Job Title: Parks Laborer (Seasonal)

Department: Parks

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

Reports to: Parks Foreman

Position Status: Seasonal

Position Summary

Under general supervision, performs a variety of semi-skilled and unskilled tasks to maintain parks, forest, trails, and/or cemeteries for the City of Cañon City.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: The essential duties and responsibilities listed below are central to the job or are the reason the position exists, and the employee must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. This list is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive list of all duties and responsibilities. Duties and responsibilities may change at any time with or without notice. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Performs grounds maintenance, landscaping, and tree maintenance tasks in city parks, cemetery, and rights-of-way. Picks up litter, removes trash, rakes leaves, clears brush, operates irrigation systems, and mows grass. Performs rough carpentry, electrical, and plumbing tasks to install, repair, and maintain irrigation systems. Cleans, repairs, and maintains public buildings, facilities, parks, public restrooms, campgrounds, recreational facilities, and cemetery.
• Operates equipment such as trimmers, mowers, sprayers, power rakes, aerators, trash compactors, chippers, and chainsaws to improve, maintain, and repair parks, trails, and/or cemeteries and to plant, prune, or remove trees. Monitors equipment operation and reports repair and replacement needs. Performs routine maintenance and repairs on small equipment such as chainsaws, mowers, and weed eaters.
• Assists with storm clean up, park patrol, and enforcing park rules and regulations.
• Answers routine questions from the public related to park, cemetery, and forestry areas.
• Provides excellent customer service to external and internal customers including but not limited to effectively listening and communicating, providing accurate information, offering solutions, assisting in resolution, and ensuring timely follow up as needed.

Non-Essential Duties and Responsibilities*: The following duties, although not essential to the position, are important components to the smooth and efficient operation of the Division, Department, and City.

• Attends or completes training, seminars, and meetings as required.
• Performs related duties as established by law or ordinance or as reasonably directed by the City.

• This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: The essential duties listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required. The below list is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of all knowledge, skills and abilities that are required.

• Knowledge of the mission, policies, goals, and procedures of Cañon City relating to park, cemetery, and forestry, maintenance, and repair.
• Knowledge of the practices and methods of operating equipment such as trimmers, mowers, sprayers, power rakes, aerators, snowplows, trash compactors, dump trucks, loaders, trenchers, chippers, and chainsaws.
• Knowledge of safe use of hand tools and power tools such as electric saws, drills, cutters, chain saws, shovels, and rakes.
• Knowledge of Material Safety Data Sheets for hazardous materials used in park maintenance, cemetery, and forestry operations.
• Knowledge of principles and processes for providing excellent customer service. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
• Ability to build effective relationships as needed with employees, government officials, contractors, vendors, and the public.
• Ability to operate equipment such as trimmers, mowers, sprayers, power rakes, aerators, trash compactors, chippers, and chainsaws.
• Ability to perform routine maintenance and repairs on small equipment such as chainsaws, mowers, and weed eaters.
• Ability to perform rough carpentry, electrical, and plumbing tasks to install, repair, and maintain irrigation systems.
• Ability to perform repair and maintenance duties in public buildings, facilities, parks, and cemeteries.
• Ability to perform burial duties.
• Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing.
• Ability to read and follow oral and written directions. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
• Familiar with basic computer functions.
• Skilled in planting, pruning, and removing trees.
• Skilled in improving, maintaining, and repairing parks, trails, and/or cemeteries.
• Skilled in grounds maintenance and landscaping.
• Skilled in using hand tools.

Minimum Qualification(s):

Experience

• One (1) year of experience in construction, general labor, agriculture, or related field preferred.
• Any acceptable combination of education, training and experience that provides the listed knowledge, abilities and skills may be substituted.

Education

• High School diploma or equivalent
• Any acceptable combination of education, training and experience that provides the listed knowledge, abilities and skills may be substituted.

Licenses/Certifications

• None

Preferred Qualification(s):

Experience

• One (1) year of experience performing a variety of semi-skilled and unskilled tasks to maintain parks, forest, trails, and/or cemeteries

Education

• Associates degree in Park Management

Licenses/Certifications

• Colorado Class ‘B’ Driver’s License

Physical Activities: 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.

? This position is a physically demanding position that requires the ability to perform manual labor for extended periods of time, to be able to move objects up to 100 pounds, to work in hazardous environments under all weather conditions. May be exposed to loud noise and hazards for significant periods of time.

Additional Information:

• This position will typically work Monday – Friday but will flex to working weekends and evenings based on seasonal, organizational or event needs.
• Travel within the City of Cañon City and Fremont County will be required.
• Occasional extension of the work day to meet deadlines may be required.