Part Time Landscape Maintenance Jobs in Nevada (NOW HIRING)

About the Position Career Opportunity The city of Las Vegas is currently accepting applications for the position of Healthy Parks Aide. Under general supervision, the Health Parks Aide performs unskilled work in the routine ground and custodial care and maintenance of City parks, facilities, athletic venues, grounds, and other landscaped and recreation areas; and performs related duties as assigned. This is an hourly level/ part-time position with scheduled hours limited to 19 hours or less per week (Shift will vary based on the needs of the programs and facility).

Hourly employees are also limited to 1,560 hours of work in any 18 month period. The purpose of this recruitment is to establish an eligible list for current/future openings. Selection Process Final candidate selection may include hiring interview (if applicable).

Any individual offered employment will be required to pass a pre-employment drug test, complete background check, and may be required to demonstrate the ability to perform the requirements of the job." Some positions may require preliminary background checks. NOTE: Eligible applicants will be contacted via phone or e-mail only if moving forward to the interview process. If you are not contacted, your application will remain active for a period of four (4) months

Example of Duties Essential Functions Provides custodial services for parks and facilities, including high touch surface disinfection, cleaning reservation areas, restrooms, and the control and removal of debris and trash. Services, cleans, and supplies restrooms by sweeping, mopping, scrubbing, disinfecting, and maintaining facilities used by the public. Prepares and maintains sports fields and reservation areas for scheduled events.

Uses hand tools such as shovels, rakes, and brooms; uses and operates trap rakes, blowers, and City vehicles. Provides customer service and related activities to departmental functions and events. Ensures the care, safety, and effective operation of assigned area of responsibility and reports any discrepancies to supervisor; recognizes, avoids, reports, and resolves unsafe acts, conditions, accidents and injuries, complaints, special requests, safety conditions, security issues, and illegal activities.

May assist in weed control, and minor repair of sprinkler systems. Minimum Requirements Minimum Qualifications Graduation from high school or equivalent Note: An equivalent combination of related training and experience may be considered. Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities General knowledge of materials, tools, and methods used in custodial and facility maintenance, building and landscape maintenance and repair.

Ability to use appropriate safety procedures involved in performing maintenance and custodial work; communicate effectively with individuals from various socioeconomic, ethnic, and culturally diverse backgrounds; and establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted within the course of work. Additional Information Wage Assignment: Part-time Hourly Supervisory classification: No This position may require the operation and use of a City vehicle, if a license had by the candidate May be required to work an alternative or flexible work schedule, outside of normal business hours, which may include evenings, weekends, holidays, and/or extended hours Based on scheduled work hours, may be required to work autonomously in assigned areas to provide custodial care and maintenance to City facilities Working Conditions Environmental Conditions Location: Mostly outdoors in a field environment with exposure to all typical weather conditions, including travel from site to site, and indoors within various building facilities. Hazards: Exposure to sharp objects, pinch points, moving objects, vehicles, dust, noise, vibration, grease, smoke, fumes, gasses, uneven and slippery surfaces, cramped quarters, working at heights, biological waste, sewer hazards, toxic and caustic chemicals, inclement weather conditions and electrical shock.

Equipment used: City vehicles, tractors, garbage truck, dump truck, ladders, variety of hand and power tools, measuring and testing equipment and other equipment associated with the custodial trades. Safety Equipment: Respirator, goggles, hearing and eye protection, safety shoes, dust mask, hard ha, gloves, and other protective equipment as needed. Back support belts are optional.

Physical Conditions Essential and marginal functions require maintaining physical condition necessary for: Standing/walking: Frequent-constant standing, in combination with walking, indoors and outdoors, while performing general maintenance duties. Depending on assignment walks up to 7 miles per day on all types of terrain, uneven ground and slopes. Sitting: Occasionally, while working at ground level, driving or riding in vehicles, often over uneven terrain with frequent bouncing and jarring.

Lift/carry: Frequent lifting, 5-50 lbs., tools, trash, equipment, vegetation and debris. Occasionally, 50-100 lbs., tools, manhole covers, equipment, materials, heavy debris. Carrying up to 25 ft

Infrequently carrying up to 50 ft. Push/pull: Moving equipment or materials, using hand and power tools, exerting a force of 25- 75 lbs. while shoveling, pulling and chopping vegetation, moving heavy debris onto truck, moving heavy materials and objects.

Climbing: Occasionally, ladders, 5-9 tier bleachers and stairs, up and down steep terrain and on and off vehicles depending on assigned tasks. Bending/twisting: Frequently, at waist, knees and neck while working in a variety of positions performing maintenance and manual labor duties. May be required to do extensive shoveling, raking, hoeing and weeding.

Kneeling/crouching/crawling: Frequently, while performing manual labor, repair and maintenance duties at street or ground level. May work in ditches and storm drains. Hands/arms: Constant use of hand and arms reaching, grasping, fingering, gripping, and handling while using hand and power tools, performing labor tasks and shoveling.

Requires overhead reaching for sign removal, loading items on truck for disposal and using tools. Can involve extensive use of hand tools in shoveling, raking, etc. Sight: Constant use of sight abilities, including hand and eye coordination and depth perception to safely operate tools, equipment and vehicles.

Speech/hearing: Constantly, in communicating with coworkers and maintaining a safe work environment. Other physical demands: Working occasionally in extremely hot conditions while making asphalt repairs. Maintaining mental capacity which allows the capability of making sound decisions; effective interaction and communication with others; and demonstrating intellectual capabilities.

This description is intended to indicate the essential functions and levels of work difficulty of the position and is not intended to describe in detail all of the position's specific duties and responsibilities nor exclude other duties of similar level or difficulty. Additionally, it is not intended to limit management's rights to assign, direct, and control the work of employees under their supervision.