CREW WORKER 1 – Parks & Recreation (Part-time)

City of Anderson

 FLSA Classification: Full Time, Exempt

Date Revised:  April 2019             Department:          Beautification, Cemetery, Recreation, Sanitation, Streets

$15.95 hourly

 

Position Summary

Crew Workers perform semi-skilled and unskilled maintenance work to support the operations of the designated department and to perform other work as required. This class works according to set procedures under close supervision.

Position Responsibilities – Essential Job Functions

 

To ensure the greatest possible protection for employees in the workplace, the City of Anderson requires cooperative efforts of all employees with help in establishing and maintaining a safe and healthful work environment.

Department Specific Job Functions for Crew Worker I (Beautification):

  • Performs general groundskeeping work, including but not limited to preparing soil for planting, installing landscape materials, watering plants and trees, pruning trees and shrubbery, removing weeds, mowing grass, raking leaves, etc.
  • Applies pesticides, herbicides, fertilizers and other chemicals as needed to ensure landscape health.
  • Removes debris from sidewalks, streets and other paved surfaces.
  • Maintains and cleans assigned tools and equipment.
  • Operates vehicles, trucks and equipment such as a tiller, mower, weed eater, edger, blower, hedge trimmer, spray equipment and other power and hand tools as necessary to complete duties.
  • Prepares accurate and up-to-date records of work completed.
  • Performs all work in compliance with applicable policies and procedures, laws and regulations, and standards of quality and safety.

Department Specific Job Functions for Crew Worker I (Cemetery):

  • Performs daily duties in opening and closing graves, cutting grass, trimming hedges, setting stones and foundations, trimming trees, raking leaves, maintains overall appearance of cemetery.
  • Assists public with questions regarding cemetery.
  • Performs basic maintenance on lawn equipment.
  • Applies pesticides, herbicides, fertilizers, and other chemicals as needed.
  • Hauls materials and equipment to and from work sites.
  • Performs general manual labor tasks as required.
  • Assists in maintaining assigned trucks and equipment; performs cleaning, preventive maintenance and simple repair work as required.
  • Drives and operates trucks and other vehicles; operates various hand and power tools as necessary to accomplish tasks.
  • Performs duties in accordance with all department policies, procedures, and standards of quality and safety.
  • Attends training, meetings, etc., as necessary to enhance job knowledge and skills.

Department Specific Job Functions for Crew Worker I (Recreation):

  • Maintains City parks, recreational facilities and/or ball fields as assigned.
  • Inspects parks and related facilities for safety; initiates and/or informs supervisor of maintenance
    and repair work required.
  • Performs general building maintenance and repair work as required, including basic carpentry,
    plumbing, HVAC and electrical work.
  • Strips, waxes and buffs interior flooring.
  • Constructs and/or assembles, installs, maintains and repairs playground equipment, picnic
    tables, fencing and other park structures.
  • Paints facilities and other structures.
  • Prepares ball fields for play; drags, manicures, lines and aerates playing fields; builds up mounds
    and/or levels fields; removes rocks and debris.
  • Performs routine grounds maintenance work as assigned, including but not limited to planting
    grass seed and/or installing sod, mowing grass, fertilizing grass, applying herbicides and
    pesticides, trimming shrubbery and trees, removing weeds, removing trees, watering lawns and
    plants, etc.
  • Removes debris and trash from grounds and facilities.
  • Transports equipment and other items to and from work sites as directed.
  • Maintains and performs minor repairs of department vehicles and equipment.
  • Prepares and submits various records and reports as required.
  • Receives and responds to inquiries, requests for assistance, concerns and complaints in areas of
  • Attends meetings, workshops, training, etc., as necessary to maintain job knowledge and skills.

Department Specific Job Functions for Crew Worker I (Sanitation):

  • Rides on rear of garbage collection trucks on assigned residential and/or commercial routes.
  • Collects and deposits curbside garbage into trucks.
  • Operates hydraulic mechanisms for compressing and dumping refuse.
  • Performs general manual labor tasks as required.
  • Assists in maintaining assigned trucks and equipment.
  • Performs duties in accordance with all division policies, procedures, and standards of quality and safety.
  • Assists co-workers with various duties as required.
  • Attends training, meetings, etc., as necessary to enhance job knowledge and skills.

