Class specifications are intended to present a descriptive list of the range of duties performed by employees in the class. Specifications are not intended to reflect all duties performed within the job.

This position is responsible for supervising the maintenance and beautification of the Effingham County Board of Commissioners parks and grounds

Principal Duties and Responsibilities (Essential Functions**):

Assigns work to assigned staff, including park maintenance, chemical application, irrigation repairs, litter pickup, athletic field mowing and landscape installation through Effingham County. Prepares baseball fields; removes bases; blows clay and sand from dugouts; repairs pitchers’ mound and home plates; drags the infields with steel mat; removes clay from base stubs; inserts bases; chalks boxes, circles, and lines; tamps pitchers’ mound and home plate; drains water from infields; spreads sand on fields.

Performs administrative duties.

Reviews work of assigned crew.

Picks up paper and cigarette butts; empties garbage cans; hauls trash to dumpsters; puts new garbage bags into trash cans.

Sweeps and mops concession stands; cleans bathrooms; sweeps bleachers; rakes playground sand; cleans and maintains gym facilities.

Sets up soccer flags; sets up football fields; sets up volleyball courts.

Cuts grass; blows sidewalks; disperses killing granules; spreads quick dry compounds on wet areas; treats edges of fields with grass killers; aerates infields; weed eats fishing landings; fertilizes fields; trims branches; spreads seed.

Drives truck; hooks trailers to trucks; loads and unloads tractor from trailers; operates tractor and lawnmower; operates rolling painting and chalking machines; operates backhoe.

Cleans and maintains equipment.

Repairs and adjusts sprinkler heads; sets sprinkler times.

Steam cleans sidewalks and pavilions.

Paints and transports benches; sets temporary fences; paints bathroom floors; paints fairline poles.

Unloads shipments from trucks.

Strips gym floors; spreads polyurethane on gym floors.

Makes minor building repairs.

Communicates with supervisor, employees, other departments, the public, and other individuals as needed to coordinate work activities, review status of work, exchange information, or resolve problems.

Supervises, directs, and evaluates assigned staff, processing employee concerns and problems, directing work, counseling, disciplining, and completing employee performance appraisals.

Regular and routine attendance at work is required.

ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS

Provides assistance to other employees or departments as needed.

Performs other related duties as required.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

High school diploma or GED; supplemented by 5 months previous experience and/or training involving grounds maintenance; or any equivalent combination of education, training, and experience which provides the requisite knowledge, skills, and abilities for this job. Must possess and maintain a valid Georgia driver’s license.

We are an equal opportunity/drug free workplace employer. Applicants are considered for positions without regard to veteran status, uniformed service member status, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, physical or mental disability, genetic information or any other category protected by applicable federal , state or local laws. Applicants with a known disability as defined under the Americans with Disabilities Act may request an accommodation in the recruitment or selection process but must request this accommodation no later than 48 hours prior to the need.

All resumes must be submitted with a completed County Application. Applications can be obtained at: Human Resources Office, 804 S Laurel Street, Springfield, GA 31329 or