# Groundskeeper Seasonal

**Company**: Public Lands Department
**Job type**: part-time
**Salary**: $18/hr
**Category**: Facilities & Maintenance
**Industry**: Other

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## Description

We are seeking a Groundskeeper Seasonal to join our Public Lands Department. As a Groundskeeper Seasonal, you will be responsible for the overall general ground's maintenance of city-owned grounds, parks, and recreation facilities. This includes performing landscaping, mowing, fertilizing, and ground's maintenance.

**Typical Duties:**

- Perform a variety of duties required to maintain city-owned grounds, parks, trails, cemeteries, open spaces, and recreation facilities, including mowing, aerating, and weeding turf; cleaning restrooms; picking up trash; raking leaves; clearing sidewalks; and removing debris.

- Assist with park-related projects such as laying sod, re-seeding, and planting of flowers and trees and inspecting and adjusting sprinkler systems.

- Operate various types of handheld and light mechanical equipment including mowers, sweepers, blowers, and other grounds maintenance equipment.

- Operate various types of vehicles, equipment, and irrigation systems necessary to successfully complete assigned tasks.

- Assist in the proper mixing and application of fertilizers, herbicides, and other chemicals used in the care and maintenance of turf and landscaped areas.

- Assist in the preparation of ball fields, parks, and picnic areas when areas are specifically reserved by the public.

- Inspect and clean areas where unauthorized camping has occurred to make presentable for all to use.

**Minimum Qualifications:**

- Ability to get to various parks and public lands facilities.

- May require personal and city vehicle with a valid driver's license or driving privilege card.

- Must be at least 16 years of age.

**Desired Qualification:**

- Experience in maintenance and landscaping.

- Experience working for a city municipal park.

- Experience operating light or heavy-duty equipment.

**Working Conditions:**

- Moderately heavy physical activity required to push, pull, or lift medium weights up to 50lbs and on occasion up to 80lbs.

- Required to stand, walk, or sit uncomfortably for extended periods.

- Exposure to weather extremes, noise, dust, fumes, etc. are routine.

- Intermittent exposure to stress as a result of human behavior.

## Skills

### Required
- landscaping
- grounds maintenance
- equipment operation

### Nice to have
- maintenance and landscaping experience
- city municipal park experience
- light or heavy-duty equipment operation experience

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