Part-Time Lake Attendant

City of Martinsville Virginia; Martinsville (VA); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

The City of Martinsville, Virginia, seeks a Part-Time Lake Attendant responsible for overseeing the safe use of the City's Impounding Reservoir. Key duties include enforcing regulations, maintaining facilities, and ensuring public safety. Candidates should have experience in maintenance and knowledge of boating regulations.

Qualifications

• Experience in grounds and building maintenance.
• Knowledge of safe practices and hazards of boating.
• Ability to instruct the public in proper use of boats.

Responsibilities

• Patrol lake to enforce water safety regulations.
• Perform maintenance on facilities and equipment.
• Instruct public on safe boating practices.

Skills

Grounds maintenance

Boating safety

Public relations

Job description

Job Title: Part-Time Lake Attendant
Department: Water Resources
Reports To: Water/Wastewater Maintenance Coordinator
Classification: N/A
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt
Hourly Rate: $12.41
Nature of Work

• This is responsible work serving as an attendant and caretaker at the City’s Impounding Reservoir and surrounding area. Work involves the proper enforcement of rules, regulations, and ordinances governing the use of the Reservoir and surrounding area and facilities. Work also involves ensuring the orderly conduct of citizens using these facilities. Work includes upkeep of the facilities, including grounds-keeping and building maintenance. Work is performed with considerable independence subject to controlling laws regulations, and ordinances and is reviewed through inspections and conferences for desired results. Reports directly to the Water/Wastewater Maintenance Coordinator.

Examples of Work

• Instructs in safe boating practices and lake regulations; patrols lake to enforce water safety regulations, health and sanitation laws and to protect the public.
• Issues boat permits; collects fees; accounts for money collected; maintains record.
• Contacts local law enforcement when cases arise due to unruly conduct, littering, and instances of undesirable behavior; ensures orderly use of facilities; acts as prosecuting witness in case of arrest.
• Repairs, paints, and maintains equipment and facilities.
• Performs maintenance functions on buildings, grounds, picnic tables and benches adjacent to lake.
• Monitors lake level during flood conditions and reports status to the Water/Wastewater Maintenance Coordinator
• Removes debris from spillway area
• Performs related work as required

Minimum Qualifications of Work

• Experience in grounds and building maintenance
• Knowledge of safe practices and related hazards of boating and other sporting activities
• Knowledge of the methods and practices of minor maintenance and repair to building, sporting and related equipment and facilities
• Knowledge of related State laws and local law enforcement agencies
• Knowledge of the rules, regulations and ordinances relating to safeguarding of the Reservoir.
• Ability to instruct the public in the proper use of boats and water safety.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with public officials and employees and to deal with the public in a firm, courteous and pleasant manner.

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 regularly required to reach with hands and arms. The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; and use hands to finger, handle, feel or operate objects, tools, or controls. The employee is occasionally required to sit; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and talk or hear.

The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move more than 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the 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 regularly works near moving mechanical parts and in outside weather conditions. The employee frequently works in high, precarious places and is frequently exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, and vibration. The employee is occasionally exposed to risk of electrical shock.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.
• The job description does not constitute an employment agreement between the employer and employee and is subject to change by the employer as the needs of the employer and requirements of the job change.

Requirements
Must possess a valid Virginia driver's license.

Department: Water Resources
This is a part time position