Park Maintenance

Job Location:

Park Maintenance Facility - Vernon Hills, IL 60061
Position Type:
Seasonal
Salary Range: $17.00 - $19.00 Hourly

Job Shift: Any
Job Category:
Seasonal/Temporary

Reports to:

Parks Foreman

• Minimum age of eighteen years.
• Prefer basic knowledge of grounds maintenance and customer service experience.
• A valid Illinois State Driver’s License is required.
• Candidate must be and remain free from drug and alcohol dependence.

• Operation of Park District pickup trucks, tractors and mowers.
• Building and restroom cleaning.
• Removing all garbage and refuse materials from parks and playgrounds, including recycling waste.
• Interacting with patrons and making notations of concerns.
• Performing safety inspections and ensuring safety of patrons.
• Checking permits for shelters and field usage.
• Reporting damages and maintenance requests, including lights that are out.
• Assisting with repair of park buildings, roofs, doors, windows, and electrical or plumbing work.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Turf maintenance, mowing and turf repair.
• Ball field maintenance, dragging and marking lines on sports fields.
• Assisting with horticulture tasks such as digging, planting, pruning, and removal.
• General maintenance of playground amenities.
• General road repair, asphalt patching and gravel road maintenance.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Maintains a working knowledge of all general agency and departmental-specific safety rules.
• Uses material handling equipment or staff assistance when lifting and or moving objects 50 pounds or heavier.
• Reports any work-related or patron injuries to supervisor promptly.
• Attends required safety program and in-service education meetings.
• Corrects unsafe conditions and or reports them to supervisor.

• Worker must work closely with coworkers.
• Worker must work around the general population and park patrons in public areas.
• Worker must work under supervision and direction of superiors.

• Worker is exposed to chemicals such as fertilizers, weed killers, and cleaning materials.

• Worker is exposed to outside weather conditions 90 percent of the time, including extreme heat and cold, snow, rain, and ice.
• Protective clothing required and provided includes:
  • Earplugs and ear covers
  • Helmets
  • Respirators
  • Safety goggles or glasses
  • Chaps
  • Protective gloves
  • Disposable chemical overalls
  • Leather type work boots - Safety or Steel Toe (NOT PROVIDED)
• Worker may be exposed to unsanitary conditions such as restroom cleanup.

• Worker must be able to follow directions from supervisor with safe follow-through.
• Worker must use good safety awareness and judgment.

Workers are allowed and encouraged to use mechanical or manual assists for lifting above 50 pounds as a guideline. Working in teams also allows workers to have assistance with heavier activities at various sites.

This is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, duties, requirements and working conditions associated with the job. While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current job, management reserves the right to revise the job when circumstances change; e.g., emergencies, deadlines, personnel changes, workload and technological development, etc.