Park Maintenance Worker II

Performs park maintenance and construction work in City park and recreation areas. The Park Maintenance Worker series provides for four levels ranging from the training level to the journey level including lead responsibility to the working supervisory level.

DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS
Under general supervision performs park maintenance work and/or serves as a lead worker over a small park maintenance crew. Lead supervision may include non-permanent part-time seasonal and summer employees. This level is distinguished from Park Maintenance Worker I in that it involves work requiring greater skill and independence and/or lead responsibility over a small crew. Incumbents in this class are expected to operate trucks and other automotive equipment as part of their regular assignment.

Duties may include but are not limited to the following:

• Leads and works with a crew in park maintenance and construction work.
• Assists in installation and minor repair of sprinkler systems in City park and recreation areas.
• Builds and repairs park benches tables fences signs and related structures.
• Operates and maintains small power equipment and machinery including chain saws rototillers lawn mowers aerators hedgers spreaders and other equipment.
• Plants trims transplants and cares for ornamental shrubs plants and roses.
• Weeds cultivates plants fertilizes and irrigates lawns and flower beds.
• Mows aerates and edges lawn areas using power and hand tools.
• Rakes sweeps and vacuums leaves lawn clippings etc. using power blower and hand tools.
• Prunes and trims hedges bushes and other shrubbery.
• Cleans and maintains public facilities in City park and recreation areas.
• Works as a member of the City pest control crew spraying various pesticides herbicides fungicides and other related chemicals in City park and recreation areas.
• Provides exceptional customer service to those contacted in the course of work.
• Other related duties may also be performed; not all duties listed may necessarily be performed by each individual holding this classification.

Knowledge of:

• Advanced operational knowledge of programming irrigation controllers.
• Common practices methods and materials used in park maintenance and construction work.
• Operation and maintenance requirements of various park maintenance equipment and machinery.
• Procedures and practices used in controlling or eradicating plant and insect diseases.
• Safety procedures involving fungicides pesticides herbicides and related chemicals used in park maintenance.
• Proper methods of planting cultivating and pruning for hedges trees shrubs lawns and flower beds.
• The use and purpose of common hand tools used in grounds maintenance.

• Operate various park maintenance machinery and equipment including light trucks.
• Lead a crew of subordinate park maintenance workers.
• Maintain simple written records and reports.
• Work independently while performing semi-skilled grounds maintenance and repair work.
• Recognize common plant diseases and insect pests.
• Adjust and understand the operation of irrigation controllers.
• Understand and carry out oral and written instructions.
• Perform heavy manual laboring duties.
• Identify potential safety hazards in parks and recreation areas.
• Work in inclement weather conditions.