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RECREATION OPERATIONS WORKER
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BRIEF DESCRIPTION The purpose of this position is to perform a variety of general maintenance work which contributes to the upkeep and care of the parks buildings and facilities and ball fields. This is accomplished by:
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ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS Note: This information is intended to be descriptive of the key responsibilities of the position. The list of essential functions below does not identify all duties performed by any single incumbent in this position. Additionally please be aware of the legend below when referring to the physical demands of each essential function.
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| Code | Essential Functions | Physical Demand | | :--- | :--- | :--- | | 1 | Regular and reliable attendance in compliance with given schedules is a mandatory requirement of this position. Schedules may be subject to change with or without advance notice. | S | | 2 | Maintains the appearance and safety of the grounds by mowing the grass to its proper height trimming and edging around the walks flower beds walls buildings or specified areas spraying lawn shrubs and trees with fertilizer herbicides and insecticides removing leaves and debris pruning shrubs and trees to shape to improve growth or to remove damaged or diseased leaves branches or twigs watering the lawns trees shrubs and flower beds and planting grass flowers trees and shrubs. | M | | 3 | Ensures the readiness for play of athletic fields by leveling and smoothing the surface area measuring and striping athletic field lines and digging holes. | M | | 4 | Maintains the appearance and safety of the playground and picnic area by leveling and adding cushion material and painting and performing minor repairs to tables seats bleachers signs and playground equipment. | M | | 5 | Maintains the cleanliness of the grounds and facilities by removing litter emptying trash barrels removing broken glass and cleaning the bathrooms. | M | | 6 | Maintains the safe and efficient operation of equipment by sharpening blades performing basic maintenance such as oiling parts and replenishing gasoline and oil and repairing or replacing worn or damaged parts. | M | | 7 | Completes administrative tasks by completing routine and special assignments which could include delivering parts equipment and supplies to crews assisting in the storeroom and picking up and delivering mail. | M |
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Organization Responsibility Level: EMPLOYEE
Data Responsibility: Compares or inspects items against a standard.
People Responsibility: Serves others such as customers attending to their requests and exchanging information with them.
Assets Responsibility: Responsible for achieving minor economies and/or preventing minor losses through the handling of or accounting for materials supplies or small amounts of money.
Experience-Related Requirements: Over one year and up to and including two years.
Vocational Educational Preparation: Requires High School graduation or GED equivalent.
Mathematical Requirements: Uses addition subtraction multiplication and division and/or calculates ratios rates and percentages.
Communications Requirements: Reads routine sentences instructions regulations procedures or work orders writes routine sentences and completes routine job forms and incident reports speaks routine sentences using proper grammar.
Judgement Requirements: Makes a few decisions affecting the individual and a few co-workers works in a stable environment with clear and uncomplicated written/oral instructions but with some variations from the routine.
Complexity of Work: Performs semi-skilled work involving set procedures and rules but with frequent problems requires normal attention with short periods of concentration for accurate results or occasional exposure to unusual pressure.
Impact of Errors: Impact of decisions is moderate - affects those in work unit.
Physical Demands: Medium work that involves walking standing stooping jumping dancing stretching or lifting all of the time and also involves exerting between 20 and 50 pounds of force or exceptional skill adeptness and speed in the use of fingers hands or limbs in tasks involving very close tolerances or limits of accuracy.
Equipment Usage: Handles or uses machines tools or equipment requiring brief instruction or experience such as hand and power tools buffers floor polishers vacuum sweepers outdoor hand-held power equipment small mowers commercial kitchen equipment computers for data entry fax complex copiers phone systems and other similar equipment services office machines including such actions as adding paper and changing toner.
Unavoidable Hazards: Works where exposure to bodily injury from electrical shock is a possibility such as operating high voltage equipment or repairing electrical generating equipment or works in high exposed places with risk of falling such as on power lines or scaffolding.
Safety of Others: Some responsibility for safety and health of others and/or for occasional enforcement of the standards of public safety or health.
Position: 4470003 Code: 4470-95 Type: INTERNAL & EXTERNAL Location: RECREATION Grade: NE 102 Job Family: 39-9032.00 RECREATION WORKERS Job Class: GROUNDSKEEPER & LANDSCAPING WK Posting Start: 03/06/2026 Posting End: 12/31/9999
HOURLY RATE RANGE: 14.89-16.38