Park Maintenance Worker

Travis County; Spicewood (TX); On-site; USD 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

Travis County's Pace Bend area in Spicewood, TX is seeking a Park Maintenance Worker to perform custodial, groundskeeping and field maintenance, including irrigation and equipment operation to keep parks safe and welcoming.

The role involves mowing, weed control, trail upkeep, cleaning restrooms, and minor repairs. Requires one year of custodial/grounds experience or equivalent, a valid Texas driver's license, and ability to lift up to 50 pounds.

Qualifications

• One year custodial or building and grounds maintenance experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Ability to follow safety practices and regulations.
• Proficient in using cleaning and grounds maintenance equipment.
• Good verbal and written communication with the public.

Responsibilities

• Mows, weeds common areas, and maintains sports fields as assigned.
• Clean and maintain restrooms, shelters, and maintenance buildings.
• Inspect and repair equipment and report issues to supervisor.
• Provide visitors with accurate information on park rules and facilities.
• Perform minor painting, carpentry, plumbing, irrigation and fence repairs.
• Identify and report safety hazards; assist in corrective actions.
• May work weekends, holidays, and evenings as needed.

Skills

Operating cleaning equipment

Verbal and written communication

Time management

Grounds maintenance equipment

Safety practices

Education

One year custodial/grounds maintenance experience

Tools

Mops, buffers, strippers, waxers, vacuums

Hand tools

Chainsaws

Personnel carriers

Trucks

Job description

The Park Maintenance Worker provides a safe, operational, and hospitable park facility using building maintenance and grounds-keeping skills individually or as a team. Duties include using multiple skilled areas in facility maintenance, turf management, sports-field management, operation of specialized equipment, park rule enforcement, and visitor interaction in a flexible work schedule that includes weekends and holidays and possibly evenings. Mows and line trims common areas. Mows and maintains sports fields. Inspects areas and equipment to ensure operational and rectifies or refers problems to supervisor. Cleans and maintains all trails, including weed control and leveling to prevent safety hazards. Inspects trails to ensure operational. Provides visitors and other customers with accurate information regarding parks and park rules. Performs minor painting, carpentry, plumbing, irrigation and fence repair or other repair. Detects, reports and assists in correcting safety hazards in the parks. Cleans, restocks and maintains restrooms, shelters, and maintenance buildings.

DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS:

This is the first in a series of two park maintenance-related job classifications within the Maintenance job family. This classification is distinguished by performing basic custodial, maintenance and groundskeeping functions within assigned park areas. This classification may require a flexible work schedule in order to meet the needs of the department.

• Cleans, restocks and maintains restrooms, including cleaning sinks, toilets, floors, ceilings and walls, and restocks supplies. Inspects facilities and equipment, including toilets, sinks, fixtures, dispensers and lights to ensure operational and rectifies or refers problems to supervisor.
• Cleans and maintains shelters, maintenance buildings, offices and concession stands, including washing floors, picnic tables, ceilings and walls, operational dispensers. Empties waste baskets, trash receptacles, and replaces light bulbs.
• Removes ground litter, empties recycle, and trash receptacles.
• Mows, weedeats and weeds common areas. Assists in mowing and maintaining sports fields as assigned. Inspects areas and equipment to ensure operational and rectifies or refers problems to supervisor.
• Cleans and maintains all equipment and vehicles. Inspects equipment, including hand tools, chainsaws, personnel carriers and trucks to ensure operational and cleans and rectifies or refers problems to supervisor.
• Cleans and maintains all trails, including weed control and leveling to prevent safety hazards. Inspects trails to ensure operational.
• Provides visitors and other customers with accurate information regarding parks and park rules.
• May perform minor painting and fence repair or other repair under close supervision.
• Detects, reports and assists in correcting safety hazards in the parks.
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

Education and Experience:

One (1) year of custodial or building and grounds maintenance experience;

OR,

Any combination of education and experience that has been achieved and is equivalent to the stated education and experience and required knowledge, skills, and abilities sufficient to successfully perform the duties and responsibilities of this job.

Licenses, Registrations, Certifications, or Special Requirements:

• Valid Texas Driver's License.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Knowledge of:

• Policies, practices, procedures and methods of assigned function.
• Applicable safety practices and regulations.
• Cleaning equipment, products, techniques and standards.
• Equipment and tools used in custodial, maintenance and groundskeeping functions.
• Federal, State, Local and County applicable laws, rules, regulations and guidelines.

Skill in:

• Operating cleaning equipment, such as mops, buffers, strippers, waxers and vacuums.
• Cleaning floors, windows, walls and concession stands, and unstopping toilets.
• Operating grounds maintenance equipment.
• Trash maintenance.
• Both verbal and written communication, including conveying and following instructions and providing information to the public.

Ability to:

• Safely and correctly apply custodial and grounds maintenance techniques.
• Understand and follow instructions and communicate effectively, as required.
• Work independently and efficiently.
• Manage time well and meet timelines.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with County employees and officials, representatives of outside agencies, and the general public.

Physical requirements include the ability to lift/carry up to 50 pounds, visual acuity, speech and hearing, hand and eye coordination and manual dexterity. Subject to standing, walking, sitting, repetitive motion, reaching, climbing stairs, bending, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, pushing, pulling, balancing, reaching, twisting, driving, client/customer contact, squatting to perform the essential functions. Subject to extreme temperatures, outside elements, noise, vibration, contact with dust, fumes and hazardous chemicals, foul odors, animal and human fecal matter, insects and rodents.

Travis County employees play an important role in business continuity. As such, employees can be assigned to business continuity efforts outside of normal job functions.

Work Hours: (4) 10hrs days, Sun-Wed or Wed- Sat, varying hours.

Location: Pace Bend, 2805 Pace Bend Road North, Spicewood, TX 78669 Arkansas Bend Park 16900 Cherry Lane Lago Vista, TX 78645

Department: TNR (Trans & Natrl Resrc)

Criminal, Driving, Education, and Employment Background Checks Required.

For updates or questions on this position, contact: [e-mail]

This job description is intended to be generic in nature. It is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities. The essential duties, functions and responsibilities and overtime eligibility may vary based on the specific tasks assigned to the position.