Principal Function: The Parks Grounds Laborer is responsible for assisting with all activities, operations, and aspects relating to the Department's maintenance of parks and facilities.
Tentative Start: August
Tentative End: December
Hours: flexible up to 40 hours/week, alternating weekend and weekday schedules. Normally 7 AM - 3 PM
Essential Duties and Responsibilities: Duties include, but are not limited to:
- Assist in the daily operation, maintenance, and upkeep of parks and public spaces.
- Employee operates a variety of hand/gas-operated tools, such as weed eaters, chainsaws, riding lawnmowers, shovels, picks, pneumatic tools, and vehicles, including tractors, excavation equipment, and trucks.
- Assist the parks and facilities team in the daily operation, maintenance, and repair of the Watermill Splash Pad.
- Responsible for maintaining grounds by picking up litter and debris, cutting grass, weed eating, and general cleanup.
- Responsible for depositing and packing trash and recycling materials, debris, grass, brush, and other refuse into collection vehicles.
- Responsible for daily inspections of park properties and facilities for vandalism, broken glass, graffiti, broken amenities and equipment, and other potential hazards to the public. Responsible for removal and clean-up of such items as needed.
- Thoroughly cleans restrooms, stocks supplies, and checks restrooms to ensure everything is in working order (sinks, toilets, hand dryer, baby changing stations, etc.).
- Makes minor repairs (plumbing, carpentry, electrical) to park restrooms, shelter houses, picnic tables, and other park structures and facilities.
- Assist parks and facilities team in maintaining accurate and organized filing systems.
- Keeps records of work completed using the department’s work order management system.
- Operates a motor vehicle to assist in carrying out the business of the Department.
- Plant trees, shrubs, flowers, and other native and traditional landscapes as assigned.
- Assists with storm clean-up and removal of snow and ice from parks and public spaces, as needed.
- This position will be subject to the rules, policies, and operating procedures established by the Town, as they may be amended occasionally.
- All other duties the Parks and Natural Resources Manager or Director assigns.
Qualifications: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty according to the requirements of the Town of Brownsburg. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties and responsibilities.
Education and/or Experience: High School diploma or equivalent,
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Must have and maintain a verifiable Indiana Driver’s License, a demonstrated safe driving record, and must remain insurable through the Town’s liability insurance carrier.
- Must have general computer knowledge with experience in Microsoft Word, Outlook and Excel.
- Must have basic knowledge of standard English grammar, spelling, and punctuation and ability to understand information from various sources and communicate effectively both orally and in writing.
- Must have a safe work record with good ethics and dependable attendance record.
- Must be able to frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move, with assistance, more than 80 pounds with the use of Personal Protection Equipment.
- Must be able to work independently and to complete daily activities according to work schedule.
- Must be able to work weekends and/or evenings during peak times.
Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties and responsibilities.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee frequently will stand; walk; and lift and/or move up to 50 pounds without an assistive device (greater weights may be required with the use of an assistive device). The employee occasionally will climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision (clear vision at 20 inches or less), distance vision (clear vision at 20 feet or more), color vision (ability to identify and distinguish colors), peripheral vision (ability to observe an area that can be seen up and down or to the left and right while eyes are fixed on a given point), depth perception (three-dimensional vision, ability to judge distances and spatial relationships), and the ability to adjust focus (ability to adjust the eye to bring an object into sharp focus).
Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties and responsibilities
This job operates primarily in the general community with moderate safety/health hazard potential. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to loud. However, job duties will require employee to perform skilled labor with high safety/health hazard potential.
While the role follows a work schedule of 7:00 AM to 3:30 PM, this job may require work beyond these hours which may include nights, weekends, holidays, and on call status. Frequent in-town travel will be required.
