Parks Technician I - Park and CHH Loop

Pima County; Tucson (AZ); On-site; USD 26,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Pima County Parks & Recreation is seeking a Parks Technician I to join a team maintaining Chuck H. Huckleberry Loop and related park facilities. You will operate equipment, manage turf, prune vegetation, prepare ballfields, and service restrooms and ramadas.

The work is outdoors and involves routine trades-like tasks with manual labor. The role requires handling various tools in an outdoor environment and may involve wildlife areas, trails, and habitat work.

Qualifications

• Six months of landscape/grounds maintenance or related experience.
• Relevant education may substitute for experience.

Responsibilities

• Crops, trims, edges, seeds, fertilizes, and maintains ball fields and turf.
• Prunes and maintains urban forest and ground vegetation.
• Repairs to plumbing and irrigation systems as needed.
• Operates ride-on equipment and power tools for maintenance.
• Inspects and maintains tools, equipment, and vehicles.
• Applies finishes to surfaces and handles hazardous materials safely.
• Collects and disposes of trash; follows safety protocols.
• Explain rules and procedures to the public or vendors.
• May work in natural resource park settings with trails and habitats.

Skills

Landscape maintenance

Arborist duties

Equipment operation

General maintenance

Safety procedures

Job description

Job Classification: 5884 - Parks Technician I

Salary Grade: 3

Pay Range: $18.79 - $22.09 Per Hour

Pay Range: $18.79 - $25.38 Per Hour

• Hiring Range is an estimate of where you can receive an offer. The actual salary offer will carefully consider a wide range of factors, including your skills, qualifications, experience, education, licenses, training, and internal equity.
• Pay Range is the entire compensation range for the position.

Department - Parks & Recreation

Be a part of a team that keeps Pima County Parks clean and safe. Selected candidate will work with a team performing maintenance duties on the Chuck H. Huckleberry Loop. Duties to include equipment operation, turf management, structural pruning of plant/tree material, path/trail maintenance, prepare ballfields, service ramadas and restrooms. This position performs routine trades or craftsman duties above the Trade Maintenance Helper level, maintaining and repairing park facilities, grounds, and equipment. Also, participates in construction or renovation activities in parks. The work requires manual labor and the use of hand and powered tools, equipment or vehicles and frequently involves repetitive individual tasks in a variety of work settings in an outdoor environment.

Job Description

Job Type: Classified

Essential Functions

• Cuts, trims, edges, seeds, fertilizes, stripes ball field and leisure turf;
• Structurally prunes, shapes and maintains urban forest and ground vegetation;
• Performs minor repairs and adjustments to plumbing and irrigation systems;
• Operates ride-on equipment and utilizes powered maintenance and construction equipment/tools ;
• Performs operator-level inspections, servicing, maintenance and security of assigned tools, equipment and vehicles;
• Applies paints, varnish, stains, and other finishes to interior and exterior surfaces, trimmings and fixtures;
• Stores, handles, applies and disposes of hazardous materials required to complete work or generated by work assignments;
• Collection and disposal of trash;
• Maintains and uses safety and personal protective equipment;
• Explains rules, regulations or procedures to the public and/or vendors;
• Some positions may be assigned to a natural resource park setting, whereby, maintenance may include wildlife drinkers, ponds, equestrian, camp facilities, trails, habitat restoration, erosion control and invasive species.

Minimum Qualifications

Six months of experience performing duties in landscape, grounds maintenance, arborist, equipment operator, general handyman or similar duties in a specific skill, craft, vocation, trade or operational area of employment.

(Relevant experience and/or education from an accredited college or university may be substituted.)

Or

Three months of experience within Pima County as a Parks Helper or other helper level position.

Qualifying education and experience must be clearly documented in the "Education" and "Work Experience" sections of the application. Do not substitute a resume for your application or write "see resume" on your application.

Preferred Qualifications

• Minimum one (1) year of experience performing landscape, grounds and turf maintenance duties (structural pruning, turf amendments, fertilizer, mowing, sod, ball field preparation, etc.).
• Minimum one (1) year experience performing irrigation drip/turf/sprinkler system installation, repair, and troubleshooting.
• Minimum one (1) year experience operating landscape equipment (ex-chainsaw, pole saw, line trimmer, mower, blower, tractor, trencher, chipper, utility cart, etc.).
• Minimum six (6) months experience in masonry, painting, carpentry, plumbing, handyman and/or general construction.

Selection Procedure

Pima County Human Resources Department reserves the right to admit to the selection process only those candidates that meet the minimum qualifications. All applications will be assessed based on an evaluation of the listed education and experience. Candidates meeting the minimum qualifications may be further evaluated/scored against any advertised Preferred Qualifications. The hiring authority will interview and select the successful candidate from a referral list provided by Human Resources. Additional assessments/testing may be required as part of the selection process.

Supplemental Information

Licenses and Certificates: Valid driver license is required at time of application. Valid AZ driver license is required at time of appointment. The successful applicant will be subject to a 39-month DOT Motor Vehicle Record review to determine applicant’s suitability to operate county vehicles in accordance with Pima County administrative procedures. Failure to obtain and maintain the required licenses and certifications shall be grounds for termination. Any offer of employment resulting from this recruitment is contingent upon Fleet Services’ review and approval of the candidate’s driving record.

Special Notice Items: The County requires pre-employment background checks. Successful candidates will receive a post-offer, pre-employment background screening to include verification of work history, education, and criminal conviction history. A prior criminal conviction will not automatically disqualify a candidate from employment with the County. This position will require a post-job offer physical and/or drug screen. This position will require post-job offer proof of immunization(s) or immunization(s) and/or a TB screening.

Physical/Sensory Requirements: Lifting heavy objects, operating machinery and equipment, and performing repetitive tasks such as mowing, pruning, and planting. Action Activity - bending, climbing, kneeling, reaching, squatting and stooping; Motion Activity - grasping; Hearing Activity - in noisy areas, on a radio, behind themselves, and fine movement; Speaking Activity - in person, on the phone, on a radio; Vision - must be able operate motor vehicle, operate machinery, operate forklift/power industrial equipment; distinguish colors, depth perception and peripheral vision. Frequently required to lift, push or pull objects weighing up to 100 pounds.

Working Conditions: Various weather conditions, including heat, cold, and rain.

EEO Information

Pima County Government is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We are committed to an inclusive and diverse workforce and will not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, gender, sexual orientation, kinship, political interest, or any other characteristic protected by law.