Description
The Maryland National Capital Park & Planning Commission is an award-winning organization with over 5,000 employees that administers over 52,000 acres of stream valley parks, large regional parks, neighborhood parks, and park-school recreation areas throughout Montgomery and Prince George's counties. In Prince George's County, we are also responsible for developing the County's public recreation programs.
The Department of Parks & Recreation has the overall responsibility for planning, supervising, and coordinating all park/recreation facilities and services throughout Prince George's County. The Northern Region Parks Division (NRPD) is one of three maintenance Divisions within this Department and is composed of eight major work programs: Fleet Management/Trades, Building Maintenance, Area Maintenance, Playgrounds, Trails, Athletic Field/Turf Management, Trash/Recycling/Waste Management, Program Support, and the administrative section. The mission of NRPD is to provide professional, high-quality maintenance and maintenance support services for all parks and recreation facilities and to support the diverse work programs of the Parks & Recreation Department in Prince George's County and its customers.
The Senior Parks/Facilities Maintenance Worker position is at the Polk Street Maintenance Facility in Hyattsville, Maryland. This role encompasses various responsibilities within park maintenance, ranging from trash management to landscape care and playground upkeep to facility maintenance.
All applicants to this job posting will be considered for this and future Senior Parks/Facilities Maintenance Worker job openings for six months or until qualified candidates have been exhausted from this job posting, whichever comes first. At that time, a new job posting may be available for application to future openings.
Examples of Important Duties
* Provide daily routine custodial care to offices, community centers, park rental buildings, and comfort stations with quality customer service in mind.
* Occasionally performs routine custodial maintenance and repairs to park buildings and structures.
* Maintain athletic fields according to established standards. Lays outfield (for example, measures, plots and squares corners, plot yard lines, and mark lines). Installs amenities associated with athletic fields. Aerates turf areas.
* Installs amnesties such as signs, grills, picnic tables, fences, basketball rims and nets, tennis poles, and nets.
* Performs tree maintenance duties. Operates chain saws. Operates chipping machine to grind brush into mulch. Uses stump grinder to remove tree stumps.
* Inspects playground structures for compliance with established safety standards. Completes inspection and reports unsafe conditions of play equipment. Under direction, constructs, installs, and repairs play equipment to ensure safety.
* Assists in setting up special events. Provides general assistance to park visitors. Assist in monitoring programs and events.
(Work Hours are 5:45 am - 2:30 pm)
Minimum Qualifications
* Pass Commission medical examination.
* 18 years of age.
* Two (2) years of experience in groundskeeping, building maintenance or park maintenance, semi-skilled trade work (HVACR, plumbing, painting, masonry, electrical, carpentry).
* An equivalent combination of education and experience may be substituted, which together total two (2) years.
* Valid driver's license in accordance with both State and Commission rules and regulations. Driver's license must be unencumbered by restrictions, revocations, suspensions, or points that could limit the employee's ability to drive Commission vehicles or perform driving duties required of their position.
Supplemental Information
Classification Specification Senior/Parks Facilities Maintenance Worker
May be subject to medical, drug and alcohol testing.
This position may involve seasonal weekend work and seasonal work schedule adjustments. Exposed to weather, dirt, waste, odors, caustic chemicals, pesticides, wildlife, and potentially harmful insects. The ability to lift 100 pounds is desirable.
The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission (M-NCPPC) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate a workplace culture of diversity, equity and inclusion without discrimination or harassment on the basis ofrace, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, gender identity, or any other non-merit factor.
Applicants with Disabilities under the Americans with Disabilities Act.
If you require accommodations or special arrangements due to a qualifying disability, please notify the Recruitment & Selections Services Unit at the time of applications at or 301-454-1411(Maryland Relay 7-1-1)
M-NCPPC will make all efforts to reasonably accommodate you.
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