Park Technician 1

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Position Description

POSITION TITLE: Park Technician I

DEPARTMENT: Parks and Recreation

DIVISION: Parks

RETIREMENT: KPERS

FLSA: Non-Exempt

DATE: January 1, 2023

GENERAL PURPOSE

Performs a variety of semi-skilled tasks in the maintenance and

operation of buildings, grounds and

parks.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED

Works under the direct supervision of the Park Foreman, and indirect

supervision of Park Technician II.

SUPERVISION EXERCISED

Acts as lead worker for community service workers, temporary employees,

assigned KSP inmates, and

volunteers as required and assigned.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Mows and maintains park and open space areas such as baseball and
  
  

soccer fields; mows weeds;

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 the seeding, fertilizing, top dressing, soil conditioning,
  
  

watering, and the 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 departments
  
  

responsibilities. May assists

Street Division with snow removal operations.

• Keeps records of work completed.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
  
  

PERIPHERAL DUTIES

• Serves as a member of various employee committees, as assigned.
• Drives recreation van on field trips, as assigned.
• Transports inmates assigned to City of Leavenworth departments.
  
  

Minimum Qualifications

Education and Experience:

\(A\) Be at least 18 years old at time of hire.

\(B\) Graduation from High School or GED equivalent.

\(C\) Must possess a current, valid drivers license at time of

application (and maintain for duration of

employment) and meet insurability standards under fleet insurance

policy. Must have CDL or

ability to obtain one within one (1) year of hire.

\(D\) Minimum three to six months work experience relevant to one or

more