Park Technician A - WAE

State of Louisiana; Baton Rouge (LA); Sur place; USD 17 000 - 25 000; Temps partiel

Résumé du poste

State of Louisiana's Office of State Parks seeks a part-time Maintenance Technician to clean and maintain park buildings, facilities, and grounds. The role involves seasonal workload with starting hourly pay varying by experience. Location at St. Bernard State Park, Braithwaite, LA.

Responsibilities include cleaning interiors/exteriors, grounds upkeep, and operating various cleaning tools and equipment. Requires physical stamina and ability to work outdoors with some lifting and walking.

Qualifications

• No experience or training required.

Responsabilités

• Clean interior and exterior of facilities at site.
• Sweep, mop and wash site facilities.
• Maintain cleanliness of park grounds and facilities by removing trash and debris.
• Clean furniture and restrooms.
• Clean picnic areas, tables and grills.
• Operate power equipment: buffers, auto scrubbers, extractors, high pressure washers, vacuums.
• Use ladders when required in assignments.
• Assist in upkeep of site grounds and gardens.
• Mow with zero-turn mower.
• Trim and prune with weed-eaters and pruners.
• Blow sidewalks with handheld and backpack blowers.
• Weed and edge flower beds.
• Change out plant material.
• Perform weekly maintenance work orders on vehicles and tractors.
• Assist in repairing broken equipment.
• Other duties as assigned.

Outils

Buffers

Auto scrubbers

Extractors

High pressure washers

High speed buffers

Vacuum cleaners

Ladders

Description du poste

About This Job

The Office of State Parks (OSP) serves the citizens of Louisiana and visitors by preserving and interpreting natural areas of unique or exceptional scenic value, planning, developing and operating sites that provide outdoor recreation opportunities in natural surroundings, preserving and interpreting historical and scientific sites of statewide importance and administering intergovernmental programs related to outdoor recreation and trails.

The purpose of this position is to maintain the cleanliness and maintenance of park buildings and rental facilities as well as the grounds. Guest occupancy is heavy on a seasonal basis and the percentages below will vary throughout the year.

Minimum Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

No Experience Or Training Required.

Job Specification

The official job specifications for this role, as defined by the State Civil Service, can be found here.

Job Duties

• Cleans interior and exterior of facilities at site.


• Sweeps, mops and washes site facilities.


• Maintains cleanliness of park grounds and facilities by removing trash bags and other debris from the campground, cabins, splashpad, and other areas, and placing trash in dumpsters.


• Cleans furniture.


• Cleans & disinfects public restrooms.


• Cleans picnic areas to include tables and grills.


• Use and maintain assigned power equipment and hand tools: buffers, auto scrubbers, extractors, high pressure washers, high speed buffers and vacuums, brooms, mops, and squeegees for the cleaning and general maintenance of floors, walls, carpets, furniture, etc.


• Use ladders when required in work assignments.


• Assists in upkeep of site grounds, including the Gardens.


• Clean site's grounds, gardens, and water features - collect litter, debris, and trash.


• Mowing with zero turn mowers


• Trimming and pruning with weed-eaters, pruners, chainsaws


• Blowing sidewalks with handheld and backpack blowers


• Weeding flower beds and edging


• Changing out plant material


• Perform weekly work orders such as maintenance of vehicles, tractors, ATV's, etc. under supervision.


• Assist in repairing broken equipment, water pipes, furniture, etc.


• Other maintenance duties as determined by Maintenance Foreman


• Requires ability to stoop, bend, balance, kneel, crouch, sit, stand and walk on a regular daily basis.


• Performs other related duties as assigned and performs customer service to a high degree of excellence.

Position-Specific Details

Location: St. Bernard State Park, Braithwaite, LA

Appointment Type: This position will be filled as a part-time Classified WAE, limited to 1,245 working hours in a 12 month period. Starting Hourly Pay varies, depending on experience.

Louisiana as a State, is a Model Employer for People with Disabilities.

Contact Information

For further information about this vacancy, contact:

Katelyn Wale

Department of Culture, Recreation, & Tourism

1051 N. 3rd Street

Baton Rouge, LA 70802

Fax: [phone]

[e-mail]

Louisiana State Government represents a wide variety of career options and offers an outstanding opportunity to make a difference through public service. With an array of career opportunities in every major metropolitan center and in many rural areas, state employment provides an outstanding option to begin or continue your career.

As a State Employee, You Will Earn Competitive Pay, Choose From a Variety Of Benefits, And Have Access To a Great Professional Development Program

Insurance Coverage More information can be found at https://info.groupbenefits.org/

Parental Leave – Up to six weeks paid parental leave

More information can be found at https://www.civilservice.louisiana.gov/Parental-Leave/Default.aspx

Holidays and Leave

State employees receive the following paid holidays each year:

• New Year's Day


• Martin Luther King, Jr. Day,


• Mardi Gras,


• Good Friday,


• Memorial Day,


• Independence Day,


• Labor Day,


• Veteran's Day,


• Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.


• Additional holidays may be proclaimed by the Governor

State employees earn sick and annual leave which can be accumulated and saved for future use. Your accrual rate increases as your years of service increase.

Retirement – State Of Louisiana Employees Are Eligible To Participate In Various Retirement Systems (based On The Type Of Appointment And Agency For Which An Employee Works). These Retirement Systems Provide Retirement Allowances And Other Benefits For State Officers And Employees And Their Beneficiaries. State Retirement Systems May Include (but Are Not Limited To):

• Louisiana State Employees Retirement System (www.lasersonline.org). LASERS has provided this video to give you more detailed information about their system


• Teacher's Retirement System of Louisiana (www.trsl.org),


• Louisiana School Employees Retirement System (www.lsers.net), among others