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Job Description
Description
THE POSITION
Make memories with our community by working in the place you love - Prescott Valley Parks! The Community Services Department is home to Parks and Recreation, Library, and Arts and Culture programs and activities. Collectively we have a passion to create beautiful spaces, recreation facilities and experiences that enrich the lives of our guests. If you would enjoy applying your trade skills to help maintain park grounds, facilities and equipment, and strive to be a part of a team, we encourage you to apply!
Examples of Duties
In this job you will:- Perform manual labor tasks in the maintenance and repair of public infrastructure within the park system, including light plumbing, light electrical and routine interior/exterior maintenance. This may include repairs to fences, benches, picnic tables, garbage cans, signs, shelters and any other existing structure.
- Manage invasive vegetation in and around parks, greenways and greenbelts. Ensure plants, trees, and vegetation are free of disease and parasites. Prune healthy trees using proper pruning techniques and remove dead or hazardous trees in the parks.
- Perform landscape maintenance, including mowing, edging and mulching beds, weeding, watering, fertilizing turf renovation and pruning; calibrate seed and fertilizer spreaders to uniformly plant seed or fertilize turf; blend and apply correctly liquid fertilizer.
- Operate maintenance equipment, including but not limited to, both steering column and lap bar zero-turn mowers, gas powered string trimmer, gas powered backpack blower, push behind mower, push behind turbine blower, pressure washer, and backpack sprayer.
Typical Qualification
Requirements:- High School Diploma or equivalent required with a minimum of one (1) year of any equivalent combination of maintenance, landscaping or construction education, training, and experience which provides the requisite knowledge, skills, and abilities for this job.
- May be required to complete OSHA 10-hr or 30-hr safety training by timeframe designated by the Town.
- Possession of a valid Driver's License and ability to pass a pre-employment background including driving record.
- Must have the ability to work a flexible schedule to support on-call and community events. As this is a safety sensitive position employees must be free of the influence of controlled substances including the use marijuana in any form.
Closing Date: October 23rd @ 5 pm
Apply online: prescottvalley-az.gov
Equal Opportunity Employer
Supplemental Information
Benefits
Major benefits for a full-time regular, employee:
Medical: United Healthcare;
Employeecoverage paid at 100% by Town.
Employee + Spouse coverage is $311.56/month
Employee + Child(ren) coverage is $242.92/month
Employee + Family coverage is$$435.66/month- Dental: Ameritas;Employee coverage paid at 100% by Town. Family coverage optional at $28.02/month.
- Vision: VSP Network or Eyemed Vision Care, Employee coverage paid at 100%. Family coverage optional at $5.50/month.
- Life Insurance:Town provided supplemental life insurance at one times the employee'sbase payup to$100,000.
- Voluntary Individual and Family Term Life Insurance: Additional term life insurance coverage available for employee, spouse and children.
- General Leave:Annually up to 200 hours for hourly and salary employees.
- Holidays: Eleven (11) paid holidays; Ten (10) hours per day for FT employees.
- Flexible Spending Account (FSA): Pre-tax pay deductions to use for eligible medical or dependent daycare costs.
- Disability Insurance: Town provided personal illness or injury short and long term disability benefits with 50% and 60% lost wages replacement respectively.
- Workers' Compensation: Provides 100% lost wages and related medical benefits as for on the job work related illness or injuries.
- Retirement Plans: ASRS Arizona State Retirement
- MediCare:While the Town provides the required contributions towards MediCare we do not participate in Social Security.
- State Unemployment: State mandated coverage is provided.
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP): Free counseling and referral services for employees and their immediate families is provided for financial planning, legal services, depression, substance abuse, family/marital and other relationship issues.
- Fit for Life Wellness Program: The Town is dedicated to providing a safe and healthy workplace for all employees. Participation is strictly voluntary and offers $200 participation incentive.
- Direct Deposit: Paychecks are deposited directly into the employee's bank account(s) on a bi-weekly schedule.
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ABOUT THE COMPANY
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Town of Prescott Valley
Show morePrescott Valley is a growing community that offers a small town appeal but all the culture and amenities of a larger metropolitan area. With numerous master-planned communities and a quad-city population of approximately 100,000 the Town’s “new” downtown area is anchored by a 5,000 seat event center that hosts a variety of concerts and events, and is home to the Northern Arizona Wranglers Indoor Football team. Located in beautiful central Arizona, nestled between the Mingus and Bradshaw mountain ranges, Prescott Valley’s high desert elevation of 5,100 feet affords four seasons with mild temperatures year-round to enjoy abundant outdoor activities and breathtaking views.
With more than 500 employees and volunteers the Town of Prescott Valley is a full-service municipality that operates under the Council-Manager form of government. Our employees are committed to providing exceptional public services while working in a fun, fast-paced and team-oriented environment.
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