The Franklin County
Board of County Commissioners

Job Announcement Position: Permanent Part Time

Closing Date: September 30, 2017

Hourly Rate: $10.33 Per Hour/ maximum 29.00 hours per week

Job Summary

Performs a variety of unskilled to semi-skilled work in a variety of fields in the maintenance and upkeep of the public parks, grounds, buildings, athletic fields and related facilities. Perform beach cleaning and general maintenance duties of facilities grounds and walkovers.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

• Mows and maintains parks and open space areas such as baseball fields, soccer fields, football fields, and beach parks; mows weeds; cleans and maintains basketball courts and nets; maintains sprinkler systems and assists in the repair and installation of sprinkler lines and heads.
• Drags ball fields; lines fields for games.
• Inspects, washes and performs routine maintenance of park drinking fountains and restrooms.
• Sweeps, washes, paints and repairs or replaces park tables and slabs.
• Performs minor semi-skilled interior building maintenance such as painting, plumbing, carpentry and other unskilled and semi-skilled trades work.
• Performs routine maintenance on lawn, trees, shrubs, and flowers.
• Carries out the seeding, fertilizing, top dressing, soil conditioning, watering, and the pest and weed control of the parks and open spaces.
• Maintains and adjusts specialized turf care equipment and tools, including electric motors, pumps, sprinklers, tractors, and mowers.
• Operates tractors, mowers, weed eaters, blowers, pressure washers, and other listed equipment as needed.
• Maintains current skills and knowledge in the proper and safe techniques of building and grounds maintenance functions.
• Collects and disposes of solid waste from buildings and grounds; picks up litter from premises.
• Assists in setting up and taking down equipment for various park and recreation programs, prepares facilities for park and recreation program use.
• Service trash receptacles, removal and disposal of trash and debris from beaches.
• Enforce the Leave No Trace Ordnance. Willing to work holidays, weekends, and events hosted by parks and recreation.
• Supervise the work of State Inmates.
• Other duties as required, background investigation and drug screening will be completed on selected applicant.

Minimum Qualifications

• Requires a high school diploma or an equivalent.
• Requires knowledge of Florida traffic laws.
• Requires basic understanding of safety procedures: the ability to drive and operate the above mentioned equipment.
• Must have a valid Florida Drivers License.
• Must have the ability to meet the Department of Corrections criteria for certification as an NON-DC Supervisor of State Inmates.

Newly hired employees shall obtain such certification within 90 days or hiring.

Franklin County is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Drug Free Workplace 

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