City Caretaker - Parks & Cemetery

**City Caretaker \- Parks \& Cemetery, Part Time, Seasonal** **Summary:** Under the supervision of the Park Supervisor or Designee, performs a variety of unskilled and semi\-skilled manual tasks in the maintenance of City cemeteries, park grounds, buildings, and roadways. **Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following.** * Cut grass using a power mower and trimmer, and push and/or riding mower. * Rake leaves with hand and power equipment. * Water the grass using hoses and sprinklers. * Edging sidewalks, with hand tools and power equipment. * Assist with setup and teardown of City\-sponsored and Recreation Department events. With requested City Services, especially but not limited to, trash barrels, liners, and picnic tables. * Maintain stock at work locations and pipe alleys, and keep work areas clean. * Pick up fallen tree limbs and twigs. * Trims brush as needed. * Picks up and collects litter. Empties trash cans. * Clean restrooms. * Prep pavilions, swap signage, meet guests, and check on reservation logistics. * Painting picnic tables, signs, bleachers, and other buildings logistics. * Performs preventative maintenance on power and hand tools. * May be assigned to drive a City pick\-up and small dump truck, assigned to utilize trailers to transport tools, equipment, and/or personnel. * May be assigned to assist City workers and other departments. * Installs and removes snow fence. * Sand removal, by hand tools or power equipment. * Minor safety observations of playgrounds, raking EWF into place, shoveling sand to walkways, and notifying supervisor of safety issues. * Will require shift and weekend ends. * Prepare softball and baseball fields. * Keep vehicles cleaned and organized. Put away equipment at the end of the shift. * Could be reassigned to different departments as necessary. **Other requirements:** Must be at least 18 years of age, authorized to work in the U.S., and be able to satisfactorily pass driving record and background investigations. Must be able to work some evenings, weekends, holidays, and be available on short notice. **Education/Experience:** Possession of a High School Diploma or its equivalent is desired. Must be experienced in the operation of 4 x 4 ATVs \& mobile carts, 1\-ton dump operations, and vehicle operation. **Computer Skills:** No software skills needed; however, researching information on your cell phone is important. Use of modern technology, apps, and wayfinding is also important. **Work Environment:** The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. * While performing job duties, the employee is regularly exposed to outdoor weather conditions. * The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to loud, depending on the work assigned. **Physical Demands**: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. * While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand and use hands to finger, handle, or feel. * The employee is frequently required to walk, reach with hands and arms, and talk or hear. * The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. * The employee must frequently lift and or move up to 50 pounds. * Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and peripheral vision.