Seasonal Parks Maintenance - 6 Months

The City of Johnston seeks a Summer Park Maintenance Worker to perform diverse tasks associated with the maintenance of city parks, trails, cemeteries, and city park facilities. This could include landscape beds and tree care. This position may be asked to help at special events throughout the summer months. This position reports to the Parks Crew Leader or designee. Position will include weekend responsibilities of trash, watering and facility cleaning.

The position will include, but not be limited to:

• Clean and maintain park equipment, buildings, grounds and city facilities
• Responsible for weekend trash and shelter cleaning as needed
• Mow, weed trim, rake, mulch, seed and water park grounds.
• Maintain landscaped areas; pull weeds, plant landscapes, water landscape beds and trees, prune trees and shrubs and other duties as assigned
• Assist with special events as needed
• Pick-up and haul trash from park grounds to keep the parks clean and safe
• Perform general maintenance/repairs/cleaning of shelters, restrooms, picnic tables, benches, and other city facilities
• Assist with general maintenance of city playground equipment i.e. clean, rake mulch and trash clean-up
• Operate light and medium duty trucks with trailers, mowers, tractors, weed trimmers, chainsaws, chipper and other hand tools as used in assigned work.
• Maintenance and cleaning of the above-mentioned equipment.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the crew leader

• Must be at least 18 years old
• Must have a valid Iowa Driver's License
• Drug Screen and Background check required

Position requires work to be performed in various outdoor environmental conditions
Steel Toed shoes are required but not provided
Wear all supplied safety clothing and safety devices

Hours and work schedule:

• Up to 40 hrs per week. Possible overtime
• M-F 7:00 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Weekends as needed
• Flexible start and end dates

Hourly pay: $17-$20
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