This is semi-skilled manual work in the maintenance and repair of park facilities and in rendering services to park users and patrons of park facilities.

Employees in this class perform a variety of tasks of a light to moderately heavy manual nature which are necessary to properly maintain and operate public parks, beaches, playgrounds, amusement rides, dockage, boat rentals, and other facilities and concession areas. Work requires meeting the general public and following prescribed departmental rules in providing for their needs. All work is done according to standardized and prescribed policies, rules and regulations. Regular and special assignments are outlined by a superior who reviews work through personal inspection. On routine or repetitive assignments, instructions are usually not given unless there is some change in the routine of work to be performed.

ILLUSTRATIVE TASKS

Performs a variety of park maintenance work not requiring the skilled performance of a given craft or trade including repair of buildings, tables, fire places, and BBQ grills, utility installations, tools and equipment; maintains grounds, golf courses, swimming and beach areas, roads, trails, restrooms, playgrounds, athletic fields, and other areas; performs custodial work as required.

Performs a variety of gardening work not requiring the skilled application of professional gardening techniques; seeds, hoes, cultivates, and gives general care to lawns and grounds; removes dirt, rubbish, weeds, leaves, and other refuse from grounds; prunes shrubs and trees, cuts and edges grass, using hand and power operated machinery, such as chain saws, monofilament trimmers, mowers, blowers, sprayers, edgers, aerators, and manlifts.

Occasionally operates flatbed or similar type of automotive equipment within the park areas; however, vehicle operation is an incidental phase of the duties performed.

Meets with the public and gives information regarding the various park facilities and the rules and regulations regarding their use; gives information regarding park flora and related information; collects necessary fees, assigns parking, playing, picnicking, and other areas.

Gives a variety of assistance to Dock Masters; assists with invoices, registers boats and collects dockage fees, rents skiffs, operates small and large hoists, sells a variety of merchandise, serves in bait and tackle shops, gives information pertaining to marine life, weather and tide conditions, gives general maintenance to boats and dockage facilities, provides fuels and other services as required.

Operates a variety of amusement rides, operates live pony rides; assists in domestic animal care.

Keeps simple records of product sales and services used by patrons.

Performs related work as required.

KNOWLEDGES, ABILITIES AND SKILLS

Some knowledge of the care of flowers, trees, shrubs, and turf grasses.

Some knowledge of animal and plant life of the area.

Some knowledge of the techniques and equipment of grounds and building maintenance work.

Ability to meet the public effectively to give information regarding park facilities and regulations and to ensure the safety and welfare of visitors.

Ability to follow verbal and written instructions and to keep simple records.

Ability to perform effectively in an assigned dockage or marine area.

Skill in the use, operation, and care of hand and power tools, hoists, automotive equipment, and the less complex grounds keeping equipment.

Physical strength and agility sufficient to perform moderately heavy manual labor out-of-doors and occasionally under adverse weather conditions.

Rev 10-92