Description

COTTONWOOD HEIGHTS PARKS AND RECREATION SERVICE AREA POSITION DESCRIPTION

(NON-EXEMPT)

Approved By:________________________ Date of Review:________________

Position Title: Parks Crew

Position Characteristics: Seasonal, part-time, no benefits. 

Weekdays, evenings, Saturdays, Sundays, holidays.

Department: Parks 

Reporting Relationships:

Position Reports To: Parks Supervisor 

Positions Directly Supervised: None

Position Purpose:

Responsible for maintaining Service Area parks and ground efficiently so as to provide a clean, safe, and comfortable atmosphere for patrons. Complete refurbishing and cleaning duties as assigned by Park Supervisor, performs regularly turf care, completes daily maintenance of all courts and athletic fields. 

Nature and Scope:

This position requires attention to detail, good physical health and strength, and the ability to work well independently. Incumbent must be able to operate all related equipment and machinery and possess good time management skills in order to successfully execute this position. 

Essential Functions and Basic Duties:

Assume responsibility for effectively and efficiently maintaining Service Area grounds and parks.

1. Inspect the turf irrigation system regularly. Check for proper operations and repairs as needed.
2. Care for turf areas regularly. Mow, edge, trim, prune, weed, spot water, and perform other duties as necessary.
3. Complete refurbishment and major cleaning duties as assigned by the Park Supervisory. 
4. Maintain ball diamonds, soccer fields, tennis courts daily.
5. Perform minor repairs on playground equipment.
6. Clean restrooms and pavilions daily.

Assume responsibility for establishing and maintaining effective working relations with area personnel and with management.

1. Keep management well informed of area activities and of any significant problems.
2. Assist area staff as needed.
3. Maintain a current and accurate inventory of tools and supplies.

Assume responsibility for other duties as assigned.

1. Follows established safety procedures.
2. Keeps work area clean and free of clutter.

Performance Measurements:

1. Service Area parks are safe, comfortable, and well-maintained.
2. Turf areas are cared for regularly and effectively.
3. Preventative maintenance is performed as scheduled on lawn equipment.
4. Management is well informed of area activities.
5. Safety procedures are followed in accordance with established standards.

Qualifications:

Training/Education/Certification:

• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Valid Driver’s License and a copy of their Motor Vehicle Record to be provided prior to employment.
• Approved Criminal Background Investigation check if over 18 years of age.

Required Knowledge:

• Familiar with a wide variety of power driven machinery and gas powered lawn equipment.

Experience Required:

• Minimum of 1 year grounds maintenance experience.
• Experience in building or landscaping preferred.
• Must be at least 16 years of age.

Skills/Abilities:

• Good physical health and strength.
• Good organization skills.
• Able to work evenings and weekends.
• Basic mechanical and handyman abilities.

Physical Activities and Requirements of this Position:

Climbing: Including ladders, scaffolding, ramps, poles, etc. Amount and type of climbing is more than that needed for ordinary movement. 

Balancing: May involve walking, standing, crouching on narrow, slippery or moving surfaces.

Stooping: Bending downward and forward at the waist. Requires full use of lower extremities and back muscles.

Kneeling: Resting on knee or knees.

Crouching: Bending downward and forward at the leg and spine.

Reaching: Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.

Standing: For extended time periods.

Walking: Especially for short distances.

Pushing: Using upper body to draw, drag, haul, or tug objects.

Pulling: Using upper body to draw, drag, haul, or tug objects. 

Lifting: Occurs frequently and requires substantial use of upper body and back muscles.

Finger Dexterity: Pinching, typing, etc., primarily with fingers only. 

Talking: Especially when one must frequently convey detailed or important instructions or ideas accurately, loudly, or quickly.

Grasping: Using fingers and palm on an object.

Hearing: Able to hear average or normal conversations and receive ordinary information.

Seeing: Average, ordinary, vision acuity necessary to prepare or inspect documents or products, or operate machinery. 

Physical Strength: Very heavy work, exert more than 100 lbs. of force occasionally and/or more than 50 lbs. frequently, and/or more than 20 lbs. regularly. 

Working Conditions:

• Works both inside and outside. Subject to weather.
• Must work in extreme heat for more than an hour. Temperatures above 100 degrees.
• Must work under hazardous conditions including high places, chemical exposures, electrical current, moving machinery, exposure to blood, etc. 

Mental Activities and Requirements of this Position:

General Education-Reasoning Ability: Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed, involved instructions and to deal with problems involving several concrete variables.

General Education-Mathematics Ability: Ability to perform very basic math skills including adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing two digit numbers; to perform the four basic arithmetic operations with coins as part of a dollar; to perform operations with units such as inch, foot, and yard; ounce and pound (or their metric counterparts).

General Education-Language Ability: Ability to recognize the meaning of 2,500 (2 and 3 syllable) words; to read (by sight or Braille) at a very slow rate; to compare similarities and difference between words and between series of numbers. Ability to print and communicate in simple sentences. 

Intent and Function of Job Descriptions:

Job descriptions assist organizations in ensuring that the hiring process is fairly administered and that qualified employees are selected. They are also essential to an effective appraisal system and related promotion, transfer, layoff, and terminations decisions. Well-constructed job descriptions are an integral part of any effective compensation system. 

All descriptions have been reviewed to ensure that only essential functions and basic duties have been included. Peripheral tasks, only incidentally related to each position, have been excluded. Requirements, skills, and abilities included have been determines to be the minimal standards required to successfully perform the positions. In no instance, however, should the duties, responsibilities, and requirements delineated be interpreted as all inclusive. Additional functions and requirements may be assigned by supervisors as deemed appropriate.

In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, it is possible that requirements may be modified to reasonably accommodate disabled individuals. However, no accommodations will be made which may pose serious health or safety risks to the employee or others or which impose undue hardships on the organization.

Job descriptions are not intended to and do not create employment contracts. The organization maintains its status as an at-will employer. Employees can be terminated for any reason no prohibited by law.