What are the responsibilities and job description for the Maintenance Worker - Parks position at City of Cape Girardeau?
General Definition of Work
Performs works responsible for the maintenance of city parks, facilities and ground for the City of Cape Girardeau.
Essential Functions
● Performs mowing, trimming and other lawn care of facilities and parks including turf care and chemical application.
● Performs preventive maintenance of city parks and facilities.
● Performs landscaping and snow removal. Removes dead and hazardous trees.
● Remove trash and cleans restrooms and shelters.
● Available to respond and work weekends and holidays, as needed. Participates in a weekend rotation to provide coverage of trash collection and cleaning of the bathrooms and shelters.
● Assists senior level staff with construction projects and other related projects as needed.
● Performs other related duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications
● Sufficient experience to understand the basic principles relevant to the major duties of the position.
● Qualified applicants must possess a valid driver’s license.
Salary per hour $15.57, plus a generous benefit package.
- Bi-weekly pay periods.
- Twelve paid holidays per year.
- 96 hours of vacation – accrued throughout the year.
- 96 hours of sick leave – accrued throughout the year.
- 2 days of personal leave per fiscal year. Must be employed on July 1 of the fiscal year to receive.
- City paid monthly premiums for health and dental insurance – Employee only.
- City paid monthly life insurance for employee only (1 times annual salary up to $50,000).
- Optional group term life insurance purchased at employee’s expense.
- Optional vision insurance purchased at employee’s expense.
- Voluntary deferred compensation plan – not matched by the City.
- Retirement (LAGERS) paid by the City. Missouri LAGERS – A Secure Retirement for All (molagers.org).
- Total compensation value (Hourly starting rate plus benefits value) for this position is $23.97 hourly/$49,858.31 yearly.
Before final appointment, successful applicant will be required to successfully complete a drug test, background investigation and pre-employment physical.
The City of Cape Girardeau reserves the right to notify only those individuals selected for an interview as to their status of their application for employment. EOE/ADA/M/F/V
Salary : $49,858