Parks Worker I

The Town of Ocean City, MD; Ocean City (MD); On-site; USD 22,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

The Town of Ocean City, MD is seeking a Parks Worker to perform turf care, park maintenance, and construction tasks under minimal supervision. You will operate hand and power tools and a range of equipment used by the Recreation & Parks Department.

Responsibilities include maintaining athletic fields, citing safety hazards, performing minor repairs, and assisting with special events. Valid driver’s license and ability to pass a DOT physical are required.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED preferred with 1 year of paid work in operation of equipment used in this position.
• Must have experience operating vehicles with manual transmission and pedal clutch or equivalent

Responsibilities

• Oversee general appearance of assigned parks and athletic fields.
• Identify and report safety hazards in parks.
• Perform preventative maintenance on vehicles and equipment.
• Lay out athletic fields, measure dimensions, and paint lines.
• Assist in special events preparation and setup.
• Plant flowers, shrubs and trees and perform aftercare.
• Maintain turf in parks and public grounds.
• Assist in fertilization and pesticide programs.
• Provide custodial services for maintenance buildings.

Skills

Turf care

Landscaping

Carpentry

Electrical

Mechanical skills

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

SUMMARY

The Parks Worker performs duties in turf care, park construction projects, maintenance and Town events. Under minimal supervision, performs various turf management, park maintenance and construction tasks using hand and power operated tools; a variety of small gas/diesel powered, electrically driven, and/or hydraulically operated equipment/machinery. Drives, operates, and trains on equipment used by the Recreation & Parks Department.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

include the following.

• Responsible for overseeing the general appearance of the assigned park(s) along with maintenance and preparation of the athletic fields and recreation sites.
• Responsible for determining, reporting, and correcting any safety hazards located in assigned park(s).
• Performs preventative maintenance and repairs on vehicles, machinery, mowers, tools, and equipment.
• Responsible for laying out all types of athletic fields. This includes measuring proper dimensions, and painting of any lines for the particular sport played on that field.
• Assists in special events preparation.
• Responsible for planting and aftercare of flowers, shrubs and trees.
• Responsible for pick up litter and dumping of trash receptacles.
• Assists in set up of recreation programs.
• Provides custodial services of maintenance building.
• Maintains all the turf in parks and public grounds areas.
• Assists in fertilization and pesticide program.
• Maintains improvements in parks and public grounds areas.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

May be called upon to supervise other parks' workers of an equal or lower rank.

QUALIFICATIONS -

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

High school diploma or general education degree (GED) with one (1) year of satisfactory paid employment in the operation of automotive farm equipment or trucks or equipment used in this position preferred.

Must have experience with vehicles using pedal operated clutch and four-speed manual transmission, or equivalent combination of education and experience.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

: Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

: Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

REASONING ABILITY:

Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

OTHER SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

Basic knowledge of turf care, landscaping, carpentry, plumbing, electrical, and mechanical skills are desirable.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATION:

Valid driver's license

OTHER QUALIFICATIONS:

Must be able to pass a DOT physical examination and drug screening.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; talk or hear; and taste or smell. The employee is occasionally required to sit. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts; high, precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; outside weather conditions; and vibration. The employee is occasionally exposed to toxic or caustic chemicals and risk of electrical shock. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.