Parks Technician I - Park and CHH Loop

Parks Technician I

This position performs routine trades or craftsman duties, maintaining and repairing park facilities, grounds, and equipment. Also, participates in construction or renovation activities in parks. The work requires manual labor and the use of hand and powered tools, equipment or vehicles and frequently involves repetitive individual tasks in a variety of work settings in an outdoor environment.

Essential Functions :

• Cuts, trims, edges, seeds, fertilizes, stripes ball field and leisure turf;
• Structurally prunes, shapes and maintains urban forest and ground vegetation;
• Performs minor repairs and adjustments to plumbing and irrigation systems;
• Operates ride-on equipment and utilizes powered maintenance and construction equipment / tools;
• Performs operator-level inspections, servicing, maintenance and security of assigned tools, equipment and vehicles;
• Applies paints, varnish, stains, and other finishes to interior and exterior surfaces, trimmings and fixtures;
• Stores, handles, applies and disposes of hazardous materials required to complete work or generated by work assignments;
• Collection and disposal of trash;
• Maintains and uses safety and personal protective equipment;
• Explains rules, regulations or procedures to the public and / or vendors;
• Some positions may be assigned to a natural resource park setting, whereby, maintenance may include wildlife drinkers, ponds, equestrian, camp facilities, trails, habitat restoration, erosion control and invasive species.

Minimum Qualifications :

Six months of experience performing duties in landscape, grounds maintenance, arborist, equipment operator, general handyman or similar duties in a specific skill, craft, vocation, trade or operational area of employment. (Relevant experience and / or education from an accredited college or university may be substituted.) OR Three months of experience within Pima County as a Parks Helper or other helper level position. Qualifying education and experience must be clearly documented in the "Education" and "Work Experience" sections of the application. Do not substitute a resume for your application or write "see resume" on your application.

Preferred Qualifications :

Minimum one (1) year experience performing duties in landscape, grounds maintenance, arborist, equipment operator, general handyman, or similar duties in a specific skill, craft, vocation, trade, or operational area of employment. Minimum six (6) months field experience in masonry, carpentry, plumbing, irrigation, and / or general construction.

Selection Procedure :

Pima County Human Resources Department reserves the right to admit to the selection process only those candidates that meet the minimum qualifications. All app