Seasonal Parks Maintenance Worker PS-I

Do you love the great outdoors and are passionate about preserving and enhancing the natural beauty of our public lands
Do you want to make a meaningful impact on your community by ensuring our parks are wellmaintained and safe for all to enjoy
This is an excellent opportunity to join King County Parks team as a Seasonal Parks Maintenance Worker (Parks Specialist I) and make a difference while enjoying the great outdoors.

About the Role:
As a vital member of the Parks Seasonal team you will be performing a variety of work tasks such as landscaping athletic field maintenance trail building and maintenance construction and demolition invasive removal restoration planting and working with volunteer groups etc. Work is performed outdoors and in all types of weather conditions. Come join us on our mission to steward our public lands for future generations.

Seasonal Job Duration: Up to six months from April 15 October 15 2025. Both fulltime and parttime shifts available

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About the Team:
Be a part of King County Parks! King County Parks has evolved from 150 acres in 1938 to more than 28000 acres. Today our system consists of more than 200 parks 175 miles of regional trails and 215 miles of backcountry trails. Our mission is to steward enhance and acquire parks to inspire healthy communities. We seek to cultivate strong relationships with community partners to enhance park amenities for all King County residents to enjoy today and for generations to come. Come join us in shaping the future of parks and community wellbeing!

Commitment to Equity Racial and Social Justice:
King County named after Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is a diverse and vibrant community that represents cultures from around the world. Our True North is to create a welcoming community where everyone can thrive. We prioritize equity racial and social justice making it a foundational and daily expectation for all employees. In this role you will actively apply

• Provide for the welfare and safety of park visitors by providing assistance and information to patrons including park rules and regulations.
• Maintain parks grounds and trails by trimming mowing clearing and removing litter and debris.
• Maintain and prepare athletic fields arenas play areas picnic shelters restrooms and other park facilities.
• Safely operate and maintain equipment and vehicles such as eaters power blowers push mowers and trucks mowers small utility vehicles.

Qualifications you bring:

• Must be at least 18 years old and have a valid drivers license.
• Ability to perform heavy physical labor with weights up to 50 pounds.
• Ability to work on uneven slopes surfaces grades and terrain in inclement weather and other adverse conditions.
• Ability to work with and provide exceptional customer service to the public and volunteer groups.
• Ability to follow instructions and be able to work independently and as a member of a team.
  
  

• Action Oriented: Takes on new opportunities and tough challenges with high energy and enthusiasm.
• Ensures Accountability: Holds selfaccountable to meet commitments.
• Collaborates: Works collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives.
• Interpersonal Savvy: Relates openly with diverse groups of people.
  
  

• Basic skills in operating small manual and power hand tools and operate equipment on a continuous basis.
• Experience with landscaping gardening athletic field maintenance or other park maintenance experience highly desired!
• Construction experience desired for some locations

Working Conditions

Work Location: Various King County Parks locations. Seasonals are responsible for their own transportation to and from assigned work locations. Please note that many of our reporting locations may not be served by public transportation.

Work Schedule: Temporary Seasonal Positions up to 6 months of work from April 15 October 15. This position can work up to 40 hours per week and is overtime eligible. Work weeks vary depending on work assignment and location; shifts may include weekends and evening work. Hours of operation are from 5:30 a.m. to midnight Sunday through Saturday.

Note: Additional documents wont be considered during minimum qualification screening. For more information regarding this recruitment please contact Crystal Yost .

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Guided by ourTrue North we are making King County a welcoming community where every person can thrive. We value diversity inclusion and belonging in our workplace and workforce. To reach this goal we are committed to workforce equity. Equitable recruiting support and retention is how we will obtain the highest quality workforce in our region; a workforce that shares and will help advance our guiding principles we are one team; we solve problems; we focus on the customer; we drive for results; we are racially just; we respect all people; we lead the way; and we are responsible stewards. We encourage people of all backgrounds and identities to apply including Native American and people of color immigrants refugees women LGBTQ people living with disabilities and veterans.

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