Gardens Facility Attendant

POSITION TITLE : Gardens Facility Attendant (Hourly)

REQUISITION # : req7675

DEPARTMENT : Cultural Services

LOCATION : GARDENS ON SPRING CREEK

BENEFIT CATEGORY : Variable Hourly

EMPLOYMENT TYPE : Part-Time Hourly

HOURLY RATE : $ - per hour (based on relevant experience)

SELECTION PROCESS : Application deadline is 3 : 00 MT on 7 / 29 / 2024 .

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The City may consider an equivalent combination of knowledge, skills, education, and experience to meet minimum qualifications.

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Summary :

The Facility Attendant is a part-time, year-round hourly position responsiblefor daily grounds maintenance, setup and breakdown of event spaces, and holidaylights installation.

High-season (April to October) responsibilities includeduties such as pathway maintenance (leaf blowing, raking, snow shoveling, weedingalong pathways), setting up tables, chairs, sign frames, tents, and other eventequipment according to diagrams for any scheduled events, and general custodialand janitorial duties as needed.

Off-season (November to March)responsibilities will include duties such as event setup / strike, holiday lightsand décor installation, and pathway snow shoveling.

This position will be scheduled to work early morning, weekday,weekend, and evening shifts regularly, including one weekend day on a regularongoing basis.

This position will typically be scheduled 16-29 hours per weekbased on candidate availability. Hours may fluctuate based on event bookings,seasonal site needs, and overall event staffing considerations.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities :

• Maintains the Gardens on Spring Creek external grounds and pathways including leaf blowing, raking, sweeping, debris removal, pathway area weeding, emptying waste and recycling, wiping surfaces, snow shoveling, and similar duties.
• Performs setup and strike of event equipment including tables, chairs, sign frames, barricades, cones, AV equipment, tents, linens, etc.

according to event diagrams and written plans.

• Frequently functions independently but will also function as a member of a team to execute maintenance and setup duties.
• Uses event plans and diagrams to identify priorities and line out actions for shift.
• Assists with setup and tear down of external holiday lighting and décor.
• Responsible for operational readiness while on duty. Remedies or reports deficiencies to supervisor or event lead on duty.
• During events, monitors event areas and maintains tidiness for patrons as needed, including sweeping, mopping, vacuuming, attending to trash / recycle and restrooms, wiping down surfaces and similar custodial and janitorial duties.
• Performs janitorial and custodial duties as part of daily duties as needed.
• Performs basic maintenance, repair, and troubleshooting of chairs, tables, sign frames, and other event equipment or supplies.
• Scheduled to work a variety of shifts, including early mornings, weekdays, weekends, evenings and holidays.
• Perform work without direct supervision in a fast-paced environment with ability to identify & prioritize daily duties and unexpected challenges.
• Ability to set up and troubleshoot basic speaker / microphone equipment following provided instructions, ensuring functionality and readiness for events.
• Assists with resource inventory, equipment maintenance, or other event-related projects as assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities : This position is not responsible for the supervision of employees.

City Competencies

• Demonstrated cultural competence to effectively interact, work, and develop meaningful relationships with people of diverse identities, perspectives, and cultural backgrounds.
• Strong learning orientation. Leverages all resources and is creative in ways of learning for self to continue adapting to changing issues and trends.
• A desire and ability to understand the diverse needs of internal and external customers, and to create experiences and deliver services that exceed their expectations.
• A desire and ability to utilize digital tools for organizational information, individual, and teamwork.

Qualifications : The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge,skills and abilities required to perform the necessary functions of thisposition.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities :

• Work without direct supervision, in a fast paced, everchanging environment. Use organization, stress and time management skills.
• Ability to take initiative, complete assigned tasks, work through conflict and arrive at a resolution, and problem solve under time constraints.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationship with co workers, participants and the public.
• Ability to work with and provide direction to volunteers.
• Ability to handle sensitive or stressful situations with tact, good judgement and diplomacy.
• Communicate effectively in both oral and written form with external and internal customers.
• Basic computer knowledge and ability to operate a variety of office equipment.
• Ability to use table and chair dollies, wagons and carts, carpet vacuum, hammer, screw drivers, ladders, paint equipment and various hand tools, standard office equipment including copiers, computers, audio visual equipment, and motor vehicles.
• Ability to show sensitivity in dealing with all age groups, persons with disabilities, and a diverse population.
• Ability to understand and apply department procedures and policies.
• Physically able to perform custodial and events set up tasks.

Education and Experience :

• High school diploma or general education degree(GED) required.
• Must be proficient in English with the ability to read, speak, understand and write.
• One year event setup, custodial, janitorial, housekeeping, or equivalent combination of education and experience, preferred.
• Ability to apply reason, common sense, good judgment and understanding to carry out detailed written or oral instructions.

Ability to take direction from supervisor and act individually.

Ability to solve and implement practical solutions to problems. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, and schedule form.

Foresee and initiate proactive measures to insure customer service and facility integrity.

Physical Demands :

While performing the duties of this job, theemployee is regularly required to walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, orfeel;

and talk or hear. The employee isoccasionally required to stand; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance ata height up to 20ft.

and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must be able to regularly liftand push / pull 50-65 lbs., and occasionally push / pull up to 100 lbs.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enableindividuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Walking long distances both indoors and outdoors-
• Physical / Labor intensive work including movement for up to 8 hours at a time
• Manual dexterity enough to operate cleaning equipment and tools including ability to continually walk and frequently, bend, twist, kneel, stoop, reach, pull and push
• Strength and stamina enough to set / strike event equipment, operate cleaning equipment, move objects up to 65 pounds and bend, twist, stoop and reach above head in the performance of custodial duties.

Push wheeled items up to 100 lbs.

• Vision enough to read diagrams and maps, signs, operate cleaning equipment.
• Make continuous or repetitive arm-hand movements including tasks requiring a full range of motion to reach up and out
• Use of and climbing of ladders
• Communication skills enough to interpret work schedules, job duties and convey information to supervisor

Proper safety measures for lifting / movingany item are expected to be followed; including, but not limited to, the use ofproper Personal Protection Equipment (PPE), use of lifting / moving equipment,and / or assistance from co-workers.

Work Environment :

The facility has a dynamic and changing event andactivity schedule. Employee will be asked to work variable hours includingearly morning, afternoon, evening, late-night shifts, and split shifts, bothduring the week, weekends and some holidays.

Shifts willprimarily be outdoors in all seasons and weather conditions which may include rain,snow, and extreme hot and cold temperatures.

Employees will be asked towork alone or as an unsupervised team. While performing the duties of this job, the employee may beoccasionally exposed to fumes, airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.