver’s license to operate utility vehicles & golf carts on city property.
• Perform job tasks according to Salina Parks & Recreation safety program & weather alert procedures.
• Reliable transportation to‑and‑from work.
• Availability to work shifts.
• Attend required trainings & meetings.
• Review posted event calendars.
• Follow scheduling protocols and obtain weekly work schedule.
• Adhere to time & attendance guidelines and payroll requirements.
• Respond promptly to all communications regarding employment.
• Lift 10‑40 pounds frequently.

$12.73–14.73 /hr (DOQ)

Age requirement: 18 years or older.

• Fulfill duties of Park & Facility Maintenance I as needed.
• Supervise Maintenance I staff in the absence of the Parks Superintendent.
• Manual labor in care, minor construction & maintenance of facilities & outdoor spaces.
• Maintain parks, landscape beds, athletic fields, cemetery grounds, buildings, medians, & other public facilities.
• Maintain park grounds including turf, shrubbery, trees, watering, planting flowers, weed removal, painting, dirt work, lawn maintenance, mowing, edging, fertilizing, aerification, top dressing, weed & pest control.
• Provide custodial services in public restrooms including cleaning, trash removal & floor repair.
• Perform minor equipment repairs.
• Perform routine maintenance & equipment safety inspection.
• Apply safe equipment operation & maintenance practices.
• Administer basic first aid as needed.
• Respond to emergencies within scope of training.
• Other job‑related duties as assigned.

• High school diploma or G.E.D.
• CPR & First Aid certifications desired.

• One year in Park & Facility Maintenance I or equivalent experience.
• Two years’ experience in building & facility or landscape maintenance.
• Supervisory experience preferred.
• Grounds maintenance & equipment operation experience desired.
• Intermediate to advanced work using equipment & tools in parks & facilities maintenance.

Vehicles: utility vehicles, dump trucks, precision mowers, mowers, back hoes, chippers, man‑lifts, medium‑sized loaders, post‑hole digger, rototiller, seeders & top dressers, tractors & attachments.
Hand tools: chain saws, blowers, power tools, hedge…