Maintenance Worker Seasonal

GENERAL PURPOSE:

This position performs a variety of tasks for our Parks, Forestry, and Open Space (PFOS) team. Each team member will be assigned to a designated area such as parks, natural resources, or forestry and horticulture. At times, team members will assist with other areas. They will assist in maintenance tasks in order to provide attractive and safe athletic fields, landscaped beds, trees and related facilities located at sites under City obligation including city-managed properties including parks, open space areas, right-of-ways and streetscapes.

Candidates should be 17 years of age or older with a current valid driver license have some experience and have the ability to learn and use and operate safely a variety of hand tools, power tools, light and medium duty vehicles, chain saws, lawn mowers, weed trimmers and blowers.

Wheat Ridge was founded during the 1859 Gold Rush as a rest stop for miners and later named for its golden wheat fields. As unsuccessful miners turned to farming, the area thrived with orchards, vegetable fields, and later, greenhouses, earning the title “Carnation City.” Incorporated in 1969, Wheat Ridge now offers a central location with easy access to Denver and the Rocky Mountains. It operates as a home-rule city with a council-manager government, where the elected council sets policy, and the manager oversees daily operations and budgeting.

CORE VALUES: The City of Wheat Ridge is committed to excellence and ACTION!:

• Accountability: Employees take responsibility for their actions, decisions, and recommendations and are accountable to each other and the community

• Change: Adapts to changing organizational needs, conditions, and work responsibilities.

• Teamwork: Employees value teamwork as a collaborative effort, with each person contributing unique skills, knowledge, and training to achieve common goals.

• Integrity: Employees uphold the highest ethical standards, recognize the importance of public and customer trust and adhere to the values of the organization.

• Opportunity: Employees are empowered to grow professionally, develop best practices, and seek challenges to advance the City.

• NOW!: Employees are proactive, timely, and efficient in responding to the needs of the organization and the community – NOW!

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Workers in the Parks, Forestry and Open Space could expect to be responsible for the following tasks related to:

  • Turf maintenance

  • Mowing and edging

  • Tree watering

  • Tree maintenance

  • Garden and horticulture maintenance

• Assist in maintenance of irrigation systems including troubleshooting and making minor repairs.

• Maintain structures such as facilities, athletic fields, fences, gates, bridges, underpasses, drainage grates, parking lots, trails, and signs.

• Duties may also include inspections and general maintenance on equipment and/or facilities as assigned. This may consist of painting, minor plumbing repair, stocking supplies, and graffiti removal from city facilities.

• Maintain accurate records/reports as directed.

• Perform a variety of miscellaneous maintenance duties including trash pickup, restroom cleaning and maintenance, maintenance and repair of park and open space facilities including the general grounds keeping, responsible for site cleanliness and trash pickup, and following safe practices.

• Watering, weeding, mulching, chemical application, planting, general plant maintenance of various of annuals, perennials, bulbs, ornamental grasses, tree and shrubs in various parks, landscaped beds planters and right of ways within the City of Wheat Ridge.

• For all sections, may help with the set-up, clean up and assisting with operations during special events and if working during a snow event, snow removal duties would be assigned.