Job Summary Provides general day-to-day custodial, park maintenance and groundskeeping functions to assigned parks or parks projects, ensuring a safe, smooth, clean, hospitable, secure and efficient operation. Duties include maintaining sports fields, applying herbicides, repairing sprinkler systems, maintaining buoys, mowing, landscaping and minor carpentry, masonry, plumbing, and electrical repairs. Oversees and leads the work of subordinate parks staff and inmates in customer service programs. Performs custodial and litter maintenance duties, as required. Provides visitors and other customers with accurate information regarding parks.
DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS:
This is the second in a series of two park maintenance-related job classifications within the Maintenance job family. This classification is distinguished from the Park Maintenance Worker by performing minor carpentry, masonry, and parks building repair, maintaining sports fields and landscaping, and leading the work of subordinate parks staff and inmates. This classification may require a flexible work schedule in order to meet the needs of the department. Duties and Responsibilities
- Functions as a lead worker in the performance of maintenance and groundskeeping duties. Provides technical advice and assistance for assigned staff.
- Maintains and repairs park facilities, including basic carpentry, painting, plumbing, electrical and welding. Repairs sprinklers and buoys. Inspects areas and equipment to ensure operational and rectifies or refers problems to supervisor.
- Maintains and repairs sports fields and facilities, including mowing, striping/painting, field lighting, herbicide applications, goal placement, dragging of ball fields, placement of bases, watering and net replacement.
- Maintains and cleans lights, water/sewer systems, signs, restrooms, shelters, maintenance buildings, common areas, trails, recycling, dumpster areas, offices and concession stands.
- Cleans and maintains all equipment and vehicles. Inspects equipment, including hand tools, chainsaws, personnel carriers, heavy and light equipment and trucks to ensure operational and clean and rectifies or refers problems to supervisor.
- Landscapes, plants trees, trims, mows, weedeats and weeds all park areas.
- Provides visitors and other customers with accurate information regarding parks and park rules.
- Oversees and transports inmates to park locations and participates in and ensures completion of assigned tasks.
- Detects, reports and corrects safety hazards in the parks.
- Assists in cleaning and maintaining trails, restrooms and other facilities, as required.
- Performs other job-related duties as assigned.
Minimum Requirements
Education and Experience:
High School diploma or G.E.D. AND two (2) years of building and grounds maintenance or related experience;
OR,
Any combination of education and experience that has been achieved and is equivalent to the stated education and experience and required knowledge, skills, and abilities sufficient to successfully perform the duties and responsibilities of this job.
Licenses, Registrations, Certifications, or Special Requirements:
Valid Texas Driver's License.
Preferred:
Water Operator's License. System Certification as an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) with Austin-Travis County Emergency Medical Services (ATCEMS). Texas Pesticide and Herbicide Applicator's License. Lead or supervisory experience. Inmate Supervision within Basic Corrections Officer Training Certification.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
Knowledge of:
- Principles and practices of leading subordinate staff and inmates.
- Equipment and tools used in building and grounds maintenance, and landscaping functions.
- Cleaning equipment, products, techniques and standards.
- Policies, practices, procedures and methods of assigned function.
- Applicable safety practices and regulations.
- Federal, State, Local and County applicable laws, rules, regulations and guidelines.
Skill in:
- Coordinating the work activities of assigned staff.
- Basic carpentry, painting, plastering, masonry, plumbing, electrical and welding.
- Operating grounds maintenance and landscaping equipment.
- Using fertilizers, insecticides and herbicides to properly maintain and enhance grounds.
- Operating equipment used in sports field maintenance.
- Both verbal and written communication, including conveying and following instructions and providing information to the public.
Ability to:
- Train and advise others.
- Safely and correctly apply building and equipment maintenance and repair techniques, and operate tools and equipment.
- Safely and correctly apply grounds maintenance and landscaping techniques, and operate tools and equipment.
- Understand and follow instructions and communicate effectively, as required.
- Work independently and efficiently.
- Manage time well and meet timelines.
- Establish and maintain effective working relationships with County employees and officials, representatives of outside agencies, and the general public.
Work Environment & Other Information Physical requirements include the ability to lift/carry up to 50 pounds, visual acuity, speech and hearing, hand and eye coordination and manual dexterity. Subject to standing, sitting, walking, climbing stairs, bending, stooping, crouching, kneeling, pushing, pulling, reaching, twisting, balancing, repetitive motion, driving, client/customer contact, and squatting to perform the essential functions. Subject to extreme temperatures, outside elements, noise, vibration, contact with dust, fumes and hazardous chemicals, foul odors, animal and human fecal matter, insects and rodents.
