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Louisiana Department of State Civil Service Parks, Building, & Grounds Attendant in Abbeville, Louisiana
Parks, Building, & Grounds Attendant
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Parks, Building, & Grounds Attendant
Salary
$2,123.00 - $3,822.00 Monthly
Location
Abbeville, LA
Job Type
Classified
Job Number
CRT-2024-196501-MBT
Department
Culture Rec & Tourism-State Parks
Opening Date
06/21/2024
Closing Date
7/1/2024 11:59 PM Central
Description
Benefits
Supplemental Information
LOCATION AND POSITION INFORMATION:
This position is located atPalmetto Island State Park in Abbeville, LA.
No Civil Service test scoreis required in order to be considered for this vacancy.
To apply for this vacancy, click on the “Apply” link above and complete an electronic application, which can be used for this vacancy as well as future job opportunities. Applicants are responsible for checking the status of their application to determine where they are in the recruitment process. Further status message information is located under the Information section of the Current Job Opportunities page.
Resumes WILL NOT be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.
The Office of the Lieutenant Governor and the Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism are participants in the E-Verify system for identification and employment eligibility purposes.
Louisiana as a State, is a Model Employer for People with Disabilities.
For further information about this vacancy contact:
Melissa Thibodaux
Department of Culture, Recreation, & Tourism
1051 N. 3rd Street
Baton Rouge, LA 70802
Fax: (225) 342-7928
mthibodaux@crt.la.gov
Minimum Qualifications
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
No experience or training is required.
Job Concepts
Function of Work:
To keep building interiors, exteriors, and grounds clean and maintained.
Level of Work:
Entry.
Supervision Received:
Close from an employee of higher level.
Supervision Exercised:
None.
Location of Work:
Department of Culture, Recreation, and Tourism, Office of State Parks.
Job Distinctions:
Differs from Custodian by the added responsibility for maintaining the grounds, working the fee station, assisting visitors, and performing general maintenance tasks.
Differs from Maintenance Repairer 1 by lack of responsibility for repair and maintenance of equipment and of structural components of buildings.
Examples of Work
The purpose of this position is to maintain the cleanliness and maintenance of park buildings and rental facilities as well as the grounds. Guest occupancy is heavy on a seasonal basis and the percentages below will vary throughout the year.
60% Grounds Maintenance
Assists in upkeep of site grounds, including the Gardens.
Clean site's grounds, gardens, and water features - collect litter, debris, and trash.
Mowing with zero turn mowers
Trimming and pruning with weed-eaters, pruners, chainsaws
Blowing sidewalks with handheld and backpack blowers
Weeding flower beds and edging
Changing out plant material
Perform weekly work orders such as maintenance of vehicles, tractors, ATV's, etc. under supervision.
Assist in repairing broken equipment, water pipes, furniture, etc.
Other maintenance duties as determined by Maintenance Foreman
30% Maintain Cleanliness
Cleans interior and exterior of facilities at site.
Sweeps, mops and washes site facilities.
Maintains cleanliness of park grounds and facilities by removing trash bags and other debris from the campground, cabins, splash-pad, and other areas, and placing trash in dumpsters.
Cleans furniture.
Cleans & disinfects public restrooms.
Cleans picnic areas to include tables and grills.
Use and maintain assigned power equipment and hand tools: buffers, auto scrubbers, extractors, high pressure washers, high speed buffers and vacuums, brooms, mops, and squeegees for the cleaning and general maintenance of floors, walls, carpets, furniture, etc.
Use ladders when required in work assignments.
10% Site Support
Performs any related duties necessary to maintain and improve the appearance of the grounds to enhance the visitor's experience.
Assists other personnel in the completion of their work for the purpose of support and to supplement in times of staff shortage.
Physical Demands: Requires ability to stoop, bend, balance, kneel, crouch, sit, stand and walk on a regular daily basis.
Performs other related duties as assigned and performs customer service to a high degree of excellence.
Louisiana State Government represents a wide variety of career options and offers an outstanding opportunity tomake a differencethrough public service. With an array of career opportunities in every major metropolitan center and in many rural areas, state employment provides an outstanding option to begin or continue your career.
As a state employee, you will earn competitive pay, choose from a variety of benefits, and have access to a great professional development program:
Insurance Coverage More information can be found at https://info.groupbenefits.org/
Parental Leave– Up to six weeks paid parental leave
More information can be found athttps://www.civilservice.louisiana.gov/Parental-Leave/Default.aspx
Holidays and Leave – State employees receive the following paid holidays each year:
New Year's Day
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day,
Mardi Gras,
Good Friday,
Memorial Day,
Independence Day,
Labor Day,
Veteran's Day,
Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.
* Additional holidays may be proclaimed by the Governor
State employees earn sick and annual leave which can be accumulated and saved for future use. Your accrual rate increases as your years of service increase.
Retirement – State of Louisiana employees are eligible to participate in various retirement systems (based on the type of appointment and agency for which an employee works). These retirement systems provide retirement allowances and other benefits for state officers and employees and their beneficiaries. State retirement systems may include (but are not limited to):
Louisiana State Employees Retirement System (www.lasersonline.org). LASERS has provided this video (https://lasersonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Your_Retirement_System.mp4) to give you more detailed information about their system
Teacher's Retirement System of Louisiana (www.trsl.org),
Louisiana School Employees Retirement System (www.lsers.net), among others
Agency
State of Louisiana
Address
For agency contact information, please refer to
the supplemental information above.
Louisiana State Civil Service, Louisiana, 70802
Phone
(866) 783-5462
Website
http://agency.governmentjobs.com/louisiana/default.cfm
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