Temp Seasonal - Park Grounds and Facility Worker

City of Spokane; Spokane (WA); On-site; USD 23,000 - 33,000; Part time

Job summary

City of Spokane is seeking Park Grounds & Facility Workers to maintain parks and greenspaces across the City. The role includes cleaning restrooms, operating landscaping tools, and performing general grounds upkeep for seasonal schedules.

Positions range from Grounds & Facility Worker I to III with hourly wages starting at $17.13 and rising to $23.75, across multiple parks and hours including weekends and holidays.

Qualifications

• Must be 18 years of age or older.
• Must possess a current driver’s license.
• Requires frequent interaction with the public.
• Ability to lift up to 50lbs depending on job assignment.

Responsibilities

• Maintains and cleans restrooms and picnic facilities.
• Operates small landscaping equipment (line trimmer, edger, blower).
• General grounds upkeep and field prep as assigned.
• Ball field prep and field lining.

Skills

Reading instructions

Hearing ability

Mobility

Outdoor endurance

Public interaction

Lift up to 50 lbs

Job description

Park Grounds & Facility Worker

GET PAID TO MAINTAIN BEAUTIFUL SPACES! The City of Spokane Parks and Recreation Department is hiring temp seasonal

NATURE OF WORK:

The Park Grounds & Facility Worker is responsible for watering, cleanliness, vegetation management., sports field maintenance and general upkeep of greenspaces and hardscapes in the Right of Way and all park areas outside of Riverfront Park, Manito Park, Finch Arboretum and Golf Courses. Work is conducted in teams or individually and assignments may be routine in nature or vary depending on your team and tier assignment. Responsibilities and pay vary as shown below.

The Park and Grounds Caretaker has the option of working at various City parks with the Park Operations Department.

• Maintains and cleans restrooms and picnic facilities.


• Operates small, motorized, hand-held landscaping equipment, including line-trimmer, power edger, and blower.


• Ability to see, with or without corrective lenses, well enough to read fine print such as instructions in standard text.


• Ability to hear, with or without a hearing aid.


• Enough body mobility to walk and stoop to perform landscaping duties.


• Tolerance to work under adverse conditions such as outdoors in heat and cold.

Grounds & Facility Worker I

• $17.13 to $18.75 per hour.


• Trash and bathroom cleaning.


• General grounds upkeep.

Grounds & Facility Worker II

• $18.25 - $20.75 per hour.


• Above duties from G/F Worker I.


• Gardening & in-park caretakers.


• Handheld & power equipment operation (line trimmer, hedgers, edger, backpack blower, push blowers, rakes, shovels, etc.).


• Ball field prep and field lining.

Grounds & Facility Worker III

• $20.25 - $23.75 per hour.


• Above duties from G/F Worker I and II.


• Mowers & small tractors operation, trailering equipment, work group leader.

ESTIMATED DAYS AND HOURS:

• The season typically runs April through October.


• Hours and days of work vary, part-time and full-time schedules available.


• Many locations and work assignments will require weekends and holidays.

• Must be 18 years of age or older.


• Must possess a current driver’s license.


• Requires frequent interaction with the public.


• Ability to lift up to 50lbs depending on job assignment.

Accepting applications until further notice.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity within our organization. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, familial status, genetic information, veteran/military status or disability status.