JOBS

The Bloomingdale Park District seeks a Parks Maintenance person to join their team. This staff member will be responsible for the daily maintenance, repair, and improvements of the parks and facilities of the Bloomingdale Park District. Hourly wage starts at $17.00 – $20.00 an hour. They offer a nice benefits package. Essential responsibilities are listed as the following:

• Perform the job in compliance with District Employee Safety Policies and Procedures.
• Demonstrate and support the Park District’s mission statement, vision, and core values.
• Must be able to safely perform duties in the presence of the general population and our park patrons in public areas.
• Ability to communicate effectively and work harmoniously with fellow employees to maintain positive and effective working relationships.
• Capacity to maintain self-control and composure in difficult situations.
• Must be flexible with schedule changes, extra hours, and emergency calls.
• Ability to operate all District vehicles and equipment, including hand and power tools.
• Perform turf areas maintenance to include aerating, mowing, trimming, seeding, and fertilizing.
• Perform landscape maintenance to include watering, mulching, weeding, planting of flowers/shrubs and trimming of trees and shrubs.
• Maintain athletic fields including aerating, dragging, and striping.
• Remove all refuse and trash from parks and playgrounds.
• Remove snow and ice from walks, drives, and paths.
• Ability to perform routine maintenance and repairs on facility systems, including basic electrical, plumbing, carpentry, and painting tasks.
• Maintains a clean and organized work environment.
• Ability to inspect, identify, and perform repair needs on all Park District assets, such as repairs on playground equipment or picnic tables.
• Performs delivery of equipment and supplies as needed.
• Demonstrates ability to increase the level of problem solving, building on past experiences. Works logically and independently to maintain efficient workflow.
• Submits a daily log of completed work to immediate supervisor.
• Attend training, seminars, workshops, webinars as they pertain to the position.
• Willing to obtain a valid Operator Pesticide License.
• Promote Park District facilities and programs and maintain a positive public appearance.