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Well-Funded General Employees Retirement Plan
Light rail station minutes away
On-site fitness center and overall employee well-being programs Internal educational programs to assist with career advancement
Are you ready to take your passion for the great outdoors and turn it into a vibrant career? The City of Aurora is looking for dedicated individuals to join us as Parks Workers , where your daily office boasts open skies, sprawling green spaces, and the chance to make a tangible impact on our community. From grooming athletic fields for the big game to ensuring our local parks remain safe, beautiful, and welcoming, your work will directly shape the landscapes where memories are made. This isn't just a manual labor role-it's an opportunity to master commercial equipment, develop specialized agronomic skills, and even earn your Class B CDL through our comprehensive internal training academy. Bring your energy, driving record, and enthusiasm to a team that values respect, professionalism, and the joy of creating beautiful public spaces. Apply today and help us keep our city thriving, one park at a time!

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** This job announcement is for collecting candidate applications for up to THREE vacant Parks Workers . Applications will be reviewed twice weekly and this position may close without notice once a qualified candidate pool has been identified. **

The Parks Worker performs a variety of semi-skilled and skilled duties in the operation and maintenance of municipal park assets including parks, grounds, open space, right of ways, athletic fields, and commercial facilities including all associated facility structures and buildings.

PRIMARY DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES Performs unskilled or semi-skilled maintenance and/or operational activities in parks or in assigned areas of responsibility.
Maintains grounds and facilities
Performs parks and sports field maintenance including mowing, trimming, edging, fertilization, spraying, field preparation, landscaping, agronomic practices, and irrigation repair
Assists the crew in maintaining safe parks, playgrounds, and playing surfaces
Operates any minor repair of equipment infrastructure, tools, and/or related items
Assists with landscape and maintenance duties including string trimming, edging, mowing, weeding beds, trash removal, planting of trees and shrubs, and pruning trees
Operates motorized vehicles and equipment
Assists in field preparation including chalking lines, packing clay, washing infield lips, dragging fields, painting foul lines, and synthetic field maintenance
Assists work crews in the installation, repair, and maintenance of parks, irrigation lines, parks facilities, and other City facilities and structures
Assists the Streets and Parks Department with snow removal.
An equivalent combination of education, training, and experience that demonstrates required knowledge, skills, and abilities may be considered.

Education: High School Diploma or GED
Experience operating commercial equipment including tractors, mowers, seeders, aerators, and/or any other equipment for park maintenance
Knowledge of laws and safety related to vehicle operation.
Knowledge of materials and equipment used in park, open space, forestry, or horticulture maintenance, including tractors, mowing equipment, edgers, string trimmers, backpack blowers, chippers, pesticide applicators, backhoes, dump trucks, loaders, power drills and saws, aerators, hand tools, and snow removal equipment.
Skill in the safe and lawful operation of all equipment required for the job.
Skill in performing horticultural functions, including maintaining and repairing turf, plants, shrubs, flowers, and trees.
Ability to use standard office equipment, personal computer, and job-related computer applications including electronic mail.
Ability to operate and receive training on various types of equipment.
Ability to listen well and communicate effectively orally and in writing with various audiences.
Licenses and Certifications Required: Driver's License with a good driving record
Commercial Driver's License class B with tanker endorsement or must be able to obtain within the first 6 months of hire.
Parks employees must complete the internal Training Academy within the first 6 months of hire.
When a local announcement of emergency or disaster is declared by the city, all City of Aurora employees may be required to work as essential personnel.

Heavy physical work requiring the ability to lift a maximum of 50 pounds with or without assistance.
Hand/eye and foot/eye coordination to operate mowing and other motorized equipment.
Works both indoors and outdoors with exposure to all weather conditions; regular exposure to dust, noise, and chemicals
Equipment Used: Hand and power tools
Commercial mowers and tractors common to parks maintenance
Heavy equipment common to construction and maintenance
Backpack sprayers, string trimmers, edgers, chainsaws, and any other hand tools associated with landscape and park maintenance
Pickup trucks for transportation including the ability to hook up, load, and pull a trailer carrying equipment
Operates vehicles such as dump trucks, tractors and/or forklifts.
Operates hand tools and equipment common to custodial work.

The scheduled furlough dates are January 16, April 10, July 2, and December 24.

For Veterans preference: Please show all of your employment history, including military service and related documentation (DD214) on the application.

It will not be used in any way to discriminate against you because of your sex, race, age, sexual orientation, creed, national origin, disability or military status, gender identity, unless related to a bona fide occupational qualification as defined by the Colorado Civil Rights Commission and the Equal Opportunity Commission.

A positive test of marijuana is grounds for disqualification and ineligibility for employment with the city for one year or termination once hired.

Drug Testing, Thorough Criminal Background Check, and Employment References:
Safety sensitive positions include Civil Service positions within Police and Fire Departments and positions where their job responsibilities have direct and substantial responsibility that would impact the health and safety of others.