Parks Maintenance Worker

Salary: $26.26 - $36.95 hourly

Location: Santa Cruz, CA

Closing Date: January 8, 2026

Description:

Parks Maintenance Worker (Multiple Vacancies)

City of Santa Cruz

$26.26 - $36.95 Hourly

$4,551.00 - $6,404.00 Monthly

The City of Santa Cruz Parks & Recreation Department is seeking Parks Maintenance Worker's for the Golf Course assignment. The Parks and Recreation Department strives to provide quality public spaces and experiences that build a healthy community, foster equity, and better the environment. Under supervision, the Parks Maintenance Worker performs a variety of unskilled and semi-skilled tasks in the development and maintenance of City Parks and Recreational facilities;

and does related work as required. Incumbents are trained in and perform a broad range of duties in the basic grounds keeping, landscaping, construction, restoration, and maintenance trades as necessary for the section or crew to which assigned. Incumbents generally work as a member of a crew but may be given independent assignments and may lead a small crew of temporary aides and volunteers.

Incumbents are subject to call-back for after hour emergencies. This position requires a high school diploma or tested equivalent, one year of manual labor experience including some groundskeeping or construction, and a valid California driver’s license.

APPLY NOW to be considered for the current vacancies or any Parks Maintenance Worker vacancies that may occur in the Parks and Recreation Department within the next year.

The City of Santa Cruz offers excellent benefits including CalPERS retirement, medical, dental, vision, basic life insurance, long-term disability, an Employee Assistance Program, vacation time, sick time, and up to 11 paid holidays per year.

The job posting opens on Friday, December 19, 2025, and the final filing date is Thursday, January 08, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. or after receiving 50 qualified and complete applications, whichever is first.

For a complete list of job requirements and to apply go to https://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). .

City of Santa Cruz Human Resources Department

809 Center St., Room 6, Santa Cruz, CA 95060

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