Park Technician 1

Unclassified - Leavenworth, KS

Full-time - Entry Level

Leavenworth, KS

About the position

The Park Technician I position is a vital role within the Parks and Recreation Department, specifically in the Parks Division. This position is responsible for performing a variety of semi-skilled tasks that contribute to the maintenance and operation of parks, grounds, and recreational facilities. The technician will work under the direct supervision of the Park Foreman and will also receive indirect supervision from the Park Technician II. This role includes acting as a lead worker for community service workers, temporary employees, assigned KSP inmates, and volunteers as required and assigned. The essential duties of the Park Technician I include mowing and maintaining park areas such as baseball and soccer fields, cleaning and maintaining tennis courts, and assisting in the repair and installation of irrigation systems. The technician will also be involved in planting trees, shrubs, and flowers, as well as performing maintenance tasks such as seeding, fertilizing, and pest control. Additional responsibilities include setting up and taking down equipment for various park programs, maintaining municipal swimming pools, and performing routine maintenance on park facilities such as drinking fountains and restrooms. The role requires the technician to operate various types of equipment, including tractors, mowers, and snow removal equipment, while also maintaining specialized turf care equipment. The technician must keep current with safe techniques for building and grounds maintenance and perform custodial work as needed. Record-keeping of completed work is also a critical aspect of this position, along with assisting in snow removal operations and other duties as assigned.

Responsibilities

• Mows and maintains park and open space areas such as baseball and soccer fields.
• Cleans and maintains tennis courts and nets.
• Maintains irrigation systems and assists in the repair and installation of irrigation lines and heads.
• Plants trees, turf, shrubs, and flowers; performs tree and shrub maintenance and removal.
• Carries out seeding, fertilizing, top dressing, soil conditioning, watering, and pest/weed control of parks and open spaces.
• Drags ball fields and lines fields for games.
• Installs and maintains goal posts and nets for sports facilities, including soccer, volleyball, baseball, softball, tennis, and basketball.
• Assists in setting up and taking down equipment for various park and recreation programs; prepares facilities for park and recreation program use.
• Assists in the training and/or supervision of community service workers, assigned KSP inmates, and volunteers.
• Assists in the maintenance of the municipal swimming pools; monitors and maintains pool filtration systems.
• Inspects, washes, and performs routine maintenance of park drinking fountains and restrooms.
• Sweeps, washes, paints, and repairs or replaces park tables and benches.
• Performs semi-skilled interior building maintenance such as painting, plumbing, carpentry, and other unskilled and semi-skilled trades work.
• Assists in the construction of new parks facilities and maintenance of existing parks, including clearing, grading, drainage, concrete work, fencing, foundation work, and carpentry work.
• Maintains and adjusts specialized turf care equipment and tools, including electric motors, pumps, sprinklers, tractors, mowers, and irrigation systems.
• Operates tractors, mowers, high loaders, backhoes, graders, snow removal equipment, trucks, washers, and other equipment as needed.
• Maintains current skills and knowledge in the proper and safe techniques of building and grounds maintenance functions.
• Performs custodial work as required and assigned, including changing light bulbs and fluorescent tubes; sweeping floors; vacuuming carpets; mopping; shampooing and steam cleaning carpets; buffing non-carpeted areas; dumping garbage and replacing trash can liners; cleaning and sanitizing restrooms and replenishing supplies; sweeping; emptying ash cans; cleaning spills; cleaning drinking fountains, mirrors, tables, walls, fixtures, blinds, light fixtures, etc.; washing windows; cleaning rain gutters; sweeping roofs.
• Collects and disposes of solid waste from buildings and grounds; picks up litter from parks and open spaces.
• Opens and closes, locks and unlocks facilities as needed.
• Assists in and performs snow removal operations to fulfill department responsibilities. May assist Street Division with snow removal operations.
• Keeps records of work completed.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Be at least 18 years old at time of hire.
• Graduation from High School or GED equivalent.
• Must possess a current, valid driver's license at time of application and maintain for duration of employment; must meet insurability standards under fleet insurance policy.
• Must have CDL or ability to obtain one within one (1) year of hire.
• Minimum three to six months work experience relevant to one or more of the essential duties.

Benefits

• KPERS retirement plan
• Health insurance coverage
• Paid holidays
• Paid time off (PTO)