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City of Nampa Parks Maintenance Technician I in NAMPA, Idaho
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Job title: Parks Maintenance Technician I\ \ Hiring Salary Range (DOE): \$18.44-\$19.10\ Position Salary Range: \$18.44-\$23.81\ \ Department: PARKS\ Job Status: Full Time\ FLSA Status: Non-Exempt\ Reports To: Assigned Supervisor\ Grade/Level: 14N\ Amount of Travel Required: Some\ Job Type: Regular\ Job Code: 8050\ Positions Supervised: Supervision may be exercised over Seasonal Maintenance Personnel.\ Work Schedule: Generally, 8:00 am - 5:00 pm; however, must be able to work flexible and varied hours
\ PURPOSE STATEMENT\ WHAT YOU WILL DO:\ This position performs a variety of routine manual and semi-skilled turfgrass management, landscape construction, maintenance, and repair work in an assigned area of responsibility, including parks, pathways, right-of-way areas, and other city properties. May serve as the lead worker over an assigned maintenance crew; performs other duties as required or assigned.\ \ DISTINGUISHING FEATURES OF THE CLASS\ The principal function of an employee in this class is to perform a variety of routine manual and semi-skilled construction, maintenance, and repair work in an assigned area of responsibility to ensure a safe and pleasant environment for City residents. The work is performed under the supervision and direction of an assigned supervisor, but considerable leeway is granted for the exercise of independent judgment and initiative. The nature of the work performed requires that an employee in this class establish and maintain effective working relationships with the assigned supervisor, other City employees, and the general public. The principal duties of this class are performed in an outdoor environment in a variety of terrains and weather conditions with exposure to airborne pathogens and chemicals.\ \ ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS\ Reasonable Accommodations Statement\ To accomplish this job successfully, an individual must perform each essential function satisfactorily with or without reasonable accommodation. Reasonable accommodations may be made to help enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.\ \ Essential Functions Statement(s)\ Performs the full range of manual and semi-skilled turfgrass management, landscape construction, maintenance, and repair work in an assigned area of responsibility.\ Instructs or leads the work of an assigned maintenance crew and/or seasonal workers to ensure the safe and efficient completion of all work assignments.\ Maintains and repairs City parks, pathways, right-of-way areas, and other city properties.\ Maintains and repairs light and heavy equipment and maintenance tools and equipment, as necessary.\ Inspection and maintenance of park amenities such as playgrounds, drinking fountains, benches, shelters, restrooms, and sports courts/fields.\ Performs turfgrass management practices including mowing, irrigation installation and calibration, aeration, fertilization, and pesticide application.\ Maintains City pathways to comply with safety and regulations.\ Secures assigned work areas from hazards to ensure the safety of recreational participants, maintenance crews, and the general public, including flagging traffic.\ Maintains parks and City grounds in clean and safe conditions, including picking up trash, tree and shrub pruning, weeding, spraying, plowing, de-icing, and snow removal, and general maintenance, as necessary.\ Assumes responsibility for other duties as required or assigned and attends meetings, conferences, workshops, and training sessions and reviews publications and audio-visual materials to become and remain current on principles, practices, and new developments in assigned work areas.\ Install, operate, and troubleshoot irrigation systems including conventional and 2-wire controllers, valve repair and maintenance, hea installation, cleaning, repair, and adjustment.\ Work closely with other City departments and/or civic organizations and community volunteers.
REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE\ Some knowledge of basic principles and practices of turfgrass management, landscape construction, maintenance, and repair activities, including parks and irrigation systems.\ Some knowledge of proper maintenance of parks, cemeteries, recreation facilities, and landscaped areas including the safe and proper use of related chemicals and pesticides.\ Some knowledge of the safe and proper use of basic hand tools, power tools, and equipment used in construction, maintenance, repair, and landscaping work.
POSITION QUALIFICATIONS\ Competency Statement(s)\ Accountability - Ability to accept responsibility and account for his/her actions.\ Active Listening - Ability to actively attend to, convey, and understand the comments and questions of others.\ Commitment to Safety - Understands, encourages, and carries out the principles of integrated safety management; complies with or oversees compliance with safety policies and procedures; completes all required training; takes personal responsibility for safety.\ Decision Making - Ability to make critical decisions while following compa