Seasonal Grounds Maintenance

Job Description

Job Description

POSITION SUMMARY

Under the direction of the Parks Manager, the Grounds Maintenance Worker I maintains grounds of parks, facilities, streetscapes and other City properties. Performs basic skill duties including repair and maintenance of irrigation systems and other equipment. Works with others, including volunteers, and community service workers to complete work detail

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES

1. Completes grounds maintenance activities in parks, around facilities and in streetscape areas

• Transports and operates grounds maintenance and other equipment
• Cuts, trims and edges turf areas
• Performs turf maintenance such as fertilizing, insecticide and herbicide spraying, aerating
• Prunes shrubs, deadheads flowers and maintains perennials
• Plants flowers, trees, shrubs and lays sod
• Control weeds by hand pulling, spraying or other means
• Monitors watering and adjusts based on plant health and water conservation goals
• Rakes, blows and disposes of leaves
• Cleans up litter and other debris and empties garbage cans
• Removes snow from City properties
• Cleans restrooms, pavilions, picnic tables, benches and other facilities and amenities
• Inspects playgrounds and maintains playground surfaces by cleaning, refiling or raking
• Cleans sports courts, bleachers, fences and other equipment
• Removes graffiti from surfaces, using equipment and by hand

2. Assists in maintaining and repairing systems and equipment under the supervision of others

3. Assists in tree care duties

4. Works with others to complete tasks as requested

5. Completes other duties as assigned

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS

EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE AND CERTIFICATIONS

NECESSARY KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES