GROUNDS MAINTENANCE WORKER I (SEASONAL) DEPT. OF PUBLIC WORKS

GROUNDS MAINTENANCE WORKER I - 6015

GRADE - 101

PAY RANGE - $19.25 - $27.45/hr

GENERAL STATEMENT OF DUTIES

Performs safety, operational, and maintenance activities within an assigned area of the Parks, Recreation, and Cemetery Department; performs related work as required.

DISTINGUISHING FEATURES OF THE CLASS

The principal function of an employee in this class is to perform safety, operational, and maintenance activities in an assigned area of the Parks, Recreation, and Cemetery Department to ensure a pleasant and safe environment. The work is performed under the supervision and direction of an assigned supervisor, but some leeway is granted for the exercise of independent judgement and initiative. The nature of the work performed requires that an employee in this class establish and maintain effective working relationships with other City employees, Parks patrons, and the public. The principal duties of this class are performed in both an indoor and outdoor work environment with potential hazards.

EXAMPLES OF ESSENTIAL WORK

• Performs light to heavy labor tasks, including shoveling and moving snow, chopping ice, sweeping floors, washing windows, mopping up spills, emptying garbage cans, and hauling the collected waste;
• Plants, waters, fertilizes, cultivates, mows, and rakes grass;
• Trims fence lines and the banks of drainage ditches;
• Assists in removal and cleanup of illegal encampments;
• Collects litter and debris; uses a blower to clear debris from walkways and parking lots;
• Uses hand tools such as picks, shovels, and rakes;
• Operates power equipment, including chain saws, edgers, weed eaters, push and riding mowers, field painters, snow guns, and mechanical ski lifts;
• Maintains assigned work areas in a safe and usable manner and enforces facility and safety rules;
• Inventories assigned areas and informs supervisor of any needed repairs and/or maintenance;
• Cleans, weeds, and mulches flower beds...