Posting number: 26-06032
Department: Parks and Recreation
Job classification: MAINT ASST PT
Posting type: Open
Categories: Building & Safety, Building Maintenance, Facility Management, Parks and Recreation, Parks, Maintenance, Custodial, Grounds & Landscaping, Building & Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance
SummaryWork. Serve. Thrive. With the City of Durham
Advance in your career while making a real difference in the community you serve.
A nationally accredited team of passionate professionals devoted to building better lives and a better community through the power of parks and recreation. Our talented team at Durham Parks and Recreation is devoted to community service and provides a diverse range of programs, services, opportunities, and experiences while being united through our core pillars of creating equitable economic impacts; advancing conservation; rejuvenating health and wellness; enhancing quality of life and sustaining social equity.
Hourly Rate: $25.09/hour
Shift / Hours: Monday-Friday; hours vary between 6:30 am and 3:00 pm; some evenings and weekends.
This is a temporary position that will end by October 30, 2026. Evenings and weekends may be required.
- Performs basic maintenance of equipment including inspecting equipment; resolves basic equipment issues, including performing minor fixture and other repairs, basic installations, and basic plumbing, painting, and carpentry duties; reports more complex repair issues to higher-level staff; and operates small equipment and tools.
- Performs manual and semi-skilled labor; assists with painting, repairing, and replacing floors, and with mixing and pouring concrete; transports, unloads, and carries materials.
- Provides customer service by responding to customer questions and concerns and providing information on established policies and procedures.
- Maintains records; performs data entry; generates work orders; performs inventory check; recommends supply orders; and picks up or delivers supplies.
- Performs weekend work and special projects such as playground installations.
- Observes necessary safety precautions and follows appropriate procedures.
When assigned to outdoor park crews:
- Loads and unloads equipment and materials, secures equipment on trailers, maintains, and fuels equipment, and verifies trucks are stocked with all necessary supplies.
- Performs mowing, trimming, edging, blowing, and cleanup of all assigned parks, restrooms, and shelters to adopted maintenance standards. · Removes brush, limbs, and debris, cleans storm drains, sprays weeds, removes silt and dirt from walks.
- Completes assigned work orders.
- Sets up and tears down equipment for rentals and special events, as assigned.
KNOWLEDGE OF:
-Maintenance work, light carpentry, painting, and operation of small engine equipment.
-Athletic turf maintenance (when assigned to outdoor parks).
-Knowledge of cleaning, stripping, and waxing commercial floors (when assigned to indoor recreation facilities).
-Ability to read and understand written instructions, to understand simple processes and the routine operation of machines.
SKILL IN:
-Safely and properly operating professional maintenance equipment. May include professional cleaning equipment, operating commercial mowers, trimmers, blowers, edgers, and trucks.
-Driving and backing landscape trailers.
-Working in inclement weather.
-Working outdoors in a fast-paced, physically challenging environment.
-Exercising a positive attitude, work ethic, and good judgment.
-Adjusting to a variety of different assignments daily.
-Inspecting and cleaning equipment.
-Performing minor repairs on equipment and fixtures.
-Quality-checking finished work.
Qualifications- Requires the ability to read, write and follow directions.
- Valid North Carolina Class C Driver’s License with a satisfactory driving record.
For positions assigned to outdoor park crews:
· 1 year of experience in commercial mowing and landscaping.
For positions assigned to indoor recreation facilities:
· 1 year of experience in custodial or janitorial services, including cleaning, stripping, and waxing commercial floors.
Supplemental information• A minimum of one (1) year experience in semi-skilled manual labor (i.e. mowing, weedeating, etc.)• Experience operating commercial lawn maintenance equipment such as Zero Turn Riding mowers.
• Willingness to work flexible work hours and schedules.