Parks Maintenance Technician

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.

Compensation:
The Town's complete compensation package includes salary, benefits, and a high performance culture. The Town package includes a no-cost to individual health insurance plan and a generous retirement package including participation in the Arizona State Retirement System.

The starting hourly wage is $20.28.

Closing Date: January 15th @ 5 pm
Apply online: prescottvalley-az.gov
Equal Opportunity Employer

Supplemental Information

The Town of Prescott Valley—The Cooler Side of Arizona

The Town of Prescott Valley is located in beautiful central Arizona, set between the scenic Mingus and Bradshaw mountain ranges in the heart of Yavapai County. Our high desert elevation of 5,100 feet affords us four seasons with mild temperatures year-round. Prescott Valley is the largest and fastest-growing municipality in the county. (est. 50,000 pop.)

Founded in 1966, Prescott Valley offers a small-town, rural atmosphere filled with rich natural beauty and modern amenities. Three national forests are nearby, and the South Rim of the Grand Canyon is a short two-hour drive away. The Prescott Valley lifestyle is for someone who enjoys a relaxed pace of life, but also wants the excitement of being part of a growing, evolving community!

Known as a diverse, welcoming community, Prescott Valley boasts excellent cultural, recreational and educational activities and superior public services. The Town's downtown area is anchored by a 5,000 seat, town-owned event center that hosts concerts, sporting events, and shows.

A carefully created General Plan serves to protect the quality of life that has been the reason that many have moved to Prescott Valley. The town has an excellent K-12 school system, local access to higher education, and offers a variety of shopping and restaurant options in and around its inviting central business district.

Town Values

Incorporated in 1978, the Town operates under the council-manager form of government. We believe our greatest resource in fulfilling our mission is our employees! Our signature count-on-me SERVICE culture means together, we roll up our sleeves and get the job done quickly and effectively. We value INTEGRITY, holding ourselves to the highest standards; we are responsible, honest and transparent. RESPECT, we treat others with dignity. We genuinely welcome differences in people, cultures, ideas and experiences for a more inclusive workplace. TEAMWORK, honoring our commitments. FUN, our energizing force to create and innovate finding a new way to pioneer public services. When we have fun doing what we love our citizens love their experiences with us! With a sense of humility we give our time, attention and action in service to others.

Under the leadership of our Town Manager and Council, the Town of Prescott Valley is a proactive, visionary, and solution-oriented organization. Fiscally conservative, the Town is financially sound with little debt and healthy reserves, positioning us to move forward in continued smart and sustainable growth for years to come.

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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