Parks Maintenance Worker

The City of Avondale is accepting applications for Parks Maintenance Worker in the Parks, Recreation & Libraries Department.
Provides general maintenance and repair to City parks and sports fields. The duties of the Parks Maintenance Worker will include, but are not limited to, irrigation system maintenance, daily restroom cleaning, and stocking, trimming of trees and bushes, turf maintenance including over-seeding, fertilizing, and top dressing, playground cleaning and ongoing maintenance, picnic shelter cleaning and upkeep, trash, and debris removal. The Parks Maintenance Worker's main goal is to ensure all elements of the parks are in working order and to provide a safe and clean environment for all park visitors. The Parks Maintenance Worker will assist the Parks Maintenance Lead with any other assigned duties.

This position may require participation in a rotational schedule, which may include evenings, weekends, and holidays. The schedule will be Tuesday-Thursday, 2:00 pm-10:30 pm; Friday, 12:00 pm-8:30 pm; and Saturday, 5:00 am-1:30 pm. Ensures irrigation systems are properly operating to provide effective watering to City Parks. The incumbent installs, troubleshoots, and repairs various types and models of irrigation controllers, including electrical troubleshooting of all systems, such as transient protection boards, step-down transformers, and system wires. Assists with field and park preparation and maintenance using dragging, lining, and upkeep of infields. Performs skilled maintenance and repairs required for the upkeep of playgrounds, picnic shelters, irrigation systems, landscaping, and sports turf. Maintains sports turf; aerates, fertilizes, and seeds turf areas. Sets up proper watering systems for seasonal turf. Assists with storage of equipment and supplies. Operate landscape equipment, such as mowers, weed eaters, chainsaws, chippers, hedge trimmers, spreaders, backpack sprayers, sod cutters, utility vehicles, tractors, aerators, etc. Utilize small tools and equipment for basic maintenance and irrigation repairs. Assists the Parks Maintenance Lead in park projects, training staff and working with outside contractors. Daily cleaning, maintenance, and stocking of park restrooms. High School Diploma or GED equivalency is required. A combination of experience, education, and technical training that provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities, may qualify. Three (3) years of experience working in parks maintenance or a related field. A valid Arizona Driver's License is required. Must be able to obtain First Aid/CPR certification upon hire. Must be able to read work orders and implement repairs. Work requires the ability to read schedules, field dimension layouts, basic facility plans, and correspondence (i.e. e-mails) from the parks and recreation office. Work requires the ability to perform general math calculations such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, fractions, and percentages. Work requires the ability to write simple instructions and guides. Must be able to work with citizens or participants in accordance with recreation policies and procedures. Within this job, the employee normally performs the duty assignment after receiving detailed instructions as to methods, procedures, and desired end results. These detailed instructions normally allow little room for deviation. The immediate supervisor may, at times, provide close and constant review while work is underway and when the assignment is completed. Ability to work in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.