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# **Job Description Summary**
Department - Conservation Lands & Resources
# **Job Description**
**Job Type: Classified**
**Job Classification: 5825 - Parks Technician II**
**Salary Grade: 5**
**Pay Range**
**Hiring Range: \$20.11 - \$23.63 Per Hour**
**Pay Range: \$20.11 - \$27.15 Per Hour**
Range Explanation
- Hiring Range is an estimate of where you can receive an offer. The
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 Countys Conservation Lands & Resources Department is seeking highly
motivated and hard-working individuals to fill a position as Park
Technician II. The position will work within the Parks and Trails
Division of Conservation Lands & Resources supporting Pima Countys
commitment to conservation. The position will be part of a team that
delivers land stewardship, supports landscape and cultural maintenance,
construction, campground operations, and restoration projects within
Historic Canoa Ranch, a Sonoran Desert habitat.
This position performs routine trades or craftsman duties, maintaining
and repairing park facilities, grounds, and equipment. Also,
participates in construction or renovation activities in parks, and may
assist in campground operation. The position is field-oriented, often in
remote areas, with exposure to extreme summer temperatures and cold
winter temperatures. This is primarily a manual labor position requiring
the ability to lift heavy loads, safely operate assigned vehicles and
other powered equipment, and frequently involves repetitive individual
tasks in a variety of work settings in an outdoor environment.
Maintenance may include wildlife drinkers, ponds, equestrian, camp
facilities, trails, habitat restoration, erosion control and invasive
species.
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.
- Cuts, trims, edges, seeds, fertilizes, and stripes ball field and
leisure turf;
- Structurally prunes, shapes and maintains urban forest and ground
vegetation;
- Performs minor repairs and adjustments to plumbing and irrigation
systems;
- Operates ride-on equipment and utilizes powered maintenance and
construction equipment/tools;
- Performs operator-level inspections, servicing, maintenance and
security of assigned tools, equipment and vehicles;
- Applies paints, varnish, stains, and other finishes to interior and
exterior surfaces, trimmings and fixtures;
- Stores, handles, applies and disposes of hazardous materials
required to complete work or generated by work assignments;
- Collects and disposes of trash;
- Maintains and uses safety and personal protective equipment;
- Explains rules, regulations or procedures to the public and/or
vendors;
- May be assigned to a natural resource park setting, whereby
maintenance may include wildlife drinkers, ponds, equestrian, camp
facilities, trails, habitat restoration, erosion control, and
invasive species;
- Obtains and maintains AZ Department of Agriculture-Office of
Pesticide Management Certified Applicator license (Category
#3-Ornamental and Turf and for some areas also Category 5 Aquatic).
Minimum Qual Fications
- Six months of experience performing duties in landscape, grounds
maintenance, arborist, equipment operator, general handyman or similar
duties in a specific skill, craft, vocation, trade or operational area
of employment.**
- (Relevant training or education may substitute for up to six months of
the aforementioned experience)**
Or
- Six months of experience in a Pima County Parks Technician I, Parks
Helper, or closely-related position as determined by the department head
at the time of recruitment.**
- 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 applicatio**
