Recreation Maintenance Worker

Recreation Maintenance Worker

This job announcement will be used for multiple year-round part time Recreation Maintenance Worker openings. These positions may involve assignments in any of the City Departments recreation, public service, maintenance, etc. The employee is compensated on an hourly basis, as the services are needed. Employment can be terminated at will, and the employee has no expectation of continuing employment or receiving benefits. Performs semi-skilled facility maintenance duties, which includes minor repairs of building systems, cleaning restrooms, trash pick-up, etc. Do not submit a blank application. You must include your education information for consideration and if you have no work experience, include your school activities with the application for review and consideration. Please be detailed with the information you provide.

Essential Job Functions

• Performs semi-skilled maintenance duties in any City Department where the need for temporary support has been identified. Assignments will vary according to specific work location and needs. Specific tasks will be determined by the work site supervisor.
• Participates in performing custodial tasks as applies to municipal buildings and other municipal property, including trash removal
• Participates in setting up and taking down of benches, seats, chairs, and other equipment
• Performs basic landscaping duties
• Acts as a concession attendant when required
• Performs minor repairs on equipment and municipal buildings
• Performs related work as required

Job Requirements, Preferences & Work Environment

As public servants, employees may be required to work immediately before, during, and / or after an emergency. All employees must be available and able to work assigned shifts as determined by their Department Heads. The position involves light physical demands, such as exerting up to 20 lbs. of force occasionally, and / or up to 10 lbs. of force frequently, and / or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects. The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is quiet to moderately loud. The work entails sedentary work in an office setting. While performing duties, employee is frequently required to stand, walk, stoop, talk, hear, reach above and below shoulders, and use hand and fingers dexterity keyboarding. The employee may be required on rare occasions to lift up to 50 pounds. Sometimes work is stressful when working under stringent time constraints. Vocal communication is required for expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word, and conveying detailed or important instructions to others accurately, loudly, or quickly. Hearing is required to perceive information at normal spoken word levels, and to receive detailed information through oral communications and / or to make fine distinctions in sound; visual acuity is required for depth perception, color perception.

How To Apply & Supplemental Information

Applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis, and candidates selected for interviews will be contacted directly. Depending on the number of applicants and the quality of their education and experience, the examination may consist of one or more of the following tests : Evaluation of Training and Experience, Oral Interview, Written Examination, or other assessment method. Applicants must attain a minimum score of 70 in each part of the examination in order to qualify. All successful applicants will be required to pass a medical examination, including drug screening, prior to appointment. An eligible veteran who enters an open-competitive examination shall receive preference points added to the total passing score earned in the examination as provided for in the Florida Statutes. To obtain veteran's preference, candidates MUST submit a copy of separation papers and the City of Fort Lauderdale's veteran's preference claim form.