Parks Technician II - Conservation Lands & Resources

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# **Job Description Summary**

Department - Conservation Lands & Resources

# **Job Description**

**Job Type: Classified**

**Job Classification: 5825 - Parks Technician II**

**Salary Grade: 5**

**Pay Range**

**Hiring Range: \$20.11 - \$23.63 Per Hour**

**Pay Range: \$20.11 - \$27.15 Per Hour**

Range Explanation

• Hiring Range is an estimate of where you can receive an offer. The
  
  

actual salary offer will carefully consider a wide range of factors,

Including Your Skills, Qualifications, Experience, Education,

licenses, training, and internal equity.

• Pay Range is the entire compensation range for the position.
  
  

Pima Countys Conservation Lands & Resources Department is seeking highly

motivated and hard-working individuals to fill a position as Park

Technician II. The position will work within the Parks and Trails

Division of Conservation Lands & Resources supporting Pima Countys

commitment to conservation. The position will be part of a team that

delivers land stewardship, supports landscape and cultural maintenance,

construction, campground operations, and restoration projects within

Historic Canoa Ranch, a Sonoran Desert habitat.

This position performs routine trades or craftsman duties, maintaining

and repairing park facilities, grounds, and equipment. Also,

participates in construction or renovation activities in parks, and may

assist in campground operation. The position is field-oriented, often in

remote areas, with exposure to extreme summer temperatures and cold

winter temperatures. This is primarily a manual labor position requiring

the ability to lift heavy loads, safely operate assigned vehicles and

other powered equipment, and frequently involves repetitive individual

tasks in a variety of work settings in an outdoor environment.

Maintenance may include wildlife drinkers, ponds, equestrian, camp

facilities, trails, habitat restoration, erosion control and invasive

species.

Essential Functions

As defined under the Americans with Disabilities Act, this

classification may include any of the following tasks, knowledge,

skills, and other characteristics. This list is ILLUSTRATIVE ONLY and is

not a comprehensive listing of all functions and tasks performed by

incumbents of this class. Work assignments may vary depending on the

departments need and will be communicated to the applicant or incumbent

by the supervisor.

• Cuts, trims, edges, seeds, fertilizes, and stripes ball field and
  
  

leisure turf;

• Structurally prunes, shapes and maintains urban forest and ground
  
  

vegetation;

• Performs minor repairs and adjustments to plumbing and irrigation
  
  

systems;

• Operates ride-on equipment and utilizes powered maintenance and
  
  

construction equipment/tools;

• Performs operator-level inspections, servicing, maintenance and
  
  

security of assigned tools, equipment and vehicles;

• Applies paints, varnish, stains, and other finishes to interior and
  
  

exterior surfaces, trimmings and fixtures;

• Stores, handles, applies and disposes of hazardous materials
  
  

required to complete work or generated by work assignments;

• Collects and disposes of trash;
• Maintains and uses safety and personal protective equipment;
• Explains rules, regulations or procedures to the public and/or
  
  

vendors;

• May be assigned to a natural resource park setting, whereby
  
  

maintenance may include wildlife drinkers, ponds, equestrian, camp

facilities, trails, habitat restoration, erosion control, and

invasive species;

• Obtains and maintains AZ Department of Agriculture-Office of
  
  

Pesticide Management Certified Applicator license (Category

#3-Ornamental and Turf and for some areas also Category 5 Aquatic).

Minimum Qual Fications

• Six months of experience performing duties in landscape, grounds
  
  

maintenance, arborist, equipment operator, general handyman or similar

duties in a specific skill, craft, vocation, trade or operational area

of employment.**

• (Relevant training or education may substitute for up to six months of
  
  

the aforementioned experience)**

Or

• Six months of experience in a Pima County Parks Technician I, Parks
  
  

Helper, or closely-related position as determined by the department head

at the time of recruitment.**

• Qualifying education and experience must be clearly documented in the
  
  

\"Education\" and \"Work Experience\" sections of the application. Do

not substitute a resume for your applicatio**