Groundskeeper - Multi-use Fields - Seasonal

Groundskeeper Baseball Fields

Anticipated Hiring Range: $15.16 - $21.75 Hourly

This individual will work with a diverse team on a variety of projects and assignments, while serving locations in the Culture, Parks and Recreation Department for events such as Softball and Baseball league seasons and large-scale tournaments. Facilities include but are not limited to Butch Butler Field, Forbes Field, Youth Sports Complex, Twin Rivers Softball Complex, Monfort Sports Park and The Island Grove Multi-Use Fields.

The Groundskeeper Baseball Fields role is a hands-on, hardworking individual who must be willing to drop anything and everything for an emergency; big or small, including the occasional operation of large area turf mowers. The City relies on the Groundskeeper to follow safety protocols, while being responsive, thorough, and a resourceful self-starter with a customer focused mindset.

Scheduling for this position varies and will include working evenings, weekends, and holidays, as followed by State and Federal law.

This is a continuous posting and can be closed at any time.

Experience, Knowledge, and Skills:

Minimum Qualifications - Entry Level

• Minimal to no previous groundskeeping experience required
• Must be 16 years of age or older
• Possess a valid driver's license with a good driving record

Minimum Qualifications - Experienced

• One (1) year groundskeeping, parks, or athletic field maintenance experience
• Must be 18 years of age or older
• Possess a valid driver's license held for a minimum of two (2) years with a good driving record

Preferred

• None

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Ability and willingness to assist others with questions about facilities operations, hours, and general regulations.
• Ability to work a variety of small and large events and venues.
• Ability to operate handheld tools and pressure washing equipment.
• Experienced: Ability to operate golf carts, turf utility vehicles, and two-stroke engine tools including string trimmers, hand and backpack blowers; hand power tools, push mowers, shop equipment, etc.
• Ability to identify most common native vs. non-native plant species,
• Ability to identify native and non-native plants of concern in open spaces and make informed decisions on the actions based on each species,
• (Experienced candidates) Ability to safety operate:
• a motor vehicle on public roadways if age requirements are met, including trucks.
• power equipment, such as high-pressure washers and hand blowers.
• 3' 6' wide riding rotary mowing units, used for mowing small park areas, and small parkways.
• 10'-16' wide riding mowers used in Parks.
• commercial truck and pull a trailer with loaded equipment.
• brush weed-eater, rototiller, snow throwers, and backpack blower.
• water truck, forklift, tractors, front end loaders, excavators and skid loader machines and their various attachments, including backhoe, auger, pathway surface leveler, groomer, synthetic turf sweeper.
• chainsaws and woodchippers in team settings.
• rotary mowers 16' wide or larger in turf areas.
• Ability to walk throughout facility grounds of various topographical conditions to visually identify needed work and inspect work results.
• Ability to handle difficult situations using tact, patience, and good judgment.
• Collaboration skills, including the ability to work with others from different areas and backgrounds to reach a common goal.
• Interpersonal skills, including the ability to facilitate interaction, communication, and teamwork between others.
• Oral, written, and listening communication skills, including the ability to accurately interpret what others are saying and convey messages, information, concepts, and details accurately and clearly.
• Ability to work under pressure, manage multiple concurrent and competing tasks and responsibilities, and adapt to changing priorities while maintaining personal effectiveness.
• Ability to prioritize work, meet deadlines, and stay on task when completing special projects and daily assignments.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision and reliable professional judgment, as well as collaboratively with a team to achieve desired results.
• Ability to maintain a strong work ethic, positive problem-solving attitude, and enthusiasm for the work performed.
• Knowledge of customer service principles and best practices, including customer needs assessments, meeting quality service standards, and evaluating customer satisfaction.
• Knowledge of incident response and handling methodologies.
• Customer service skills, including the ability to actively listen, address customer needs, defuse tense situations, and maintain an open, flexible, and friendly demeanor.
• Ability to communicate and work effectively with individuals from diverse backgrounds, cultures, and ages.

Essential Functions:

• Maintains lip transitions and spot leveling of infields.
• Assists in maintaining Hollywood's, home plates and pitching rubbers.
• Water packs hitter's boxes, pitching mounds and slide zones.
• Inspects and cleans bases, temporary home plates and temporary pitching rubbers before setting out.
• Cleans and stocks restrooms, including port-a-lets.
• Cleans and removes debris from parking lots, shelters and turf areas.
• Empties trash receptacles regularly throughout assigned areas.
• Assists with repairs and maintenance of playgrounds, shelters, hard courts and site furnishings, grooming and striping athletic fields, while inspecting building sites for vandalism and graffiti.
• Performs safe operation of hard surface and turf vacuums, mowers, string trimmers and pressure washers.
• Pulls weeds in landscape beds and mulched parking lot medians.
• Performs hand watering and simple water valve operation for lawns and landscape beds.
• Performs vegetation management of non-turf and off-trail landscapes in open areas and along trails and sidewalks, including utilization of hand work on native and non-native/noxious species.
• Performs athletic field maintenance by building mounds, setting up temporary fencing, installing home plates, pitching rubbers and Hollywood stems.
• Assists in proper loading and securement of equipment in the field.
• Ensures proper setup and grooming of fields for a variety of sporting events, including baseball, soccer, and softball.
• Understands and reads tape measures of over 300' in length for field setup.
• Operates a transit for proper field setup.
• Operates field striping equipment.
• Sets up temporary fence on uneven terrain for special events.
• Sets up and tears down of batting cage netting, inspect for safety and level surface within cages.
• Stands up large soccer goals and stake in place.
• Performs basic irrigation tasks including, hand watering, sprinkler adjustment, soil moisture identification and management.
• Experienced: Assists with herbicide application from a pump sprayer and other more technical weed management tasks.
• Performs more technical irrigation work to include mainline repair, system redesign, and valve replacements.
• Experienced: Operates large area turf mowers from 72" wide to 16' wide on athletic facilities, including preventative daily maintenance and upkeep of equipment.
• Experienced: Operates tractors and various maintenance equipment to perform aerating, fertilizing, seeding, loading and unloading of soils, debris and various landscaping materials.
• Experienced: Operates skid steer and attachments for maintenance activities.
• Experienced: Operates snow removal equipment to include single stage snow blowers to tractor mounted snow blowers and brooms.
• Experienced: Applies fertilizer, pesticide, and insecticide chemical applications using manual and ride-on spreaders, handheld and backpack sprayers, and vehicle mounted sprayers.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Work Environment and Physical Requirements:

Work Environment

• Work outside with