Parks Worker I/II

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Parks Worker I/II

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Parks Worker I/II

Salary

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Location

City of Thornton;

Municipal Shops Complex, CO

Job Type

Seasonal – Part-Time or Full-Time

Job Number

25056

Department

Parks, Recreation, & Community Programs

Division

Parks Temporary

Opening Date

01/22/2025

Closing Date

Continuous

FLSA

Non-Exempt

WORK HOURS

HOURS VARY (SEE BELOW)

STATUS 2

FLSA NON-EXEMPT

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Hiring Rate for NEW employees:

Parks Worker I – $18.50 per hour.

Parks Worker II – $19.50 per hour.

Tentative start date is early April.

Season:  April through October

Work Hours:

Hours vary.  (Start and end times will adjust with daylight hours throughout the season.)

Rotating weekends and holidays required.

Under specified supervision, performs a variety of maintenance duties including physical manual labor within the city’s park system, including the city’s golf course and clubhouse grounds. May assist with the coordination of the annual flower program, planting, and maintaining trees, Xeric garden, and other grounds maintenance duties as assigned.

Positions in this class are flexibly staffed and are normally filled by

advancement

from levels I or, when filled from the outside, require previous and directly related experience.

Parks Worker I:

Under immediate supervision, this is the entry-level class in the Parks Worker series.  Incumbents entering the class have little or no directly related work experience.  Generally, work is observed and reviewed both during performance and upon completion.

Parks Worker II:

Under general supervision, this is the journey-level class in the Parks Worker series.  Incumbents assigned to this class have previous work experience and are expected to perform the full range or work assigned, operate large-scale mowing equipment and/or work with independence and initiative.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

(Essential functions, as defined under the Americans with Disabilities Act, may include the following tasks, knowledge, skills and other characteristics.  The list of tasks is ILLUSTRATIVE ONLY, and is not a comprehensive listing of all functions and tasks performed by positions in this class.)

Operates equipment such as tractors, trenchers, sod cutters, roto-tillers, skid steers, trucks, trailers, utility vehicles, small backhoes, loaders, aerators, wood chippers, flail and rotary mowers, a variety of riding mowers from 16 feet in width to 6 feet in width, walk-behind mowers, push mowers, string trimmers, backpack blowers and sprayers, edgers, bunker rakes, chain saws, pruning equipment, and various hand tools.

Assists with park maintenance tasks.

Mows, weeds, trims, and removes grass clippings.

Waters, aerates, renovates and fertilizes turf areas.

Plants, waters, edges, prunes and removes trees, shrubs, bushes, and flowers.

Clears snow and …

Title: Parks Worker I/II

Company: City of Thornton

Location: Thornton, Colorado, USA

Category: Maintenance/Cleaning, Outdoor/Nature/Animal Care