Park Maintenance Worker - Seasonal

About this Opportunity!

Park Maintenance Worker Part-Time Seasonal

Centennial | Littleton | Lone Tree

$12.58 - $16.35 per hour

Do you enjoy working outside? Would you like to earn extra spending money? If you answered YES, this is the opportunity for you! The Park Maintenance Worker is a seasonal position that is responsible for learning, acquiring and performing various skills associated with accepted parks maintenance practices including, but not limited to. natural open space, trails and grounds maintenance work.

Our Ideal Candidate

• Is available to work weekends, evenings and holidays as well as work shifts different from other work groups.
• Will have the knowledge of common commercial maintenance practices used in public facility maintenance, trail and open space maintenance, and irrigation maintenance.
• Will have one (1) year of park maintenance work to include commercial mowing operations, small engine tool use in the construction or landscape trade and operation of commercial landscape equipment.
• Will have the ability to maintain public shelter facilities including picnic table repair, trash receptacle repair, stocking supplies, painting, staining, restroom cleaning, sanitizing, and grill maintenance.
• Will have knowledge of public safety practices while maintaining public areas and the ability to perform job hazard analysis.
• Must possess effective verbal communication to establish and maintain working relationships with employees and the public.
• Must be highly motivated and take direction well with excellent interpersonal and communication skills.

Minimum Qualifications

• Must be at least eighteen (18) years of age with a high school diploma or equivalent.
• Must possess a valid Colorado Driver’s License or the ability to obtain upon hire and maintain an acceptable driving record.

The job description above covers the main duties of this position. Please note, as a team member, there may be additional responsibilities that are required to meet ongoing needs of the department.

Work Schedule

• Typically works 6 to 9 months out of the year

Employee Benefits & Perks at South Suburban

• FREE use of District fitness centers and swimming pools
• Discounts on recreation classes and golf (applicable to employees working 14+ hours/week)
• Paid sick leave
• Opportunities for training and promotion from within
• Flexible schedules
• To view a complete listing of the District’s most current benefit package, please visit http://careers.ssprd.org

About Us

Our mission is to foster healthy living through stewardship of the environment, parks, trails, and open space by providing recreational services and programs.

We serve residents in Bow Mar, Columbine Valley, Centennial west of I-25, Littleton, Lone Tree and Sheridan and unincorporated portions of Douglas, Jefferson and Arapahoe counties. We operate four full-service recreation centers, golf courses, outdoor pools and restaurants, two ice centers and miniature golf courses, and a BMX track, a sports dome, batting cages, an entertainment center, a hotel and a nature center. In addition, we maintain nearly 3,800 acres of developed and open space land, including 119 multi-purpose athletic fields, more than 100 parks, nearly 80 miles of trails, 60 playgrounds, 56 tennis courts, and the 880-acre South Platte Park.