Parks Technician I - Park and CHH Loop

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

Job summary

Pima County Parks & Recreation Department seeks a Parks Technician I to perform landscape and turf maintenance, irrigation tasks and minor repairs. This classified, full-time position offers hands-on work with urban forestry, field prep and safety procedures.

Typical duties include trimming, fertilizing, equipment operation, hazardous materials handling and assisting with park facilities. Hiring range is $18.79–$22.09 per hour, with a pay range up to $25.38 per hour depending on qualifications.

Qualifications

• Six months of landscape/grounds maintenance or related experience.
• Education and/or experience substitution as allowed by policy.
• Three months of experience within Pima County as a Parks Helper or similar role.

Responsibilities

• Cuts, trims, edges, seeds, fertilizes, stripes ball field and leisure turf.
• Structures prunes, shapes and maintains urban forest and ground vegetation.
• Performs minor repairs to plumbing and irrigation systems.
• Operates ride-on equipment and power maintenance tools.
• Conducts inspections and maintenance of tools, equipment and vehicles.
• Applies finishes to surfaces and fixtures.
• Handles hazardous materials safely.
• Collects and disposes of trash.
• Maintains PPE and safety practices.
• Explains rules to public/vendors.
• May maintain natural resource park settings including trails and habitats.

Skills

Landscape maintenance experience

Irrigation installation & repair

Landscape equipment operation

Masonry/paint/ carpentry basics

Education

Education substitution allowed with experience

Job description

Job Description Summary

Department - Parks & Recreation Job Description

Job Type: Classified

Job Classification: 5884 - Parks Technician I

Salary Grade: 3

Pay Range

Hiring Range: $18.79 - $22.09 Per Hour

Pay Range: $18.79 - $25.38 Per Hour

Range Explanation:

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.

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 : (Be specific in describing your experience in your application. Ensure the descriptions provided illustrate your competencies, specifically addressing the required and 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:

License