Park Maintenance Worker I/II - Sports Fields/Sports Courts

Cordova Recreation and Park District; Mather (CA); On-site; USD 51,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully paid medical, dental & vision

CalPERS retirement

Job summary

Cordova Recreation & Park District is seeking self-driven candidates for Park Maintenance Worker I/II to maintain and prepare sports fields at Mather Sports Complex and throughout the District. The role includes custodial duties and operates with a team of staff.

The District offers a full-time, onsite position with a comprehensive benefits package and CalPERS retirement, Monday‑Friday schedule, and potential on-call duties as needed.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of various turf types.
• Experience mowing, edging, striping, and grooming of multi-use sport fields.
• Two wage classifications may apply (Worker I or Worker II) depending on qualifications.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and maintain sports fields mainly at Mather Sports Complex.
• Perform skilled and semi-skilled maintenance including landscaping, irrigation, and use of related tools.
• Mow, edge, fertilize, and water turf and landscaped areas; soil prep for planting.
• Groom, sanitize, and repair synthetic sports fields.
• Operate maintenance equipment and perform routine inspections and basic repairs.
• Maintain written records and prepare athletic facilities for events.
• May assist higher level staff in specialized park and sports field maintenance duties.
• Coordinate with Recreation Department to facilitate rentals.
• Perform related duties as required.

Job description

Cordova Recreation & Park District (District) is seeking self-driven candidates to fill the Park Maintenance Worker I/II - Sports Fields/Sports Courts position with the assigned responsibility of preparation and maintenance of sports fields at Mather Sports Complex and sports fields/sports courts throughout the District. This position also performs a variety of skilled work in the maintenance and operation of Mather Sports Complex and throughout the District along with providing custodial duties.

Our ideal candidate has knowledge of various types of turf and prior experience with mowing, edging, striping, and grooming of multi-use sport fields.

This recruitment may include two classifications:

Park Maintenance Worker I wage range: $51,146.38-$65,277.19

Class Summary: Under general supervision of assigned supervisory staff, performs a variety of skilled and specialized work in the maintenance and operation of District parks and facilities; assists in the direction, supervision, and work of park maintenance activities; maintains and operates a variety of hand and power tools and equipment; and performs a variety of technical tasks relative to assigned areas of responsibility.

Park Maintenance Worker II wage range: $56,258.88-$71,802.17

Distinguishing Characteristics: This is the advanced journey level class in the Park Maintenance Worker series. Positions at this level are distinguished from other classes within the series by the level of responsibility assumed and the complexity of duties assigned. Employees perform the most difficult and responsible types of duties assigned to classes within this series including in the areas of aquatics maintenance, facilities maintenance, irrigation maintenance, playground maintenance, and the application of fertilizers and agricultural chemicals. Incumbents in this class typically lead lower-level staff in park maintenance and facilities operations. Employees at this level are required to be fully trained in all procedures related to assigned area of responsibility.

This is a full-time onsite position with a comprehensive benefits package that includes fully paid medical (base plans), dental, and vision for the employee and all eligible dependents. The District participates in the CalPERS Retirement System.

Typical Schedule: Monday through Friday, 40 hours/week. Possibly on-call, weekends, and holidays as needed.

The following duties are typical for this classification. Incumbents may not perform all of the listed duties and/or may be required to perform additional or different duties from those set forth below to address business needs and changing business practices.

Park Maintenance Worker I:

• Prepare and maintain sports fields primarily at Mather Sports Complex and occasionally at rental sports fields throughout the District.
• Perform skilled, semi-skilled and manual labor in the maintenance and operation of Mather Sports Complex and sports fields in the District including in the areas of landscaping, irrigation, and other crafts as required; assists in planning, assigning, and coordinating the work of part-time and volunteer crews engaged in maintenance, construction and repair work.
• Perform general grounds cleaning; clean, sanitize, and restock restrooms; pick up and discard trash and litter; empty trash receptacles.
• Mow, trim, edge, fertilize, and water turf and other landscaped areas; prepare soil for planting; seed and resod lawn areas; perform weed control.
• Groom, sanitize, and repair synthetic sports fields.
• Plant, trim and prune trees and shrubs.
• Operate a variety of maintenance equipment including mowers, edgers, rototillers, weed eaters, hand and power tools, and related sports field equipment and maintenance machinery necessary in the performance of duties; perform preventative maintenance and light repairs on equipment.
• Perform routine inspections of District facilities and execution of required maintenance repair.
• Maintain a variety of written records and reports.
• Prepare a variety of athletic facilities for events.
• May assist higher level staff in specialized park and sports field maintenance duties including the areas of facilities maintenance, turf maintenance and repair, irrigation maintenance and playground maintenance.
• Work with Recreation Department to facilitate/prepare rentals.
• Perform related duties as required.

Park Maintenance Worker II:

In addition to performing the essential functions of the Park Maintenance Worker I, also performs:

• Assists immediate supervisor in training full-time and/or part-time staff concerning the safe use of tools, equipment, agricultural chemicals and maintenance/landscape machinery.
• Plans, assigns, and coordinates the work of part-time