Park Operations & Grounds Attendant

Baldwin-County-Alabama; Bay Minette (AL); On-site; USD 17,000 - 21,000; Part time

Job summary

The Park Attendant in Baldwin County, Alabama, will perform a range of unskilled to semi-skilled tasks in maintenance of parks, buildings and grounds, while providing hospitable service to visitors. The role includes tours, rules enforcement, custodial duties, and basic clerical support as needed.

Part-time position details include a maximum of 29 hours per week and limited benefits, with required background checks and drug testing.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of park rules and regulations.
• Knowledge of park amenities including trails.
• Excellent customer service principles.
• Ability to follow directions.
• Ability to remain calm under pressure.
• Some knowledge of equipment and supplies used in building and grounds maintenance.
• Some knowledge of equipment and supplies used to do minor repairs.

Responsibilities

• Greet visitors, provide brochures and give directions.
• Maintain inventories of necessary supplies.
• Convey and enforce park rules and regulations.
• Patrol or monitor premises to prevent theft, violence, or infractions of park rules and maintain security of premises.
• Communicate with staff and public safety officials during emergencies and report public hazards.
• Conduct tours of the park.
• Mows and maintains park and open space areas, weed eat; maintains sprinkler systems and assists in the repair and installation of sprinkler lines and heads.
• Sweeps, washes, paints, and repairs, or replaces playground equipment, park tables, and slabs.
• Performs routine maintenance on lawn and power equipment.
• Plants lawns, trees, shrubs, and flowers.
• Carries out the seeding, fertilizing, top dressing, soil conditioning, watering, and the pest and weed control of the county parks and open spaces.
• Maintains and adjusts specialized turf care equipment and tools, including electric motors, pumps, sprinklers, tractors, mowers, and irrigation systems.
• Operates tractor, mowers, trucks, steam cleaners, buffers, washers, and other listed equipment as needed.
• Maintains current skills and knowledge in the proper and safe techniques of building and grounds maintenance functions.
• Performs custodial work as assigned including changing light bulbs and fluorescent tubes; sweeping floors; vacuuming carpets, mopping, shampooing and steaming carpets; buffing non-carpeted areas’ dumping garbage and relining cans with liners’ sweeping; washing windows, walls, metal and woodwork; cleaning rain gutters; sweeping roofs; and cleaning restrooms.
• Occasional clerical work needed for routine reports and evaluations.
• Collects and disposes of solid waste from buildings and grounds; picks up litter from premises.
• Opens and closes, locks and unlocks facilities as needed.
• Assists in setting up and taking down equipment for various park and recreation programs. Prepares facilities for park and recreation program use.
• Assists in the construction of new parks facilities including clearing, grading, drainage, and foundation work.
• May perform other duties as assigned and assist other employees with park projects.

Skills

Park rules & regulations

Park amenities incl. trails

Customer service

Follow directions

Calm under pressure

General maintenance knowledge

Tools

Pickup truck

Lawn equipment

Tractors & mowers

Sprinkler systems

Power tools

Job description

The Park Attendant in Baldwin County, Alabama, will perform a range of unskilled to semi-skilled tasks in maintenance of parks, buildings and grounds, while providing hospitable service to visitors. The role includes tours, rules enforcement, custodial duties, and basic clerical support as needed.

Part-time position details include a maximum of 29 hours per week and limited benefits, with required background checks and drug testing.