Parks Maintenance Assistant - Full-time / Part-time

**Applications are reviewed regularly and hiring may occur early in the recruiting process.  Individuals are encouraged to apply immediately.** 

• Mows, trims, edges, fertilizes, and irrigates parks, playing fields and other landscaped areas; weeds, prunes, mulches, fertilizes, and sprays trees, plants and shrubbery; prepares soil for planting; seeds and re-sods lawn areas; plants trees, seedlings and shrubs. 
• Installs, repairs and maintains irrigation systems; adjusts irrigation controllers. 
• Inspects assigned areas; corrects or reports safety hazards; cleans and maintains park grounds, athletic fields, campsites, paved areas and paths; grooms and prepares ball fields and other park facilities. 
• Mixes and applies herbicides, fungicides, and pesticides. 
• Maintains buildings and facilities; empties trash and performs litter control; cleans restrooms, horse stalls, fire pits, storage rooms and shops.
• Performs basic building repair work; may paint facilities and perform graffiti removal; maintains drinking fountains.
• Maps noxious weeds using handheld GPS equipment.
• Operates and maintains a variety of hand and power landscaping tools and equipment, including hand and riding mowers, tractors, spreaders, edgers, blowers, trimmers, chainsaws, rakes, shovels, hoes, brooms and other tools; operates trucks, trailers and tractors with attachments.
• Observes safe work methods and uses safety equipment; secures worksites from safety hazards as necessary; attends safety meetings. 
• Responds to questions and complaints from the public; collects fees; informs public on rules and regulations. 
• Maintains basic records of work performed.
• Contributes to the efficiency and effectiveness of the unit's service to its customers by offering suggestions and directing or participating as an active member of a work team.
• Uses County vehicle to perform various tasks related to job duties.
• Represents the County with dignity, integrity, and a spirit of cooperation in all relationships with staff and the public.
• Contributes effectively to the accomplishment of team or work unit goals, objectives, and activities.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Position requires a High School diploma or GED; one (1) year of experience with horticultural landscape maintenance ; OR an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
• Must be at least 16 years of age. 

• Nevada Restricted Use Pesticide certification within one (1) year of date of employment.
• CPR and First Aid certification within six (6) months of date of employment.
• OSHA 10 Certification within six (6) months of date of employment.
• Valid Driver's License.

• This work requires the regular exertion of over 100 pounds of force.
• Work regularly requires standing, walking, speaking or hearing, using hands, pushing or pulling and repetitive motions; frequently requires sitting, climbing or balancing, kneeling or crawling and reaching with hands and arms; occasionally requires tasting or smelling. 
• Work has standard vision requirements; vocal communication is required for conveying detailed or important instructions to others accurately, loudly or quickly; hearing is required to perceive information at normal spoken word levels. 
• Work requires preparing and analyzing written or computer data, visual inspection involving small defects and/or small parts, use of measuring devices, assembly or fabrication of parts within arms length, operating machinery, operating motor vehicles or equipment and observing general surroundings and activities.
• Work is generally in a very loud noise location (e.g. jackhammers, recycling plant).
• Work regularly requires working near moving mechanical parts, exposure to fumes or airborne particles, exposure to outdoor weather conditions and exposure to vibration; frequently requires working in high/precarious places and exposure to hazardous chemicals, electrical currents, gases, dust and noxious odors; occasionally requires exposure to wet/humid conditions (non-weather), exposure to the risk of electrical shock and exposure to bloodborne pathogens (may be required to wear specialized personal protective equipment).

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS:

i. Continued employment is contingent upon all required licenses and certificates being maintained in active status without suspension or revocation.

ii. Employment is contingent upon successful completion of background/screening.

iii. Douglas County participates in E-Verify and will provide the Social Security Administration (SSA) and, if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), with information from each applicant’s Form I-9 to confirm work authorization.  All candidates who are offered employment must complete Section 1 of the Form I-9 along with the required proof of their right to work in the United States and proof of their identity prior to starting employment.  Please be prepared to provide required documentation as soon as possible after the job offer is made.