Department Specific Job Functions for Crew Worker I (Streets):

  • Performs unskilled maintenance work to assist with the construction and maintenance of City streets, roads, bridges, sidewalks, driveways, and drainage structures.
  • Assists with asphalt and concrete work.
  • Digs trenches for pipelines.
  • Unclogs drains.
  • Performs routine demolition work as required.
  • Removes trees and other vegetation as necessary at work sites; mows grass.
  • Hauls materials and equipment to and from work sites.
  • Performs general manual labor tasks as required.
  • Assists in maintaining assigned trucks and equipment; performs cleaning, preventive maintenance and simple repair work as required.
  • Drives and operates trucks and other vehicles; operates various hand and power tools as necessary to accomplish tasks.
  • Performs duties in accordance with all department policies, procedures, and standards of quality and safety.
  • Assists co-workers of assigned division and other divisions with various duties as required, including but not limited to garbage collection.
  • Attends training, meetings, etc., as necessary to enhance job knowledge and skills.

Department Specific Job Functions for Crew Worker II (Streets):

  • Performs semi-skilled and unskilled maintenance work to assist with the construction and maintenance of City streets, roads, bridges, sidewalks, driveways, and drainage structures.
  • Assists in preparing, measuring, spreading and rolling asphalt.
  • May assist with concrete work as requested.
  • Digs trenches for pipelines; sets grades for and places pipes.
  • Performs routine demolition work as required.
  • Removes trees and other vegetation as necessary at work sites; mows grass.
  • Hauls materials and equipment to and from work sites.
  • Performs general manual labor tasks as required.
  • Assists in maintaining assigned trucks and equipment; performs cleaning, preventive maintenance and simple repair work as required.
  • Drives and operates trucks and other vehicles; operates various hand and power tools as necessary to accomplish tasks.
  • Performs duties in accordance with all department policies, procedures, and standards of quality and safety.
  • Assists co-workers of assigned division and other divisions with various duties as required.
  • Attends training, meetings, etc., as necessary to enhance job knowledge and skills.

It is understood that every incidental duty connected with operations detailed in this job description are not always specifically described, and employees, at the discretion of the City, may be required to perform duties not within their job descriptions and as requested as the discretion of management of the City.

 

Position Responsibilities – Additional Job Functions

 

  • Perform other duties as assigned and requested.
Essential Skills and Experience
  • Requires high school diploma, GED or specialized vocational training.
  • Must possess a valid state CDL driver’s license.

Crew Worker I (Beautification):

  • C. Pesticide Applicator’s License is desirable.
  • Requires some general grounds maintenance or manual labor work experience.

Crew Worker I (Cemetery, Streets) and Crew Worker II (Streets):

  • Must possess a valid state CDL driver’s license.
  • Requires some general grounds maintenance or manual labor work experience (one year for Crew Worker II including street work experience).
  • Skills in the operation of the listed tools and equipment.

Crew Worker I (Recreation):

  • HVAC refrigerant transition and recovery certification is desirable.
  • Requires over one year and up to and including two years.

Crew Worker I (Sanitation):

  • Requires a short demonstration up to and including one month.
  • Demonstrate:
    • Excellent communication (verbal and written) and interpersonal skills with ability to develop strong professional working relationships across all levels of the organization.
    • Ability to speak compound sentences using normal grammar and word form.
    • Ability to plan effectively, set priorities, make sound decisions, and to manage/complete multi-faceted projects in conjunction with normal activity.
    • Superior organizational skills, strong quality orientation, and high attention to detail.
    • Computer proficiency and technical aptitude with the ability to use Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook and custom applications.
    • Strong ethical standards, reliability, professionalism, positive attitude, and ability to remain calm in stressful situations.

 

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The City of Anderson is an Equal Opportunity Employer. ADA requires the City to provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. Prospective and current employees are invited to discuss accommodations.

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