Camp Greilick Caretaker

Park Caretaker

Grand Traverse County is a team of passionate and incredible people who are committed to providing responsive, effective quality service to our up-north community. We strive to be a leader in innovative, effective, collaborative, and sustainable county government. We offer stable work environments and competitive salaries to both full-time and part-time employees. Understanding the many challenges facing today's professionals and families, we offer a competitive compensation package including an impressive list of benefits and time off.

The park caretaker is responsible for maintaining, cleaning, and providing a safe environment for park patrons. The scope includes the park's grounds, facilities, and amenities year-round. This position requires hands-on groundskeeping, cleaning, and basic maintenance work to promote a safe, clean and enjoyable park experience for all users. Collaboration will be necessary with the county facilities management team for major carpentry, electrical, plumbing and HVAC maintenance on the property. The caretaker will also work closely with the parks team to assist with preparing and cleaning rental spaces in the park for scheduled activities along with routine property maintenance. The park caretaker will also monitor activities occurring on property for compliance with park rules and venue rental parameters. The employee resides on property (via a separate lease arrangement for 2BR / 2BA home) and may be required to work irregular hours, including on-call in an emergency. A park truck and utility cart are provided for on-premises park work.

Primary duties and responsibilities may include but are not limited to the following :

• Ensure cleanliness and readiness of parks grounds and facilities
• Perform janitorial and maintenance services including sweeping, disinfecting, waste disposal, general repairs, restocking supplies and general cleaning
• Perform grounds maintenance including snow removal, painting, mowing, leaf management and tree care with regard to the property's conservation easement
• Maintains outdoor recreational facilities including trails and programming areas
• Operate and maintain park property and equipment including tractors, lawn mowers, small engines, and vehicles
• Enforce the rules of the park; this requires the ability to address difficult situations with tact to ensure compliance.
• Reports incidents and accidents that take place and submit required documents
• Collect water samples and submit for testing
• Make regular inspections of facilities to determine essential repairs
• Collaborate with the county facilities team for building and utilities maintenance by submitting work order requests
• Assist coordinators with special projects and volunteer events
• Be an available source of information for all park users
• Know emergency procedures and maintain first aid supplies
• Available to work on-call and flexible schedule
• Other duties as assigned

Education, formal training, and experience (minimum requirements) :

Certifications, licenses (minimum requirements) :

Conditions of employment (minimum qualifications : legal or contractual pre-employment obligations and / or requirements, such as drug testing, background check, etc.) :

A background check may be required initially and periodically for an individual hired, transferred, reclassified, promoted, or currently working in this job. Appointment to or continued employment in this job is contingent upon a satisfactory background check which may include but is not limited to confirmation of a persons' identity; review of criminal conviction records; verification of educational degree, license, or certificate required for the position; review of Department of Motor Vehicles records; Department of Justice fingerprint scan; and / or drug and alcohol testing as required and allowable by law. A satisfactory background check is defined as the absence of a criminal history record which bears a demonstrable relationship to the applicant's or employee's suitability to perform the required duties and responsibilities of the position.

Distinguishing characteristics :

Work involves evaluating the relevance and importance of theories, concepts, and principles to develop different approaches or tactical plans to fit specific circumstances where guidelines may not exist, but are flexible and open to considerable interpretation. Independent judgment, personal discretion, and resourcefulness are needed to interpret and apply guidelines. Errors at this level could cause serious, long-term consequences involving substantial financial costs, significantly reduced service to the public, and / or negative media reaction and could impact others outside of a department and may require the intervention of an agency head to resolve. This job is required to serve in an "on-call" capacity and is required to live on property.