Travis County employees play an important role in business continuity. As such, employees can be assigned to business continuity efforts outside of normal job functions.
Work Hours: 8 am - 5 pm, Monday-Friday plus one weekend (Saturday or Sunday) Location: Parks East -Southeast Metro Park, 4511 Highway 71 East Del Valle, TX 78617
Department: TNR (Trans & Natrl Resrc)
Criminal, Driving, Education, and Employment Background Checks Required.
For updates or questions on this position, contact: Sylvia.Villanueva@traviscountytx.gov
This job description is intended to be generic in nature. It is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities. The essential duties, functions and responsibilities and overtime eligibility may vary based on the specific tasks assigned to the position.
Benefits
Benefits
Employment at Travis County comes with a full array of benefits. We offer comprehensive health insurance, a no-cost, on-site Health and Wellness clinic, longevity pay, paid vacations, sick time and personal holidays, not to mention an industry competitive salary structure and a friendly, stable work environment.FY2027 Travis County Benefit Guide In this valuable Travis County Benefits Guide you will find benefit summaries, eligibility requirements, costs, contact numbers and addresses as well as other general information on the benefits available to Travis County Employees and Retirees. Credit Union Employees may join the Travis County Credit Union which offers low-interest loans, savings plans through payroll deduction, safe deposit boxes and other benefits. Deferred Compensation Employees may enroll in a tax- free sheltered investment plan through payroll deduction. Direct Deposit Employees may sign up for direct bank deposit. Employee Assistance Program Travis County provides a confidential counseling and referral service free of charge to county employees and their family. Employee Organizations Membership in the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees Union is available through payroll deduction. Employee Health & Wellness Clinic Employees may access the clinic for a variety of wellness program and health care services with no co-pay, no deductible and no co-insurance costs. Holidays An average of eleven paid holidays are designated by the Travis County Commissioners Court at the beginning of each fiscal year.
Insurance Employees may select from four plans: an Exclusive Physician Organization (EPO), Choice Plus Preferred Physician Organization (PPO), Consumer Choice or a High Deductible Health Plan (HDHP) with a Health Savings Account (HSA). All four options include a Pharmacy Plan. Travis County’s current policy is to pay 100% of the employee’s health insurance premium for the Consumer Choice and HDHP. Employees will pay a premium for both the EPO and PPO. Other insurance benefits include $50,000 Basic Life and AD&D paid by the County.
The following benefits are employee paid:
- Dental
- Vision
- Supplemental Life, AD&D
- Dependent Life
- Short Term Disability
- Long Term Disability
- Long Term Care
New employees are covered on the first day of the month following 28 calendar days of employment. Longevity Longevity pay is paid for each year completed after three years of continuous service. Peace Officers in a law enforcement activity, whose job requires state peace officer certification, receive pay after one year of certification.
On the regular payday on or after the employee's fourth and subsequent adjusted service dates, he or she receives a single payment for the previous year. Parking A limited number of assigned parking spaces are available to employees in the Courthouse Complex. Personal Holidays Regular, full-time employees are eligible for up to three paid personal holidays each calendar year. Part-time employees shall be granted personal holidays on a prorated basis. New employees earn personal holidays for the calendar year in which he/she begins employment, based on the month in which employment begins: January – March 3 personal holidays April - June 2 personal holidays
July - September 1 personal holiday
October - December None
New employees are eligible to take personal holidays after 90 days of employment.Retirement Travis County is a member of the Texas County & District Retirement System with mandatory participation by certain classes of employees. Seven percent (7%) of the gross salary is deducted each pay period. An employee is fully vested after eight years of service. Benefits are prorated for part-time employees. Sick Leave Regular employees earn sick leave at a rate of eight hours per month with unlimited accrual during employment. Part-time employees earn sick leave on a pro-rated basis.
Parental Leave Each Full-time Paid Parental Leave Eligible (PPL) Employee is entitled to a total of 320 hours of Paid Parental Leave in a 12 month period. Paid Parental Leave for Part-time PPL Eligible Employees is prorated based on the number of hours that they are regularly scheduled to work. Tuition Refund Certain classes of full-time employees may receive reimbursement for fees associated with pre-approved, job related course work completed satisfactorily. Vacation Based on years of county service, regular, full-time employees earn vacation time at the following rates: 0 to 5 years 4.0 hours per pay period 6 to 10 years 4.5 hours per pay period 11 to 15 years 5.0 hours per pay period 16 to 20 years 5.5 hours per pay period 21 plus years 6.0 hours per pay period
Part-time employees earn vacation leave on a pro-rated basis.Workers' Compensation The county provides all employees workers' compensation coverage with benefits in accordance with state statute, if the employee sustains an injury out of, or in the course of work.