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Job Title: Parks Specialist
Department: Parks and Facilities
Location: Woodland Trails Park, 1500 E. Euclid, Mount Prospect, IL 60056
Reports To: Parks Manager
Salary: $43,000-$53,000 DOQ
Crew member working in landscaping, athletic field maintenance and/or general facility maintenance tasks under direction of the Grounds Foreman. Focusing on mowing during the growing season; this position will also complete routine grounds maintenance such as landscaping, garbage removal, construction and snow removal.
Parks & Projects
- Mowing, line trimming, and turf maintenance.
- Care of trees, athletic fields, turf, shrubs and flower beds.
- Performs maintenance of the grounds at schools and parks within the River Trails Park District boundaries.
- Operates heavy equipment including skid steers, tractors, mowers, and woodchippers.
- Garbage cleanup throughout district grounds.
- Cleans washrooms as needed.
- Conducts inspections of park grounds, playgrounds, and athletic fields/courts.
- Assists Mechanic with maintaining equipment and vehicle preventative maintenance.
- Assists with facility maintenance and custodial as needed.
- Helps maintain a clean and organized maintenance shop
- Attends River Trails Park District and parks department meetings as needed.
- Continues education by attending classes, seminars, or conferences related to the position.
- On call nights and weekends, as needed.
- Assists with set up, break down, and day of special events.
- Performs snow removal with shovels, snow blowers, plows, and tractors.
- Must be able to supervise part time or seasonal employees to perform projects and tasks.
- Must possess efficient time management skills.
- Perform other duties and functions as requested.
Risk Management
- Fosters a working environment that promotes safe work habits and active participation in the agency’s risk management program.
- Uses good safety awareness, judgment, and follows policies.
- Maintains a working knowledge of all general agency and department-specific safety rules.
- Attends required safety program and in-service education meetings.
- Corrects unsafe conditions and/or reports them to the Grounds Manager.
Required Qualifications
- High school graduate or GED equivalent
- Must be at least 18 years old.
- 1-2 years of landscaping experience including mowing.
- Possession of a valid Illinois driver’s license.
- Must obtain and maintain a valid Illinois Pesticide Public Operator’s License within 1 year of hiring.
- Must be able to pass a criminal background check.
Recommended Qualifications
- Excellent (oral and written) communication and organization skills.
- Heavy equipment operation.
- Snow removal operations.
- Tree work including the operation of chainsaws and woodchippers.
Environmental Considerations
- Required to work during all weather conditions, including cold and hot temperatures. Will be exposed to natural and potentially extreme weather conditions.
- May be exposed to noise distractions from employees or equipment operation.
- May be exposed to fumes, smoke, or chemicals.
- May have to access rooflines to clear debris and/or snow.
EOE
This job description is intended to be an illustrative, and not an exhaustive, listing of experiences, skills and duties of this position.
Essential Functions Pertaining To Job
- In an 8 hour work day employee may:
- Stand/Walk None 1-4 hours 4-6 hours X 6-8 hours
- Sit None 1-3 hours 3-5 hours X 5-8 hours
- Drive None 1-3 hours 3-5 hours X 5-8 hours
- Employee may use hand(s) for repetitive:
X Single Grasping X Fine Manipulation X Pushing & Pulling
- Employee may use foot/feet for repetitive movement as in operating foot controls”
X yes no
- Employee may: Not At All Occasionally Frequently
Bend X
Twist X
Squat X
Climb X
Reach X
- Employee will be required to perform the following work:
- If required, any lifting of 50 lbs. or more must be done with assistance
___ Sedentary Work. Lifting 10 pounds maximum and occasionally lifting and/or carrying such articles as dockets, ledgers and small tools. Although a sedentary job is defined as one which involves sitting, a certain amount of walking and standing is often necessary in carrying out job duties. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and other sedentary criteria are met.
Light Work. Lifting 20 pounds maximum with frequent lifting and/or carrying of objects weighing up to 10 pounds. Even though the weight lifted may be only a negligible amount, a job is in this category when it requires walking or standing to a significant degree or when it involves sitting most of the time with a degree of pushing and pulling of arm and/or leg controls.
Light Medium Work. Lifting 30 pounds maximum with frequent lifting and/or carrying of objects weighing up to 20 pounds.
Medium Work. Lifting 50 pounds maximum with frequent lifting and/or carrying of objects weighing up to 25 pounds.
X Light Heavy Work. Lifting 75 pounds maximum with frequent lifting and/or carrying of objects weighing up to 40 pounds.
Heavy Work. Lifting 100 pounds maximum with frequent lifting and/or carrying of objects weighing up to 50 pounds.
JOB CLASSIFICATION Office/Clerical X Non-Office/Clerical
