Job Summary

Make an impact
Parks Maintenance Workers are often the first person that parks patrons encounter when they use a City park. Parks Maintenance Workers perform a variety of tasks to ensure the safety of patrons, care for the plants such as planting, pruning and irrigation, and maintenance facilities such as playground equipment, picnic shelters, and restrooms.

Learn and grow

• Hone your maintenance skills with a great variety of projects while helping our community.
• Work with a supportive team who cares about and takes care of each other.
• Learn about our full-time positions and start building a career path you'll love.

What you will do

• Turf and ball field maintenance, such as, mowing, edging field preparation, fertilizer application, etc.;
• Tree maintenance and support, which includes, ground work, chipper operation, operate chip truck, CDL not necessary, but preferred;
• Irrigation support, which includes, repairing irrigation systems, replacing heads, repairing leaks, and troubleshooting systems;
• Grounds and horticulture support, such as, planting, pruning, fertilizing, irrigation, and landscaping.

Seasonal appointments will not exceed six months from date of hire. This recruitment will be used to establish an eligible list for future hiring needs and will be valid for up to six months.
What are the minimum qualifications?

• General maintenance, repair, grounds keeping, construction trade or other related manual labor experience.
• Must pass the pre-employment background check, and physical exam.
• Must have a Driver License and meet the City of Salem's driving standards.

Desired, but not required:

• Current Spray Applicators License
• Certified Playground Safety Inspector
• Commercial Driving License (CDL)

What you will bring along
Successful applicants will be given assignments at varying times depending on area of focus, starting with early spring turf and ball field maintenance. Candidates should focus their applications so that their knowledge of the materials, methods, procedures, tools, and equipment appropriate to the maintenance and construction of parks facilities and operational area or specialty is clearly listed.
About us
The Public Works Department values employees and their professional development. If you are someone that takes pride in collaborating on innovative ideas, proactively responding to community needs, and being a good environmental and financial steward, we look forward to meeting you! The Public Works Department promotes a healthy work life balance, while maintaining the utmost dedication to the health, safety and welfare of our community, including our team!

We are the second largest City in the State of Oregon. Located in the lush Willamette Valley, Salem is the capital city of Oregon with a population over 170,000. Centrally located, Salem is 47 miles south of Portland, an hour from the Cascade Mountains to the east and an hour from the ocean beaches to the west. Salem is an exceptional community for living and working with exciting new and comfortable well-established neighborhoods and carefully preserved historic buildings.

A full-service City, Salem has eight primary departments: Community Services, Finance, Fire, Enterprise Services, Legal, Police, Public Works, and Urban Development. Several departments also have functional divisions within their department. The City has five labor unions and employs roughly 1,350 talented and dedicated staff members. The Urban Renewal Agency and the Salem Housing Authority are separate municipal corporations. The Agency contracts with the City for services and the Authority is led by the Housing Administrator within the Urban Development department.

Where can I find out more about the position?

How can I apply?
The City of Salem invites individuals of all diverse communities and backgrounds to apply for our available job opportunities as we strive to provide the best service to everyone. The City of Salem is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all and has a culture that values diversity, equity, and inclusion. We believe that by welcoming differences, encouraging new ideas and views, listening to and learning from each other, we are better able to serve the community.

Hiring managers do not have access to view resumes as part of the application review process, please make sure to include how you meet the qualifications outlined in the class specification in your application.

Applicants that meet the minimum qualifications as outlined above but not selected for this position may be placed on an eligibility list, and candidates may be hired from the list. Eligibility lists are valid for six months. The City will send email notifications to eligible candidates about potential hiring opportunities so please ensure your email settings accept our system generated email notifications.

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