THE POSITION
Make memories with our community by working in the place you love - Prescott Valley Parks! The Community Services Department is home to Parks and Recreation, Library, and Arts and Culture programs and activities. Collectively we have a passion to create beautiful spaces, recreation facilities and experiences that enrich the lives of our guests.
If you would enjoy applying your trade skills to help maintain park grounds, facilities and equipment, and strive to be a part of a team, we encourage you to apply!
In this job you will:
• Perform manual labor tasks in the maintenance and repair of public infrastructure within the park system, including light plumbing, light electrical and routine interior/exterior maintenance. This may include repairs to fences, benches, picnic tables, garbage cans, signs, shelters and any other existing structure.
• Manage invasive vegetation in and around parks, greenways and greenbelts. Ensure plants, trees, and vegetation are free of disease and parasites. Prune healthy trees using proper pruning techniques and remove dead or hazardous trees in the parks.
• Perform landscape maintenance, including mowing, edging and mulching beds, weeding, watering, fertilizing turf renovation and pruning; calibrate seed and fertilizer spreaders to uniformly plant seed or fertilize turf; blend and apply correctly liquid fertilizer.
• Operate maintenance equipment, including but not limited to, both steering column and lap bar zero-turn mowers, gas powered string trimmer, gas powered backpack blower, push behind mower, push behind turbine blower, pressure washer, and backpack sprayer.
• Spray herbicides/pesticides to control weeds on Town property.
• Assist in installing and maintaining irrigation systems. Responsible for specialized turf and horticulture care, including scheduled applications of pesticides and herbicides.
• Complete scheduled maintenance, repair and installation work on irrigation and plumbing systems, including automated control systems, pumping stations, and computerized controller and radios; install, troubleshoot, and repair irrigation controllers, including electrical troubleshooting of all the system components.
• Maintain and repair multi-use paths as needed. This involves regular inspections to identify any hazards or damage and to ensure that our paths are safe, accessible, and enjoyable for all users.
Requirements:
• High School Diploma or equivalent required with a minimum of three (3) years of any equivalent combination of maintenance, landscaping or construction education, training, and experience which provides the requisite knowledge, skills, and abilities for this job.

• May be required to complete OSHA 10-hr or 30-hr safety training by timeframe designated by the Town.

• Possession of a valid Driver's License and ability to pass a pre-employment background including driving record.

• Must have the ability to work a flexible schedule to support on-call and community events. As this is a safety sensitive position employees must be free of the influence of controlled substances including the use marijuana in any form.
DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS
• Obtain Irrigation Technician Certification (CIT) by the timeframe designated by the Town.

• Obtain Pool Operator Certification (CPO) by time frame designated by the Town.

• Must obtain Pesticide Applicator License (AZ) by timeframe designated by the Town.

• Must obtain Playground Safety Inspector Certification (CPSI) by timeframe designated by the Town.