Grounds Maintenance Assistant

Description

Join Metroparks Toledo as a Seasonal Grounds Maintenance Assistant. In this role, you keep our parks enjoyable. You’ll help maintain the grounds and facilities at parks that thousands of people enjoy every day. You play a big role in ensuring we maintain our “Clean, Safe, and Natural” promise.

Day in the Life?

Every day is different. You may be cleaning restrooms, clearing trails, painting signs, or supporting the broader Park Services team. You may be mowing or pruning in our landscaped areas. You may spend the day at the shop keeping our equipment in good condition.

Here’s why we think you’ll love working at Metroparks

• Field experience in park operations helps grow your skills.
• Monthly set schedule so you can plan your life.
• Competitive pay, health care, and retirement benefits. Read more here.
• Grow your career by advancing to a Custodian, Facility Operator or Park Technician.

You’ll love this job if

• You want to learn more about working in a park system.
• You take pride in your work.
• You like working outdoors in all kinds of weather.

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Job Summary

Advance Metroparks Toledo’s core conservation mission by performing building and grounds maintenance tasks.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Assist Year-Round Park Services Staff by performing various maintenance duties, such as cleaning restrooms, picking up litter, trash removal, and special event set-up and clean-up.
• Maintaining the park grounds, including painting and staining park features and amenities and completing trail improvements.
• Support broader park services team by performing various horticultural duties, such as mowing, weeding, watering, pruning, and planting.
• Control invasive species by applying pesticides and herbicides to specific identified plant species under the supervision of a licensed applicator.
• Safely drive park vehicles with trailers between work assignments on park trails and roadways.
• Respond to customer questions,...