Building and Grounds Aide

The Park District is currently recruiting for a Building and Grounds Aide. The current vacancy is on the Reservable Facilities team. The Reservable Facilities team is responsible for several popular and beloved venues in the Park District including the Brazilian Room in Tilden Regional Park the Beach House at Lake Temescal Fern Cottage at Kennedy Grove Regional Recreation Area and the MLK Shoreline Center at Martin Luther King Jr Regional Shoreline.The Building and Grounds Aide on the Reservable Facilities team plays a critical role in maintaining the high standards of our historic and reservable facilities supporting memorable guest experiences and protecting valuable public assets for future generations. This is an exciting opportunity for someone who enjoys meaningful hands-on work has good time management skills excels in a fast-paced appointment driven environment and wants to contribute to the success of community celebrations in exceptional park settings. The hiring pools established from this recruitment will be used to fill the current vacancy and any additional vacancies that may occur during the one-year life of the hiring pools.

Recruitment Timeline
Minimum Qualifications Screening: Late July

• Respect We honor the land we steward each other and the park visitors we serve.
• Resilience We creatively adapt to change. We address challenges with empathy perspective and determination.
• Relationships Our greatest strength lies in the trust accountability and teamwork we cultivate with our colleagues partners and the public we serve.
• Responsiveness We communicate openly honestly and reliably.
• Transparency We hold the publics trust through meaningful stakeholder engagement and access to timely and reliable information on decisions and performance.

• Work with a purpose for a better world today and for future generations through the preservation of open space public access to the outdoors and a commitment to the conservation of the natural world found east of the San Francisco Bay across 33 cities in Alameda and Contra Costa counties
• A community of colleagues who are passionate about public service and the East Bay Regional Park District the communities it serves and its mission
• Excellent benefits: Medical Dental Vision Flexible Spending and pension benefits through California Public Employees Retirement System (CalPERS). Click here fordetails regarding additional benefits
• Tuition reimbursement and professional development
• Free on-site parking
• Free parking permit for EBRPD parks (for up to 2 privately owned vehicles)
• Employee discounts for certain EBRPD park amenities (reservations daily fishing permit public boat launch)

• Equal parts facility steward hospitality professional maintenance technician and public facing representative
• Skilled in hands on maintenance work included but not limited to minor building repairs and improvements groundskeeping and irrigation and an emphasis on custodial work
• Excellent multi-tasking time management and observational skills
• Communication and documentation skills

• Minor Maintenance:

  • Performs preventive maintenance and simple repairs to keep facility functional
  • Changes lamp and light bulbs cleans fixtures washers in faucets and drinking fountains and tightens loose screws bolts hinges and other similar minor repairs
  • May perform more skilled repair tasks including glazing broken windows patching plaster minor painting assembling furniture or fixing motor-driven equipment
  • Moving and reconfiguring office space and cubicles
  • Under a supervisors direction arranges for and oversees District staff or outside vendors performing major repairs and for emergency services for HVAC elevators and wheelchair lifts
  • Ensures displays and exhibits are working properly as assigned

• Groundskeeping:

  • Performs the full cycle of planting watering and weeding of landscaped areas
  • Irrigates and mows lawns
  • Repairs minor water sprinkler systems leaks
  • Prunes shrubs and brush
  • Sweeps patio and sidewalks
  • Chops and stores wood
  • Performs the upkeep of grounds

• Custodial:

  • Performs clean-up related tasks to keep the facility neat
  • Sweeps dusts mops vacuums and shampoos carpets
  • Cleans restrooms offices and kitchen areas
  • Picks up litter recycles and empties trash
  • Sets up rooms for events and meetings
  • Ensures facility is in an acceptable and functional condition for events
  • May perform other custodial tasks including stripping and waxing floors washing windows and mirrors and cleaning out gutters and fireplaces

• Public Contact:

  • Answers questions regarding use of park facilities
  • May assist with weekly open house showings to the public
  • Checks for proper inclusion of licenses permits and certificates of insurance
  • Assists customers
  • Refers atypical and problem cases to the supervisor
  • Monitors work of outside custodial firm

• OTHER FUNCTIONS & DUTIES:

  • Performs building security
  • Oversees District assigned pool vehicles
  • Performs routine service checks and arranges for maintenance and car washes as required
  • Keeps inventory of and orders custodial and other related supplies
  • Completes forms and logs
  • Prepares requisitions
  • Maintains accounts and records
  • Picks up and delivers mail and supplies
  • Performs minor administrative duties including making phone calls emailing and maintaining calendar
  • Gives access to the facility and available amenities for events and closes and secures the facility
  • May work with cleaning solutions
  • Works outdoors in various weather conditions
  • Performs related duties as assigned

The following generally describes the knowledge and ability required to enter the job and/or be learned within a short period of time in order to successfully perform the assigned duties.

Knowledge of:

• Methods materials and practices in custodial and basic building maintenance including basic carpentry electrical plumbing groundskeeping and safe work practices
• Office procedures methods and equipment including computers and applicable software applications such as word processing spreadsheets and databases

• Perform manual labor on a continual daily basis including bending and lifting
• Operate and maintain necessary tools small and motor-driven equipment and machines
• Complete routine administrative tasks
• Work varied hours
• Work independently and manage minor projects
• Prioritize work and work in a busy environment
• Respond to facility emergencies or issues
• Operate office equipment including computers and supporting word processing spreadsheet and database applications
• Communicate clearly and concisely both orally and in writing
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work at all levels including a culturally diverse general public with a focus on quality service to internal staff and external customers

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

• Must pass a Level 1 Background Check
• Possession of a valid California Class C Drivers License is a condition of initial and continued employment
• May be required to work unusual hours nights weekends holidays and outdoors in a variety of weather conditions
• Must wear a Park District uniform
• Depending on work location and assignment ability to use a respirator according to regulations Title 8 5144 (c) (g) (l) (A) (l.) incumbent shall not have facial hair (e.g. beards long sideburns etc.) that impedes the effectiveness of the respirator