Maintenance/Seasonal - Parks Resources

Enjoy working outdoors and making a visible impact in your community? Join our team as a Seasonal Maintenance Worker and help keep city parks, public spaces, and facilities clean, safe, and welcoming for everyone. In this hands-on role, you’ll assist with a variety of tasks including grounds upkeep, facility cleaning, basic repairs, and general maintenance across parks, public rights-of-way, and city infrastructure. Every day brings something new, and your work will directly support the spaces where our community gathers, plays, and connects.

This is a great opportunity for individuals who enjoy physical, active work and take pride in maintaining beautiful public spaces while gaining valuable experience in maintenance and construction support. This position is open to individuals age 19 and older and works full-time, 40 hours per week, for up to 8 months from March through October.

This position:

• Is open to applicants 18 years of age and older
• Must be 19 years of age to drive a city vehicle
• Works hours including mornings, days, evenings, weekends, and holidays

• Turf Grass Trimmers and Lawn Mowers - Operates push or self-propelled lawn mowers following prescribed weekly schedule. Transports self and equipment from site to site using pickup truck and trailer. Work may be performed adjacent to or on public rights-of-way. Operates self-propelled units with horsepower greater than 20 horsepower capacity. Units are riding mowers with rotary type cutting capability from 60" to 15'. Must safely load and unload at multiple sites daily. Care of machinery and safety around the public is paramount. 
• Landscape - Plants and weeds flower beds, prunes shrubs and plants, shears ornamental shrubs, cleans display fountains, recognizes and reports various fungi, seed and/or sod installation, picks up litter. Disposes of debris. Applies light herbicides and fertilizers under direct supervision. 
• Trash Collection - Empties 30-gallon trash receptacles, lines containers with a plastic bag, replaces lid and picks up scattered debris throughout the parks on a scheduled route. 
• Restroom Cleaning - Follows prescribed schedule consisting of approximately 20 sites on a given day. Without supervision, cleans facilities that incur frequent vandalism. Uses strong chemicals to achieve sanitary results. 
• Tree Care - Assists with pruning, planting and removal of trees. Uses chainsaws, handsaws, pole pruners, etc. for tree maintenance. Under supervision, works with and around heavy equipment such as wood chippers, stump grinders and tree spades. 
• Irrigators - Operates, repairs and programs electronic sprinkler systems. Has specific sites assigned for troubleshooting. Operates pumps, wells, electronic controllers and valves. 
• Sports Fields - Preps ball diamonds and fields to achieve safe and professional playing conditions. Exercises independent judgment to accomplish very specific conditions. Repairs sprinklers, cleans restrooms, lays out field dimensions. Operates machinery to accomplish results. 
• Construction - Performs general maintenance on building sites, furniture repairs and replacement, painting, concrete/asphalt repairs, carpentry and plumbing repairs.
• Cemetery - Assists with set-up, care and maintenance of burial sites; cleans and straightens head-stones; string trims, mows. 
• Performs other duties as assigned. Nothing in this job description restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this position at any time.

Required Knowledge, Experience, And Training

• Working knowledge of construction and landscape techniques; general cleaning and janitorial methods.

Ability to:

• Utilize hand and power tools in a safe manner; 
• Performs general maintenance and repairs to park facilities; 
• Interact with the public and co-workers in a friendly and professional manner; 
• Display an attitude of cooperation and work harmoniously with all levels of city employees, the general public and other organizations; 
• Communicate effectively in the English language at a level necessary for efficient job performance; 
• Complete assignments in a timely fashion; 
• Understand and comply with all rules, policies and regulations; 
• Maintain prompt and regular attendance; 
• Perform all essential and marginal functions as assigned by an authorized employee, supervisor and/or manager with or without a reasonable accommodation.
• Individuals must be capable of operating vehicles safely and have an acceptable driving record.

Preferred Knowledge, Experience, And Training

• Two years of construction, general landscape or agricultural experience.

Licensing And Other Requirements

• Valid state-issued driver’s license

Special Requirements
Applicants must be able to pass:

• City of Boise background check processes which includes a criminal history check and reference checks in accordance with the City of Boise Hiring Process Regulation
• Driving Record Check

The physical effort characteristics and working environment described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Physical Efforts
While performing the duties of this job the employee is always lifting/carrying up to 35 pounds. Also, the employee is always pushing/pulling up to 35 pounds. The noise level is frequently very loud. Work includes sensory ability to talk, hear and touch. Work in this position also includes close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision and depth perception. Employees will sit, stand, walk, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, reach, grasp, climb and balance. Position requires hand/finger dexterity. Additional physical efforts include: lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling up to 100 lbs.

Working Environment
The work environment will include inside conditions, outdoor weather conditions, extreme temperatures, in wet and humid conditions, areas of dust, odors, mist and gases or other airborne matter. Employees are exposed to mechanical hazards. Employees will also drive a vehicle as part of this position. Work includes protected exposure to chemicals.