Variable Parks Maintenance Worker - Under 18

The City of Lakewood is dedicated to upholding City values to include: Performance Excellence, Leadership, Respect and Collaboration. Best fit candidates will demonstrate innovation, customer service, dedication, passion and engagement. All people, citizens and employees, will be treated with respect, relevance, and importance.

PAY RATE: $16/hour

Works in the seasonal capacity for the City's Parks Division performing a variety of maintenance operation functions.

Could be placed in any of the positions listed. Hours may vary based on city's needs

Typical Hours Range – 40 hours/wk, Mon-Thurs 6:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. and Fri 6:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

With some weekend work lasting 2-3 hours

Starting dates for candidates selected for this position would be late May - early August 
 

The City of Lakewood is currently recruiting variable employees for this position. A variable employee is an at-will employee who works in a seasonal or temporary capacity. Their work schedule is based on business need. This position would be a part-time non benefitted position.

Major Tasks, Duties, and Responsibilities

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

If you are hired for a Parks position you will perform duties such as park cleanup, mowing, sports field maintenance, weeding, irrigation maintenance, pruning, planting, park equipment repair, minor construction and other duties as assigned.

Must maintain and utilize City-provided Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) when conducting activities where the employee is exposed to risks above those encountered in a traditional office setting. If injured on-the-job due to failure to utilize PPE a safety violation can be taken.

Essential Qualifications

Must be at least 16 years of age.

Experience

This position is intended to introduce employees to park maintenance operations, no previous experience is required.

Licensure/Certification/Registration

Must have a valid driver's license and good driving record.

Background check required.

KSA's and Physical/Mental Reqs

Other Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Must have the ability to work well as a team member.

PHYSICAL AND MENTAL REQUIREMENTS 

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

Lifting

Must lift items from levels that include: floor level or from below the knee; knee through chest level and above the shoulder level that may weigh in excess of 50 pounds using assistance.  Items to be lifted may include, but are not limited to: bags of fertilizer, bags of seed, paint drums, tables, tree limbs. 

Carrying, Maneuvering, Pushing and Pulling

May manipulate (push, pull or carry) items weighing excess of 75 pounds with assistance as described; bleachers, picnic tables, mower decks. Must be able to manipulate items weighing in excess of 75 pounds where manipulation should only be performed using mechanical or second person lift assistance: (jumping jack compactor, boulders, sander plates, concrete pipe and inlet grates). Must be able to carry items distances of plus/minus 25 feet. Items to be carried include; examples such as raking and shoveling asphalt, electric tools, rocks/drainage maintenance, pull swing gate, and manhole covers, pushes boxes, pulls wire, pulls or drags tree limbs. 

Heavy Work: 

Exerting up to 100 pounds of force occasionally and/or up to 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects.

Body Positions

Required positions may include awkward postures.

Climbing: Ascending or descending ladders, stairs, scaffolding, ramps, poles and like, using feet and legs and/or hands and arms. Body agility is emphasized. This factor is important if the amount and king of climbing required exceeds that required for ordinary locomotion.

Balancing: Maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling when walking, standing or crouching on narrow, slippery or erratically moving surfaces. This factor is important if the amount and kind of balancing exceeds that needed for ordinary locomotion and maintenance of body equilibrium.

Stooping: Bending body downward and forward by bending spine at the waist. This factor is important if it occurs to a considerable degree and requires full use of the lower extremities and back muscles.

Kneeling: Bending legs forward by bending leg and spine.

Crouching: Bending the body downward and forward by bending leg and spine. Crawling: Moving about on hands and knees or hands and feet.

Reaching: Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.

Standing: Particular