Parks Maintenance Worker – Part-Time; Year-Round

The City of Kennewick is accepting applications for Seasonal Maintenance Workers in the Parks Division.

In this role, you’ll help maintain City parks, facilities, and public spaces through routine groundskeeping and maintenance tasks that keep our community spaces looking their best.

Schedule: Year-round, variable hours up to 29 hours per week, including days, evenings, weekends, and holidays.

The City of Kennewick will provide excellent public service and ensure the safety and wellbeing of our community and one another through the empowerment of each employee. We value integrity, inclusiveness, stewardship, and communication. We are accountable to our community for innovative and collaborative efforts that anticipate needs, leverage resources, and deliver solutions.

We expect our employees to ensure compliance with all applicable safety practices and policies, including those established by OSHA/DOSH regulations and by the City’s Accident Prevention Plan. This includes but is not limited to actively identifying and correcting potential hazards that may affect employee and public safety, including those identified by co-workers. Leading by example to promote a positive culture of workplace safety through everyday action;

emphasizing safe completion of work throughout all aspects of developing and carrying out work plans.

Under general supervision, a Maintenance Worker performs varied general maintenance and repair work in the Parks Department. Work hours are varied and include evenings and weekends.

A Seasonal Maintenance Worker performs a wide variety of basic tasks in the Parks Department and may be temporarily assigned to other Departments within the City as required. Must possess the skills, knowledge and physical capabilities to perform the duties of the position and must comply with City and Department policies, procedures and methods at all times. Must demonstrate an ability to work independently with minimal direct supervision.

Parks Division
:

• Performs routine tasks such as weeding, raking, watering, mowing, edging, shoveling, picking up litter,
• Preparing athletic Fields and related grounds, and cleaning and repairing restrooms, grounds, structures and other public facilities.
• Performs routine upkeep and maintenance of City shops and facilities.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Must be 18 years of age or older on the date of hire.
• Must possess a high school diploma or GED.
• Must possess and maintain a valid, unrestricted Washington State Driver’s License.
• Must possess and maintain an insurable driving record.
• Demonstrated ability to perform outdoor maintenance work in all types of weather conditions; basic mechanical ability, including ability to use small hand tools; basic safety skills and awareness
• Prior experience in maintenance or similar work preferred.
• Ability to work evenings, weekends and varied shifts as required.

To perform the essential functions of the job, a Maintenance Worker must be able to perform the following:
Stooping, kneeling, crouching, reaching, standing, climbing, crawling, walking, pulling, lifting, fine motor dexterity, grasping and seeing/observing; ability to walk and stand for long periods of time. Ability to work outdoors under adverse and varied weather conditions.

Heavy Work:
Exerting up to 100 pounds of force occasionally, up to 50 pounds of force frequently, and up to 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects.