PARKS GENERAL SERVICE WORKER* (PART-TIME)

The Position

Join our Parks Team!

The City of Riverside is accepting applications for the position of GENERAL SERVICE WORKER (PART-TIME) to fill multiple vacancies in the Parks Division of the Parks, Recreation and Community Services Department. The eligibility list established may be used to fill the current and/or upcoming vacancies within this classification for up to six (6) months.

The City of Riverside Parks, Recreation and Community Services Department has an opportunity for General Service Workers in the Parks Division. This entry-level position is responsible for performing a variety of routine and semi-skilled duties in the maintenance and minor repair of parks, grounds, and recreation facilities. The General Service Worker serves an important role in keeping parks safe, clean and a place for patrons of all ages to relax, exercise and play.

The General Service Worker performs and provides a variety of unskilled and limited skilled general maintenance tasks for various departments.

*Actual classification title: General Service Worker

Work Performed

Duties may include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Performs a wide range of maintenance, repair, servicing, and custodial tasks based on daily need and City requirement; uses tools and other equipment to perform work and adheres to all safety standards and policies.
• Deliver, clean, pick up, and maintain City cans for trash and solid waste; provide clean up service for homeless camps and other areas.
• Dig ditches, trenches, and post holes, backfill trenches, and load and unload dirt and construction materials for projects.
• Cut grass and weeds, rake and load grass and brush, mow lawns, clean grounds, and assist in planting, watering and caring for shrubs and flowers; perform any and all landscaping maintenance and work to keep the City aesthetically pleasing and functional.
• Assist in maintaining and preparing athletic fields; perform hand grading, filling, and shaping of baseball diamonds.
• Assist journey level building maintenance trade workers in painting projects, moving furniture and equipment, removing and laying of carpets, and construction or maintenance projects as assigned.
• Assist other skilled workers in a variety of crafts and trades; act as flag person when working on City streets and operate City vehicles when needed.
• Deliver utility cut-off notices on residential and business doors of designated utility customers; deliver City locks, meter reading cards, or other miscellaneous items to customers; respond to citizen inquiries and complaints.
• Maintain assigned City vehicles; monitor fluid levels and general maintenance; report any problems or mechanical issues.
• Assist with storm drain channel clean up; support and assist the Wastewater Operations staff with general housekeeping, septic receiving, bio-solids handling, sampling activities, and basic laboratory assistance.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Education: High School graduation or satisfactory equivalent (GED).

Experience: None.

Necessary Special Requirements:

• Must be 16 years of age or older.
• Possession of, or ability to obtain an appropriate, valid Class “C” California Motor Vehicle Operator’s License.

Highly Desirable Qualifications:

• Six (6) months of landscape work experience.
• Six (6) months of irrigation systems work experience.
• Six (6) months of building maintenance and custodial/janitorial work experience.
• Any experience in pressure washing with hot water.
• Availability to work 8:00 PM - 12:00 Midnight for Night Lock-up.
  

Physical Demands and Working Conditions: Work is done outside and in the field with exposure to faulty devices, chemicals, tools, inclement weather, and potentially hazardous conditions. Employees may interact with staff and/or public and private representatives and will provide professional customer service.

Selection Process

DOCUMENTS REQUIRED AT THE TIME OF APPLICATION:

1) Completed Employment Application

2) Completed Supplemental Questionnaire

IMPORTANT INFORMATION ON SCHEDULING ASSESSMENTS:

If you are selected to move forward in the assessment process, you may be required to self-schedule your appointment. You will be notified via email of your status and provided with self-scheduling instructions. Please check your email regularly following the closing date of this recruitment.

The selection process will begin with an employment application package screening, with the best qualified candidates being invited to participate further in the assessment process. This process may include any combination of written, performance, and oral assessments to evaluate job-related education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities. Those who successfully complete the selection process will be placed on the eligibility list for this classification.

It is the responsibility of candidates with a disability requiring accommodation in the assessment process to contact the Human Resources Department in writing to request such accommodation prior to the closing date of this recruitment.

Appointment may be subject to the successful completion of a pre-employment background investigation, drug screen, and/or medical/physical examination.

NOTE : The City reserves the right to modify selection devices and test instruments in accordance with accepted legal, ethical, and professional standards. Candidates may reapply when there is a posting to establish an eligibility list.

EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

Proof of education listed in your application will be requested at the time of conditional offer. Acceptable documentation consists of transcripts or degree, if applicable, by the accredited U.S. college or university.

Education obtained outside the United States (US) require one of the following options:
An equivalency statement from an evaluation company certified by the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) at http://www.naces.org/members.html or the Association of International Credential Evaluators Inc. (AICE) at http://aice-eval.org/members/ .An advanced-level degree from an accredited US college or university.

All applicants will be notified via e-mail or telephone of their application status and the assessment dates/times/locations after the closing date of this announcement.

THE PROVISIONS OF THIS JOB ANNOUNCEMENT DO NOT CONSTITUTE AN EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED CONTRACT.

Employees hired in a temporary position working "variable" part-time hours (less than 30 hrs/week) may be eligible to enroll in a health insurance plan offered by the City upon meeting full-time eligibility at the end of their measurement period (12 months). Employees hired in a temporary full-time (more than 30 hrs/week) position will be eligible to enroll in a health insurance plan offered by the City upon hire.

All temporary employees are automatically enrolled in a mandatory Deferred Compensation plan in lieu of Social Security.

Closing Date/Time: 10/9/2024 11:59 PM Pacific

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