PARK CARETAKER II

City and County of Honolulu; Hawaii; Vor Ort; USD 28.000 - 39.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

City and County of Honolulu is hiring two Park Caretaker II positions to maintain the Ala Moana Regional Park grounds, facilities, landscaping, and native plant areas. This high-visitor park requires dedicated staff to keep the grounds clean, safe, and welcoming for the public.

Responsibilities include planting and maintaining landscapes, applying treatments, performing repairs, cleaning restrooms, and assisting visitors while enforcing park rules. Work hours are Monday through Friday, 6:00 a.m.

Qualifikationen

• Identify and care for plants, shrubs, trees, and lawns.
• Operate hand and power equipment and grounds tools.
• Perform construction/maintenance tasks.
• Heavy manual work in buildings and park grounds.
• Understand and follow oral and written instructions.
• Interact politely with the public and enforce park rules.
• Prepare simple oral and written reports.

Aufgaben

• Maintain landscaped areas, playing fields, roadsides, and parking lot islands by planting, trimming, pruning, mowing, watering, and caring for native Hawaiian plants and other vegetation.
• Apply fertilizers, herbicides, pesticides, and other treatments to promote plant health and maintain the appearance of park grounds.
• Perform repairs and preventive maintenance on park facilities, playground equipment, irrigation systems, fences, benches, restrooms, and other park features.
• Clean and maintain restrooms and other park facilities, replenish supplies, and service and perform routine maintenance on mowers, vehicles, and other equipment.
• Assist park visitors by providing information on park rules and regulations, checking permits, and addressing violations in a courteous and professional manner.

Kenntnisse

Plant care

Equipment operation

Manual labor

Reading comprehension

Public interaction

Tools

Hand tools

Power tools

Mowers

Jobbeschreibung

Position Information

TAKE PRIDE IN “THE PEOPLE'S PARK”, JOIN ALA MOANA MAINTENANCE CREW TODAY! The

TAKE PRIDE IN “THE PEOPLE'S PARK”, JOIN ALA MOANA MAINTENANCE CREW TODAY! The Department of Parks and Recreation is seeking to fill two Park Caretaker II positions to maintain the grounds, facilities, landscaping, and special features, including native plant species, at Ala Moana Regional Park. This high-visitor-volume, flagship park requires dedicated staff to support its daily maintenance needs and ensure the park remains clean, safe, and welcoming for the public.

What You Will Do

• Maintain landscaped areas, playing fields, roadsides, and parking lot islands by planting, trimming, pruning, mowing, watering, and caring for native Hawaiian plants and other vegetation.
• Apply fertilizers, herbicides, pesticides, and other treatments to promote plant health and maintain the appearance of park grounds.
• Perform repairs and preventive maintenance on park facilities, playground equipment, irrigation systems, fences, benches, restrooms, and other park features.
• Clean and maintain restrooms and other park facilities, replenish supplies, and service and perform routine maintenance on mowers, vehicles, and other equipment.
• Assist park visitors by providing information on park rules and regulations, checking permits, and addressing violations in a courteous and professional manner.

Special Working Conditions

• Work hours are Monday through Friday, 6:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., but is subject to change and may be required to work nights, weekends and holidays.
• Positions also will serve as a Disaster Response Worker during declared emergencies.

Enjoy excellent employment benefitsincluding generous time off (up to 21 vacation days, 21 sick leave days, and holidays), comprehensive health coverage, retirement plan, career development, and much more!

Additional Job Information

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Minimum Qualification Requirements

At time of application, you must be a citizen, national or permanent resident alien of the United States or a non-citizen eligible under federal law for unrestricted employment.

Experience Requirement

Experience and/or training of sufficient scope and quality to show competence in manual labor and semi-skilled tasks in the care, maintenance and beautification of landscaped areas; performance of semi-skilled or skilled building or mechanical trades experience; and/or operation or repair of passenger and/or tractor type mowers.

Applicable Experience Must Have Demonstrated

• Knowledge of and ability to identify, care for and cultivate plants, shrubs, flowers, trees, ground cover and lawns;
• Knowledge of and ability to operate hand and power equipment and tools and grounds and general construction equipment and tools;
• Knowledge of common methods and materials used in simple construction and maintenance work;
• Ability to perform heavy manual work in the repair and maintenance of buildings and park grounds;
• Ability to understand and carry out oral and written instructions;
• Ability to deal effectively and courteously with the general public;
• Ability to learn pertinent laws, rules and regulations and enforce them;
• Ability to make simple oral and written reports.

License Requirement

The following are required prior to appointment:

• Valid driver's license (Type 3)
• Obtain from City Health Services during the pre-employment medical examination:
• DOT Medical Examiners Certificate
• Hearing Conservation Program (HCP) test

All required licenses and certifications must be maintained on a current basis during the course of employment in the position.

Examination Process

If you qualify for the position, your name will be eligible for consideration for the current vacancy/vacancies and future job openings with this job title. Screening will be based on the education, experience, and other job-related information provided in your application. Failure to provide sufficient information may result in your application being rejected or your receiving a lower rating. All information provided on an application is subject to verification. As applicable, false or misleading statements or omissions of material facts are grounds for disqualification and/or termination of employment with the City and County of Honolulu.