Parks Maintenance Helper - Parks & Recreation

About This Role

Working in municipal parks and recreation operations, the Parks Maintenance Helper performs physically demanding outdoor maintenance to support the upkeep, safety, appearance, and functionality of public parks, recreational facilities, landscaped areas, and municipal grounds. This role suits dependable, hardworking, and safety-conscious individuals with experience in landscaping, grounds maintenance, general labor, construction, equipment operation, or related outdoor maintenance activities.

Responsibilities

• Perform general outdoor maintenance, landscaping, and manual labor throughout assigned municipal parks and recreational areas
• Assist with mowing, edging, trimming, pruning, and maintaining lawns and landscaped areas
• Prepare flower beds, spread mulch, move soil, and support seasonal landscape maintenance
• Operate push mowers, string trimmers, edgers, rotary tillers, chainsaws, and other power equipment as trained and authorized
• Assist with operating tractors, dump trucks, wood chippers, stump grinders, and other maintenance equipment when qualified and assigned
• Maintain pathways, grounds, landscaped areas, and other public park facilities
• Assist with painting, minor repairs, pruning, and maintenance projects
• Set up, support, and clean up designated municipal parks and recreation special events
• Assist Park Specialists and senior maintenance personnel with daily work assignments
• Perform assigned grounds cleanup and debris removal to maintain safe, orderly public areas
• Follow departmental safety procedures when working near traffic, machinery, uneven terrain, creek beds, and other potentially hazardous environments
• Complete daily work reports and communicate work progress to supervisors
• Interact professionally with coworkers, supervisors, city personnel, and members of the public
• Perform additional related maintenance duties as assigned

Requirements

• Completion of the 11th grade is required
• Ability to follow verbal and written instructions
• Knowledge of safe operating practices for landscaping tools and maintenance equipment
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Ability to perform physically demanding tasks for extended periods
• Strong attention to safety, assigned responsibilities, and work quality
• Ability to interact professionally with the public
• Dependable attendance, punctuality, and willingness to work outdoors
• Ability to meet all applicable client and A & Associates employment requirements
• Verification of employment eligibility in accordance with applicable law
• Ability to maintain required driving credentials when operating assigned vehicles