Maintenance Aide - Parks, Recreation, and Arts

Maintenance Aide I - Parks, Recreation, and Arts

Under direct supervision, performs a variety of tasks associated with parks and facilities maintenance duties at the City of Lancaster and performs other duties as assigned. This position promotes professional communication with staff members and the public, and is able to be responsible for safe work practices. General direction and evaluation is provided by the Lead Maintenance Worker. Work is reviewed while in progress and by the results achieved.

Employees should be self‑motivated and able to execute tasks with a high degree of efficiency and attention to detail.

• Performs daily janitorial maintenance duties at Parks and/or facilities.
• Operates basic power tools for maintenance routines and works with hands.
• Establishes, promotes and maintains effective and professional working relationship with the public and City Staff.
• Responsible for safe work practices.
• Provides support during special events including set‑up, clean‑up and other related duties during events.
• Performs related duties as assigned.

• Must be 18 years of age or older.
• High school diploma or equivalent.
• A minimum of six months of janitorial/maintenance experience is highly desirable.
• Open availability and ability to work up to 30 hours per week.
• Must be willing to occasionally work weekends, evening hours, special events, and holidays, as needed by the operation.
• Possess excellent interpersonal communication skills both verbal and written.
• Preferred experience:
  
  basic irrigation repairs, landscaping maintenance, facilities maintenance (i.e. basic plumbing, electrical, etc.), basic turf management practices including aeration and fertilization, reading and writing reports, performing site inspections, etc.

Primary functions require sufficient physical ability and mobility to work in a field environment; to walk, stand or sit for prolonged periods of time; to occasionally stoop, bend, kneel, crouch, crawl, climb, reach, twist, grasp and make repetitive hand movement in the performance of daily duties; to lift, carry, push, and/or pull light to moderate amounts of weight (100 pounds with assistance and up to 50 pounds alone);

to operate assigned equipment and vehicles; and to verbally communicate to exchange information; and to respond to emergencies and call‑outs.

Work is performed both in indoors and in outdoor field environment; may work alone; incumbents may be exposed to noise, dust, grease, smoke, fumes, noxious odors, chemicals, mechanical and electrical hazards, in all types of weather and temperature conditions; exposure to hazardous traffic conditions; work and/or walk on various types of surfaces including slippery or uneven surfaces and rough terrain; workers may be required to respond to emergency calls after hours, including evening and weekends and/or work unusual and prolonged work schedules or work multiple shifts during emergencies, seasonally‑caused circumstances, or special projects.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions.