Park Maintenance Worker Sr

Provides general day-to-day custodial park maintenance and groundskeeping functions to assigned parks or parks projects ensuring a safe smooth clean hospitable secure and efficient operation. Duties include maintaining sports fields applying herbicides repairing sprinkler systems maintaining buoys mowing landscaping and minor carpentry masonry plumbing and electrical repairs. Oversees and leads the work of subordinate parks staff in customer service programs. Performs custodial and litter maintenance duties as required. Provides visitors and other customers with accurate information regarding parks.

• Functions as a lead worker in the performance of maintenance and groundskeeping duties. Provides technical advice and assistance for assigned staff.
• Maintains and repairs park facilities including basic carpentry painting plumbing electrical and welding. Repairs sprinklers and buoys. Inspects areas and equipment to ensure operational and rectifies or refers problems to supervisor.
• Maintains and cleans lights water/sewer systems signs restrooms shelters maintenance buildings common areas trails recycling dumpster areas offices and concession stands.
• Cleans and maintains all equipment and vehicles. Inspects equipment including hand tools chainsaws personnel carriers heavy and light equipment and trucks to ensure operational and clean and rectifies or refers problems to supervisor.
• Landscapes plants trees trims mows weedeats and weeds all park areas.
• Provides visitors and other customers with accurate information regarding parks and park rules.
• Detects reports and corrects safety hazards in the parks.
• Assists in cleaning and maintaining trails restrooms and other facilities as required.
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

Education and Experience:
High School diploma or G.E.D. AND two (2) years of building and grounds maintenance or related experience;

OR

Any combination of education and experience that has been achieved and is equivalent to the stated education and experience and required knowledge skills and abilities sufficient to successfully perform the duties and responsibilities of this job.

Licenses Registrations Certifications or Special Requirements:
Valid Texas Drivers License.

Preferred:
Water Operators License.
System Certification as an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) with Austin-Travis County Emergency Medical Services (ATCEMS).
Lead or supervisory experience.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities:

Knowledge of:

• Equipment and tools used in building and grounds maintenance and landscaping functions.
• Cleaning equipment products techniques and standards.
• Policies practices procedures and methods of assigned function.
• Applicable safety practices and regulations.
• Federal State Local and County applicable laws rules regulations and guidelines.
• Computer skills such as excel outlook and word.

• Coordinating the work activities of assigned staff.
• Basic carpentry painting plastering masonry plumbing electrical and welding.
• Operating grounds maintenance and landscaping equipment.
• Using fertilizers insecticides and herbicides to properly maintain and enhance grounds.
• Both verbal and written communication including conveying and following instructions and providing information to the public.
• Taking inventory and ordering needed parts for equipment.

• Train and advise others.
• Safely and correctly apply building and equipment maintenance and repair techniques and operate tools and equipment.
• Safely and correctly apply grounds maintenance and landscaping techniques and operate tools and equipment.
• Understand and follow instructions and communicate effectively as required.
• Work independently and efficiently.
• Manage time well and meet timelines.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with County employees and officials representatives of outside agencies and the general public.

Physical requirements include the ability to lift/carry up to 50 pounds visual acuity speech and hearing hand and eye coordination and manual dexterity. Subject to standing sitting walking climbing stairs bending stooping crouching kneeling pushing pulling reaching twisting balancing repetitive motion driving client/customer contact and squatting to perform the essential functions. Subject to extreme temperatures outside elements noise vibration contact with dust fumes and hazardous chemicals foul odors animal and human fecal matter insects and rodents.

Travis County employees play an important role in business continuity. As such employees can be assigned to business continuity efforts outside of normal job functions.

Work Hours: 8 am - 5 pm Monday-Friday.
Works some holidays Works some nights Works some weekends

Location: Arkansas Bend Park 16900 Cherry Lane Lago Vista TX 78645

Department: TNR (Trans & Natrl Resrc)

Criminal Driving Education and Employment Background Checks Required.

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This job description is intended to be generic in nature. It is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities. The essential duties functions and responsibilities and overtime eligibility may vary based on the specific tasks assigned to the position.