Lead Park Seasonal (Waukesha County Parks)
Waukesha County
- Waukesha, WI
- $13.34-18.57 per hour
- Temporary
- Full-time
- Operates mowers, tractors, trencher, and other maintenance vehicles and equipment; utilizes a variety of hand and power tools in park landscape maintenance work; operates small equipment such as weed eaters and push mowers; assists in routine maintenance of such equipment.
- Cleans restrooms and outhouses and picks up litter around parks.
- Waters, mows, weed trims, renovates and fertilizes lawns; prunes trees and shrubs; plants trees, flowers and shrubs; rakes leaves and cleans walks, fields, courts and other facilities; applies herbicides, fungicides and pesticides safely.
- Occasionally required to work special events performing duties such as parking cars, directing traffic, or taking parking fees.
- May perform entrance hut and concession work, painting duties, and collection of park fees.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
- Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing, including providing excellent customer service.
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working and public relations with co-workers, supervisors, and the public.
- Ability to effectively interact with sensitivity with persons from diverse cultural, socioeconomic, educational, racial, ethnic, and professional backgrounds, and persons of all ages and lifestyles.
- Ability to manage crowds.
- Ability to work independently or in a team environment.
- Ability to follow oral and written instructions.
- Ability to safely operate equipment necessary to perform the duties of the position.
- Ability to accurately count and handle money.
- Ability to withstand exposure to variable and unfavorable weather conditions.
- Ability to stand, walk, bend, squat, stoop, kneel, crouch, reach, push/pull, and lift up to 50 lbs, on a frequent basis.
- 18 years of age.
- 8th grade education.
- Valid driver's license.
- Some recent unskilled and semi-skilled manual labor involving the maintenance, construction and repair of park facilities.
Waukesha County prides itself on operating in a business-like manner and is recognized as a leader delivering high quality services with competence and skill. With our vision of "Leading the Way", we value teamwork and collaboration, ethics and diversity, communication, efficiency and cost savings, innovation, and the wellbeing of our staff and the citizens we serve.Waukesha County is committed to equal opportunity and nondiscrimination in employment and adheres to all Federal, State and County Equal Employment Opportunity laws, policies, plans, rules, regulations, and ordinances. The County recognizes and accepts its important leadership role in providing for equal employment/service opportunities for minorities, women, and persons with disabilities. It is the express policy of Waukesha County to promote equal employment opportunity among all who are employed by Waukesha County and who seek employment with Waukesha County.For further information visit:This is a limited term position available from ~April though ~November. When the term is over, it is considered a voluntary resignation.The County does not sponsor applicants for work visas.Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States.
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