Park Maintenance Assistant (Part-time)

DESCRIPTION

Are you a motivated individual with a desire to work in a dynamic and progressive environment?

In this role, you will have the opportunity to work on a variety of exciting and meaningful projects, contributing to the growth of our community.

Education and Experience:

• Equivalent to completion of the twelfth (12th) grade.

• Six (6) months of experience in parks maintenance, landscape maintenance, grounds maintenance, or a related field.

Skills/Abilities

• Edges, trims, operates leaf blower, sweeps, and rakes public parks and landscape areas; fertilizes, seeds, aerates, weeds, prunes, mulches, and cultivates landscape areas; plants small trees, ground cover, flowers, shrubs, and turf.
• Cleans buildings and facilities, landscape areas, sports fields, dugouts, bleachers, playground equipment, picnic tables, and shade structures; performs graffiti cleanup and other forms of routine manual labor.
• Inspects and performs minor repairs to playground equipment, parks, tot lots, parking lots, picnic shelters, tables, doors, bathroom stalls, and toilets.
• Opens and closes park restrooms; picks up and empties trash and debris; replaces trash bags; cleans and stocks restroom products; plunges clogged toilets.
• Inspects park grounds and facilities; corrects and/or reports hazardous conditions.
• Operates pickup trucks, backhoes, loaders, tractors, and other motorized vehicles and equipment; cleans and maintains tools and equipment used on the job.
• Reports any facility problems, vandalism, or illegal activities to immediate supervisor and/or the Corona Police Department.

Licenses and Certifications:

Characteristics

• An upbeat attitude, eager to participate and actively engaged.
• A passion for producing outstanding quality of work.
• A self-starter with a can-do attitude who will take initiative to address issues.
• A high-performing, genuine, authentic individual with a good sense of humor.
• Unwavering integrity, and principled decision-maker, regardless of outside pressures.

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The Community

A City whose heritage spans more than a century, the City of Corona, located in Riverside County, California, encompasses around 40 square miles and has a vibrant, culturally diverse population of approximately 168,100 residents. Residents of Corona enjoy a variety of cultural, recreational, and educational opportunities that provide a first-rate quality of life for its residents and visitors. Within an hour's travel time, outdoor enthusiasts can enjoy such winter activities as snowboarding and skiing and such summer activities as surfing, boating, or simply relaxing on a beach. Corona's economy is strong and getting stronger; more than 84,000 people work here. Our retail, commercial, and housing areas are expanding, and office development continues to be strong.

The Organization

The City of Corona is a General Law city operating under a Council-Manager form of government. Policy making and legislative authority is vested in the City Council, consisting of a Mayor and four Council Members. Members of the City Council are elected by District to a four-year term. The Mayor is selected by the Council and serves as the presiding officer for one year.

The City is organized into the following departments/organizational units: Community Services, City Manager's Office, Economic Development, Finance, Fire, Human Resources, Information Technology, Legal and Risk Management, Police, Planning & Development, Public Works and Utilities. Oversight of these departments is divided between the City Manager and two Assistant City Managers.

The City's total operating budget for Fiscal Year 2024 is $ 369.9 million with a General Fund operating budget of $ 194.5 million. Corona enjoys a workforce of 860 dedicated employees who provide high quality services to its residents and visitors each day.

Application Process

The selection process will consist of:

This is a continuous recruitment, and first review will be completed on Sunday, May 12th, 2024, at 5:00pm. Applicants are encouraged to apply early.

• Application Review
• Oral Examination - Week of May 20th, 2024 (Tentative Dates)

Successful candidates will be placed on an eligible list, and highly qualified candidates will be referred to the hiring authority for further consideration. Candidates advancing in the selection process will receive information/instructions via email.