Park Maintenance

Overview:

Under the general supervision of the Park Specialist II, Park Specialist I, or Park Support, the Park Maintenance III positions are responsible for performing a variety of semi-skilled park maintenance activities necessary to maintain our parks.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Participate in the preparation and maintenance of the following:
  • Turf, sports fields, tennis courts, playgrounds, and other park facilities.
  • Ornamental horticulture maintenance including planting trees, shrubs, and annual and perennial flowers, fertilization, seeding, mowing, and sodding and other horticulture needs.
  • Trail maintenance including debris removal, grading, and renovation.
  • Park pavilions, restrooms, equipment, signs, and assigned buildings.
  • Park grounds through litter pickup and recycling activities, bathroom cleaning, vandalism removal, controlled prairie and wood burns, and hardscape maintenance.
• Perform power and trim mowing in assigned parks.
• Demonstrate and support District customer service standards.

Other Duties and Responsibilities:

• Perform preventative maintenance on assigned vehicles and equipment.
• Assist with the set-up and tear-down of special events.
• Other duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Ability to work independently in day-to-day operations with general direction from supervisor.
• Able to receive and follow instruction.

Education and Experience:

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Valid driver's license.

Special Considerations:

• Must be at least 18 years old.
• Subject to both office and outside environmental conditions.
• Subject to modified/flexible work schedules including weekends.
• Ability to lift, carry, and/or move objects weighing 50 lbs on a daily basis. Lifting assistance is required when lifting > 50 lbs.
• Exposure to pesticides, chemicals, dust, fumes, dirt, loud noise, and insect bites.
• Prolonged lifting, stooping, bending, twisting, standing, and climbing.
• Ability to travel to and work at all Naperville Park District facilities.
• Subject to confined space entry. Will be required to participate in confined space entry training annually.
• Subject to respirator use. Will be required to pass a Quantitative Fit Test annually.
• Manual dexterity and strength to operate power-operated machines and equipment.
• Regular onsite attendance is an essential function of this position.

Benefits

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Hiring Rate: $16.00/hr

To be considered for this position, interested individuals must complete the online application accessible at
www.napervilleparks.org/employment. Materials submitted through mail, email, or fax will not be considered.