Part-Time Park's Grounds Maintenance

Daviess County Fiscal Court; Kentucky; On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Part time

Job summary

Daviess County Fiscal Court is seeking a part-time grounds maintenance and park operations assistant. The role will support evenings and weekend park activities, enforcing park rules and maintaining facilities.

You will clean, inspect, and repair park amenities, assist with crowd control during events, and perform routine grounds upkeep including litter pickup and equipment operation. A GED or high school diploma is required.

Qualifications

• Language Skills: read and interpret safety rules and instructions; write routine reports; speak before groups or customers.
• Mathematical Skills: perform basic arithmetic with dollars, weights, volumes.
• Reasoning Ability: apply common sense, follow instructions, solve practical problems.

Responsibilities

• Enforce park rules, regulations, and enforcement procedures.
• Coordinate with Parks Administration for events at parks.
• Perform grounds maintenance, including ball fields, restrooms, shelters, bleachers and equipment.
• Inspect playgrounds, water fountains, and other facilities; report repairs and supply needs.
• Perform litter pickup and trash removal; operate light maintenance equipment.
• Maintain good public relations with visitors and staff; handle crowd control for events.

Skills

Language Skills

Mathematical Skills

Reasoning Ability

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

Description

Summary/Objective: Supervises and performs services for evenings and weekend park operations and performs grounds maintenance duties. This is not a security enforcement position.

Essential Functions:

• Displays proficient knowledge of all park rules, regulations, and enforcement procedures.
• Coordinates with Parks' Administration staff on scheduled events held at parks, including Christmas at Panther Creek Park
• Deals courteously and tactfully with parks' visitors while maintaining good public relations.
• Performs parking duties and crowd control for large scheduled events.
• Responsible for enforcing all canceled park activities due to rain or inclement weather events.
• Performs required maintenance on ball fields during tournament play.
• Routinely inspects and performs generic preventive and simple corrective maintenance of playground equipment, water fountains, picnic shelters, scoreboards, and bleachers.
• Performs routine maintenance and upkeep of park (i.e., restrooms and shelter building cleaning, litter control, and nature center care)
• Keeps Maintenance Supervisor informed of all maintenance needs, public complaints, safety hazards, and required supplies to perform required job duties.
• Performs daily litter pick-up and trash removal.
• Operates light ground maintenance equipment and vehicles.
• Keeps Maintenance Supervisor informed of all damages, repair needs, and supply requisitions.

Competency:

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.

• Language Skills: Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions and procedure manuals, simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups or customers or employees of organizations.
• Mathematical Skills: Ability to add and subtract two-digit numbers and to multiply and divide with 10s and 100s. Ability to perform these operations using units of American money and weight measurement, volume, and distance.
• Reasoning Ability: Ability to apply common sense understanding and to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions. 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.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

This job has general supervisory responsibilities.

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 outside weather conditions. The employee is frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts. The employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, high, precarious places, fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. The employee is frequently scheduled to work after sunset and in the dark.

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 the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to walk. The employee is occasionally required to sit, reach with hands and arms, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl, and taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 60 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, ability to adjust focus, and depth perception.

Position type and expected hours of work:

Part-Time. Mornings, evenings and/or weekends.

Required education and experience:

High school diploma or GED; or one to three months related experience and/or training; equivalent combination of education and experience.

Additional eligibility qualifications:

Valid driver's license.

Disclaimer:

This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities required. Other duties, responsibilities, and activities may change or be assigned at any time with or without notice.

Daviess County Fiscal Court is an Equal Opportunity Employer and provides equal opportunity to all its employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, political affiliation, age, disability, marital status, sex (wages), genetics, or disabled, recently separated, other protected, and armed forces service medal veterans in its hiring or employment practices.