Maintenance Worker - Parks

Essential Functions: Essential functions, as defined under the Americans with Disabilities Act, may include any of the following representative duties, knowledge, and skills. This is not a comprehensive listing of all functions and duties performed by incumbents of this class; employees may be assigned duties which are not listed below; reasonable accommodations will be made as required. The job description does not constitute an employment agreement and is subject to change at any time by the employer. Essential duties and responsibilities may include, but are not limited to the following: Participates in the maintenance and repair of play equipment, picnic tables, fences, and other related park equipment. Maintains and repairs tools and small equipment. Performs parts runs as necessary. Maintains maintenance records. Attends various meetings, including employee safety meetings, training sessions, and others, as assigned. Participates in City special event setup and teardown. Paints buildings, benches, picnic tables, and other park structures. Removes graffiti from buildings, benches, picnic tables, and park structures. Performs the cleaning and maintenance of parks and facilities. Prepares and maintains ball fields. Mixes and performs weed, pesticide, and fertilizer applications. Inspects playgrounds and makes necessary repairs. Sets, monitors, and makes recommendations to adjust watering schedules. Participates in the maintenance and repairs of electrical, plumbing, and irrigation systems and equipment, and maintains timers. Mows lawns and trims edges around walkways, planters, shrubs, and trees. Prunes or removes bushes and trees using hand tools and power equipment. Utilizes equipment such as tractors, loaders, aerators, riding mowers, boom lifts, trenchers, stump grinders, chippers, and various other power and hand tools to complete assigned tasks. Hand-weeds planters as necessary. Safely operates City vehicles and equipment. Performs other duties of a similar nature and level as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications: Education, Training and Experience Guidelines: High School diploma or GED and one (1) year of landscape or grounds maintenance and repair operations/field experience, which may also include irrigation systems; or six (6) months of vocational training in landscaping and groundskeeping and six (6) months of landscape or grounds maintenance and repair operations/field experience, which may also include irrigation systems; or a certification in landscaping and groundskeeping and six (6) months of landscape or grounds maintenance and repair operations/field experience, which may also include irrigation systems. License and Certification Requirements:

• Must possess a valid California class "C" driver's license upon hire and maintain it throughout the length of employment with the City of Victorville
• May be required to possess a valid California Class "A" or "B" Commercial Driver's License with endorsements or have the ability to obtain a Class "A" or "B" Commercial Driver's License within nine (9) months upon request and maintain it throughout the length of employment
• Desired License(s)/Certifications:
• Qualified Applicators Certification
• Playground Safety Inspection Certification
• MaxiCom Central Control Irrigation Certification
• Knowledge of:
• Applicable state and federal codes, ordinances, laws, rules, and regulations
• Practices and methods in construction, maintenance, and repair
• Irrigation systems maintenance and repair
• Basic power and hand tools
• Employee safety practices
• Herbicide and pesticide application procedures
• Physical needs of turf, plants, and trees, including removal methods
• Safe and efficient operation methods for motorized construction and maintenance equipment and vehicles
• Effective time management
• Modern office methods, practices, procedures, and equipment, including software and database programs
• English usage, spelling, grammar, punctuation, and basic mathematical principles
• Skill and Ability to:
• Provide efficient customer service
• Communicate clearly and effectively, both verbally and in writing
• Organize with the ability to prioritize work
• Exercise independent judgment, wisdom, common sense, and initiative
• Thoroughly carry out oral and written instructions
• Use patience, tact, diplomacy, and courtesy in dealing with the public and employees
• Use initiative, discretion, and judgment within established procedure guidelines and rules
• Define problems, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions
• Manage situations requiring diplomacy, fairness, firmness, and sound judgment
• Operate power and hand tools as well as motorized equipment and vehicles
• Maintain basic written records
• Pay attention to detail
• Operate a personal computer and various software applications
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work, including City and government officials, community groups, and the general public
• Apply safe work practices
• Physical Demands & Working Environment(Must be performed with or without reasonable accommodations)
• This position works sometimes in an indoor office environment, but primarily is outdoors in the field, exposed to weather such as wind, heat, cold, and rain
• May be required to climb ladders and work in trenches and confined spaces
• Positions in this class typically require balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, reaching, standing, walking, pushing, pulling, lifting, grasping, feeling, talking, hearing, seeing, and repetitive motions with or without reasonable accommodation

VACATION: Paid vacation is earned by full-time, non-represented employees based on years of full-time City of Victorville service:0–5 years: 80 hours annually6–10 years: 120 hours annually11–15 years: 160 hours annually 16+ years: 200 hours annually