• Provide regularly scheduled cleaning and maintenance for various public outdoor facilities such as ball fields, comfort stations, tennis courts, picnic grounds, play areas, and wading pools.
• Mows, edges, and trims lawns using power hand and small riding mowers, edgers, and sweepers; waters and weeds lawns, shrubs, and flower beds; rakes and clears litter; saws, splits, and stacks wood; assists in other gardening and grounds maintenance work.
• Maintain synthetic turf.
• Perform general clean-up tasks, sweeping, raking, litter control, pressure washing specific park areas, and assisting with other gardening and ground maintenance work.
• Clean and maintain comfort stations.
• May be assigned to lead the work of Regular or Temporary Laborers.
• Work as part of a team.
• Perform other related duties of a comparable level/type as assigned and lower-level duties of Laborer.

• Six months of experience performing general laboring/manual work, good physical condition, and the ability to work with hand and power tools is required.

Successful candidates will have:

• One or more years of experience using a pressure washer.
• Two years’ experience performing general laboring/manual work using hand and power tools.
• One or more years of experience in the maintenance and preparation of ball fields.
• Some experience leading the work of laborers, temporary staff, and volunteers.
• Ability to undertake and complete a variety of tasks and assignments in a timely manner.
• Willingness to work and communicate in a culturally diverse workforce and community.
• Have an outstanding safety and attendance record.

Work Environment/Physical Demands:

• May be required to work nights, evenings, weekends, and/or holidays.
• Required to stand, walk, or bend for extended periods of time.
• Frequently required to lift objects weighing up to 50 pounds. May occasionally be required to lift objects weighing more than 50 pounds.
• Occasionally requires handling or working with toxic/hazardous substances.
• Required to work outdoors in all types of weather.
• Will be required to work with other City and County agencies doing homeless encampment clean up as needed.

License, Certification, and Other Requirements

• First Aid Certificate.
• A current, valid Driver’s License or equivalent mobility.

Accountability & Action: Holding yourself accountable for achieving goals, completing tasks, and delivering quality work. Demonstrating thoughtful initiative in actions and decision-making, and promoting high quality standards.

Equity and Inclusion: Supporting the goals of the Race and Social Justice Initiative and the City’s commitment to workforce equity.

Communication: Sharing and exchanging information and ideas with people in a variety of ways to help them understand and remember the information.

Service: An ongoing commitment to base decisions and actions on the needs and priorities of the City.

Teamwork: Participating as an engaged member of a team to achieve group goals. Effectively working with internal and external people to complete tasks and achieve work group goals.