Athletic Grounds Worker - R20670

Sarasota County Government • Full-time • Sarasota, Florida, United States • from $18.21 / hour • 11h ago

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Are you a sports enthusiast with experience in maintenance? Join our Parks, Recreation & Natural Resources team as an Athletic Fields Specialist! In this active, physically engaging role, you’ll help keep our athletic fields and facilities in top-tier condition. From turf care to game-day prep, you’ll play a key part in delivering safe, high-quality spaces for athletes and visitors. As a vital member of our sports tourism, facilities, and programs team, you’ll handle a wide range of maintenance tasks while providing excellent customer service to everyone who uses our facilities.

The pay starts at $18.21 (Step 1), benefits begin within 60 days of hire, and we offer both development and advancement opportunities to all county employees. Apply today and have the chance to work in an ever-growing industry, impacting both our community and sports alike!

About the Position

As a member of the athletics team you are responsible for the maintenance and upkeep of athletic fields and adjunct facilities. No two days are the same!

Job responsibilities can include field turf restoration, event and game day preparation, inspections to ensure safe and playable athletic facilities, as well as providing customer service to patrons of facilities. For more information, please see below:

Perform general grounds maintenance, repair, and janitorial duties of fields, fencing, common areas, amenities, parking lots, and other areas
Provide polite, friendly, and accurate customer service
Conduct park patrols and general inspections of athletic facilities to ensure the safety of the public
Contribute to the decision making process on the feasibility of playing on field, depending upon weather and field conditions
Assist with set-up and clean-up of facilities for practices, games, tournaments, and events
Maintain daily upkeep of athletic fields and adjunct facilities, including painting/marking the fields, settings bases, and pitching mounds under applicable rules/specified dimensions
Report potential safety hazards or maintenance issues to supervisor for follow up as necessary
Ensure proper maintenance, watering, mowing, edging, trimming, and painting and marks of athletic grounds
Exercise a high degree of initiative and decision making to ensure customer satisfaction
Safely operate and fuel a variety of athletic field and/or landscape equipment, including but not limited to: mowers, field groomer, painter, gas-powered string trimmers, pressure washer, edgers, pole saws, backpack blowers, commercial grade pick-up trucks, trailers, utility carts, and other miscellaneous small hand-operated landscape maintenance tools

About the Schedule

Operating Days: Sunday - Saturday
Work Full-Time, 40 hours per week
Work Hours: 6:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Enjoy a flexible, rotating schedule that supports park operations and special events
Be ready to jump in for occasional evening or weekend shifts during exciting community events

About You

Minimum Qualifications:

High School Diploma or its equivalent
One (1) year of experience as a semi-skilled laborer in the care and maintenance of parks, landscapes, athletic fields, or other similar grounds
Valid Florida driver's license by time of hire

The ideal candidate has the following:

Please note that these are not requirements but bonusesto your consideration.

Working knowledge of the maintenance of sports fields; understanding of how turf grass cultural practices effect turf performance
Experience in maintaining higher level sports field playing surfaces

Physical Demands:

Employees in this role must occasionally lift and/or move more than 50 lbs.
Examples include fertilizer bags and other various items, throughout the year
Employees can use handling devices (dolly, cart, etc.) or work with another team member to lift and/or move excessive poundage of 50-plus pounds
However, if equipment or another team member is unavailable, this position will require lifting by hand

Subject to Passing Substance Screening: This position is subject to passing a pre-employment substance screening. An applicant who fails to pass a required drug screening test shall be disqualified from employment in any class for a period of five (5) years.

About Everything Else

Starting Pay Rate: $18.21 (Step 1)

Our interview process could include phone interview(s), Microsoft Teams video interview(s), and/or in-person interview(s).

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