EXAMPLES OF ESSENTIAL WORK: Plants, waters, fertilizes, cultivates, mows, and rakes grass; Trims fence lines and the banks of drainage ditches; Collects litter and debris; uses a blower to clear debris from walkways and parking lots; Empties, park, garbage cans and hauls the collected waste; Assists in removal and cleanup of illegal encampments; Applies pesticides under close supervision; Uses hand tools such as picks, shovels and rakes; Operates power equipment, including chain saws, edgers, weed eaters, push and riding mowers, backhoes, and field painters; Operates dump truck for construction and maintenance, including plowing and snow removal operations; Inventories Parks and Recreation areas and informs supervisor of any needed repairs and/or maintenance; Cleans, weeds, and mulches flower beds and waters as appropriate; Prunes shrubbery as necessary; Cleans and paints concession stands, field houses, and related Parks and Recreation facilities; Repairs windows, doors, plumbing, and other fixtures; Performs manual tasks in the installation of water lines, irrigation systems, fencing, flag poles, benches, and picnic tables; Constructs and maintains pitchers mounds and related components of athletic fields; Loosens, levels, and maintains dirt infields and baselines; Prepares playing fields through measuring and applying paint or marble dust; Installs and maintains soccer goals, outdoor basketball posts, football goalposts, bleachers, gates, fencing, backstops, and netting; Repairs worn areas of playing areas by cultivating, leveling grades, and/or replacing grass; Prepares athletic fields for competition by setting out bases or related equipment as needed; Monitors and maintains equipment in a safe operating condition and reports all damages to supervisor; Checks and maintains air, oil, fuel, spark plugs, mower blades, tires, etc. ESSENTIAL PHYSICAL ABILITIES: Sufficient clarity of speech and hearing or other communication capabilities, with or without reasonable accommodation, which permits the employee to understand department and safety rules and regulations and work around high traffic areas; Sufficient vision or other powers of observation, with or without reasonable accommodation, which permits the employee to work safely in heavy traffic and heavy equipment operation; Sufficient manual dexterity, with or without reasonable accommodation, which permits the employee to operate hand and power tools continuously; Sufficient personal mobility and physical reflexes, with or without reasonable accommodation, which permits the employee to work in trenches, in rough terrain, and to access construction equipment; Sufficient strength and endurance, with or without reasonable accommodations, to lift, carry and move objects, through a full range of motion, up to 100 pounds occasionally, 50 pounds frequently, and 20 pounds continuously; Sufficient mobility and flexibility which allows the employee to stoop, kneel, crouch, stand, walk, push, pull, climb, and grasp repetitively through various locations throughout the City.