Parking Lot Attendant (Eligible for up to $5,000 in bonuses)

City of Sacramento; Sacramento (CA); On-site; USD 30,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a part-time Parking Lot Attendant to join their dynamic team. This role involves providing excellent customer service, managing cashiering functions, and ensuring smooth traffic control in municipal garages. The ideal candidate will possess strong cashiering skills, a professional demeanor, and reliable attendance, with the ability to work weekends and holidays. This position offers the opportunity to earn bonuses and gain valuable experience in a public service environment. If you're ready to make a difference and thrive in a fast-paced setting, this role is perfect for you!

Benefits

Up to $5,000 in bonuses

Qualifications

• 6 months of full-time experience involving public contact and monetary transactions.
• Ability to operate a cash register and manage monetary transactions.

Responsibilities

• Direct vehicles to parking spaces and collect parking fees.
• Provide customer service and general information to the public.
• Maintain parking lot equipment and perform routine repairs.

Skills

Cashiering experience

Customer service

Basic arithmetic

Public interaction

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

College degree (if used for qualification)

Tools

Cash register

Job description

Parking Lot Attendant (Eligible for up to $5,000 in bonuses)

City of Sacramento (CA) | Sacramento , CA 94204

Application cut-off dates are the second and fourth Thursday of each month.

New hires in the Parking Lot Attendant classification may be eligible for one-time recruitment and retention bonuses totaling up to $5,000 during the first year of employment.

The Department of Public Works, Parking Services Division, is seeking a part-time Parking Lot Attendant for garages owned by the City of Sacramento. This position will be responsible for providing customer service to the public, cashiering functions, and traffic control in the garages.

IDEAL CANDIDATE STATEMENT

The ideal candidate will have strong cashiering experience, have the ability to conduct themselves in a professional manner as a representative of the City of Sacramento, and have reliable attendance. This position will require reporting to work on weekends, holidays, and evening shifts, at times in inclement weather conditions.

DEFINITION

To direct vehicles to available parking spaces and to collect and account for parking fees in a municipal parking facility.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED AND EXERCISED

General supervision is provided by a Parking Lot Supervisor. Indirect supervision may be provided by a Senior Parking Lot Attendant.

EXAMPLES OF DUTIES

Depending upon assignment, duties may include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Direct vehicles to available parking spaces in an off-street municipal parking facility.
• At an exit station, collect parking fees and record ticket validations.
• Issue and time-stamp validation tickets.
• Maintain exit station and perform routine repairs on parking lot equipment.
• Operate a cash register and make correct change as required.
• Provide general information and directions to the public in response to inquiries regarding the location of streets, buildings, and points of interest.
• Identify and report damaged or unsafe portions of a parking facility.
• Report accidents occurring in parking lot.
• Count, verify, and reconcile daily receipts obtained on an assigned shift.
• Provide training and assistance to less experienced employees as required.
• Perform related duties as assigned.

Knowledge of:

• Basic arithmetic and simple calculations.
• General courtesy in dealing with the public.

Ability to:

• Operate a cash register and make accurate change.
• Compute parking fees and keep proper records of monetary transactions.
• Understand and follow oral and written instructions.
• Deal courteously with others encountered in the normal course of work.

Experience and Education

Any combination equivalent to experience and education that could likely provide the required knowledge and abilities would be qualifying. A typical way to obtain the knowledge and abilities would be six months of full-time experience involving public contact and monetary transactions.

PROOF OF EDUCATION

Should education be used to qualify for this position, then proof of education such as, but not limited to, university/college transcripts and degrees should be submitted with your application and will be required at the time of appointment. Unofficial documents and/or copies are acceptable.

An applicant with a college degree obtained outside the United States must have education records evaluated by a credential evaluation service. Evaluation of education records will be due at time of appointment.

SPECIAL QUALIFICATIONS

Driver License

Possession of a valid California Class C Driver License at the time of appointment. Loss of the Class C License is cause for discipline. Individuals who do not meet this requirement due to physical disability will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis.

Please note, the City of Sacramento's preferred method of communication with applicants is via e-mail. As such, please ensure you verify the e-mail address on your application, and check your e-mail frequently, including your spam and junk folders.

Application Requirements

All applicants must complete and submit online a City of Sacramento employment application by the next posted cut-off date. Employment applications must be submitted online; paper applications will not be accepted.

Applications will be considered incomplete and will be disqualified if applicants do not list current and/or past job-related experience in the duties area of the "Work Experience" section. Note: Qualifying experience is based on full-time experience (40 hours per week). Qualifying experience is calculated to the full-time equivalent (pro-rated if less than 40 hours/week).

Training and Experience Exam

The questions located at the end of the application are the Training and Experience (T&E) Exam. Responses to the T&E questions will be rated and scored. This exam will evaluate the relevance, level, and progression of a candidate's education, training and experience.

QUESTIONS

For questions concerning this job announcement and the application process, please visit the City of Sacramento Human Resources Department website.