Maintenance Assistant (Park Maintenance)

Work. Serve. Thrive. With the City of Durham 

Advance in your career while making a real difference in the community you serve.  

A nationally accredited team of passionate professionals devoted to building better lives and a better community through the power of parks and recreation. Our talented team at Durham Parks and Recreation is devoted to community service and provides a diverse range of programs, services, opportunities, and experiences while being united through our core pillars of creating equitable economic impacts; advancing conservation; rejuvenating health and wellness; enhancing quality of life and sustaining social equity. 

Hourly Rate: $25.09/hour
Shift / Hours: Monday-Friday; hours vary between 6:30 am and 3:00 pm; some evenings and weekends.

This is a temporary position that will end by October 30, 2026. Evenings and weekends may be required.

• Performs basic maintenance of equipment including inspecting equipment; resolves basic equipment issues, including performing minor fixture and other repairs, basic installations, and basic plumbing, painting, and carpentry duties; reports more complex repair issues to higher-level staff; and operates small equipment and tools.
• Performs manual and semi-skilled labor; assists with painting, repairing, and replacing floors, and with mixing and pouring concrete; transports, unloads, and carries materials.
• Provides customer service by responding to customer questions and concerns and providing information on established policies and procedures.
• Maintains records; performs data entry; generates work orders; performs inventory check; recommends supply orders; and picks up or delivers supplies.
• Performs weekend work and special projects such as playground installations.
• Observes necessary safety precautions and follows appropriate procedures.  

When assigned to outdoor park crews:

• Loads and unloads equipment and materials, secures equipment on trailers, maintains, and fuels equipment, and verifies trucks are stocked with all necessary supplies.
• Performs mowing, trimming, edging, blowing, and cleanup of all assigned parks, restrooms, and shelters to adopted maintenance standards. · Removes brush, limbs, and debris, cleans storm drains, sprays weeds, removes silt and dirt from walks. 
• Completes assigned work orders. 
• Sets up and tears down equipment for rentals and special events, as assigned.

KNOWLEDGE OF:

-Maintenance work, light carpentry, painting, and operation of small engine equipment.

-Athletic turf maintenance (when assigned to outdoor parks).

-Knowledge of cleaning, stripping, and waxing commercial floors (when assigned to indoor recreation facilities). 

-Ability to read and understand written instructions, to understand simple processes and the routine operation of machines.

SKILL IN:

-Safely and properly operating professional maintenance equipment. May include professional cleaning equipment, operating commercial mowers, trimmers, blowers, edgers, and trucks.

-Driving and backing landscape trailers.

-Working in inclement weather.

-Working outdoors in a fast-paced, physically challenging environment.

-Exercising a positive attitude, work ethic, and good judgment.

-Adjusting to a variety of different assignments daily.

-Inspecting and cleaning equipment.

-Performing minor repairs on equipment and fixtures.

-Quality-checking finished work.

• Requires the ability to read, write and follow directions. 
• Valid North Carolina Class C Driver’s License with a satisfactory driving record.

For positions assigned to outdoor park crews:

· 1 year of experience in commercial mowing and landscaping.

For positions assigned to indoor recreation facilities:

· 1 year of experience in custodial or janitorial services, including cleaning, stripping, and waxing commercial floors.