Worker I - Authur B Sim Maintenance 2025

Limited Part-time Seasonal General Maintenance Worker

The City of Wichita is offering part-time seasonal general maintenance work in park maintenance, forestry maintenance, and / or golf course maintenance activities. As work experience is gained, employees may be assigned to somewhat more difficult tasks. This work is performed under the direction of a supervisor who issues general instructions for routine jobs and specific instructions at the beginning of each new job when departures are made from established procedures.

This is a limited part-time position. The day and hours for this position vary. Bargaining Unit : No Union Representation. Posting may come down at any time.

Examples of Work Performed

• Mowing, trimming and other duties related to turf care.
• Trash pick around athletic fields, parks and ROW.
• Loads and unloads stone, gravel, dirt, timber, leaves, and similar items.
• Assists skilled and semiskilled workers in varied park maintenance, golf maintenance and other repair activities.
• Shovels snow and breaks ice from streets and walks and loads snow on trucks or piles it in designated places.
• Waters lawns, trims shrubs and trees, spades, rakes, and otherwise prepares ground and assists in related ground maintenance work.
• Waters, spreads fertilizer, and cares for flowers, shrubs and trees as directed.
• These examples are not intended to be all-inclusive.
• Other job-related duties may be assigned as needed.

Requirements of Work

Experience and Training

Required Experience and Training : Must be at least 16 years of age or older. Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need of a sponsorship.

Preferred Experience and Training : Previous experience performing general ground maintenance, including tasks such as gardening, nursery management, turfgrass maintenance, and ground-keeping duties.

Offers of employment are contingent upon passing a pre-employment physical, which includes drug screening, and upon satisfactory evaluation of the results of a criminal record check. Starting pay for current City employees will be determined by City of Wichita policy or applicable bargaining unit agreement.