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Job Description Summary

Department - Parks and Recreation

Job Description

Job Type: Classified

Job Classification: 5656 - Parks Specialist II

Salary Grade: 9

Pay Range

Hiring Range: \$23.61 - \$28.33 Per Hour

Pay Range: \$23.61 - \$33.05 Per Hour

Range Explanation:

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actual salary offer will carefully consider a wide range of factors, including your skills, qualifications, experience, education, licenses, training, and internal equity.

Pay Range is the entire compensation range for the position.

Pima County Parks & Recreation Department has an opening for a Parks Specialist II to be a part of a team of park maintenance professionals keeping Pima County Parks clean and safe. The selected candidate will be a part of a team performing journey-level new construction, maintenance and repair of park facilities relying on high level trade skills. Duties may include earthwork/heavy equipment operation, welding, irrigation, masonry, carpentry, fencing, painting, and/or new construction.

The selected candidate must have or obtain within 6-months from the date of hire an AZ MVD - Commercial Driver\'s License (CDL).

Essential Functions:\ \ As defined under the Americans with Disabilities Act, this classification may include any of the following tasks, knowledge, skills, and other characteristics. This list is ILLUSTRATIVE ONLY and is not a comprehensive listing of all functions and tasks performed by incumbents of this class. Work assignments may vary depending on the departments need and will be communicated to the applicant or incumbent by the supervisor.

Leads and oversees the daily maintenance activities of three or more

Park Technician I or II or Park Helper employees, which

includes: assigning work tasks and ensuring maintenance activities

are completed as delegated;

Performs quality control analysis on equipment, supported systems,

turf management, ball field preparation, and all other park assets included in assigned property;

Performs journey-level tasks of the parks and recreation

specialization;

Conducts on-the-job training for assigned staff and performs all

essential functions of Park Technician I or II or Park Helper;

Maintains comprehensive activity, operations, service and usage

records on supported vehicles, equipment and systems;

Prepares oral and written activity reports;

Identifies common and abnormal conditions and diseases of turf

grasses, trees, ornamental shrubs and directs remedial actions;

Monitors contracted employee performance;

Performs skilled maintenance in environmentally-sensitive locations,

historic restorations, fencing, equestrian complexes, camping facilities, ponds, trails, adobe buildings, habitat restorations, erosion prevention and control of invasive species.

\ Minimum Qualifications:\ \ Completions of an industry-recognized apprenticeship program in a Parks & Recreation specialization appropriate to assigned duties AND one year of journey-level experience in the same trade, craft or operations area of required expertise.

\ **(Relevant five years of journey-level experience in the trade, craft or operational area of required expertise may substitute for completion of a recognized apprenticeship program.)\ \ OR:\ \ One (1) year experience with Pima County as a Parks Specialist I.\ \ (Relevant experience and/or education from an accredited college or university may be substituted.)

Qualifying education and experience must be clearly documented in the \"Education\" and \"Work Experience\" sections of the application. Do not substitute a resume for your application or write \"see resume\" on your application.

Preferred Qualifications: (Be specific in describing your experience in your application. Ensure the descriptions provided illustrate your competencies, specifically addressing the required and preferred qualifications.):**

Minimum two (2) years of journey-level experience in the loading, securing, transport, and field use of heavy equipment to excavate, trench, and grade.

Minimum two (2) years of journey-level experience in the installation of commercial @type fencing (including chain link, field, wildlife and bollards).

Pima County Government

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