Job Details

Salary: Depends on Qualifications
Location : Gloucester, VA
Job Type: Full-Time
Job Number: 05202025-01
Department: PARK OPERATIONS
Opening Date: 05/20/2025

Description

Hiring Salary: $39,001 +/- Depending on Qualifications
Gloucester County is currently accepting applications for a Park Maintenance Technician position. This role is essential to maintaining the integrity and appearance of our parks, recreational facilities, athletic fields, and other landscaped areas, ensuring a safe and welcoming environment for our community.Under general supervision and direction, performs a variety of landscaping and maintenance duties in the care and maintenance of our parks, athletic fields, playgrounds, landscaped areas, and facilities throughout the County. Work involves using a variety of procedures, equipment and supplies to maintain shrubs, trees, turf, athletic fields, fences, playground equipment and facilities. May guide, direct and monitor the work of volunteers and/or other employees assisting with grounds upkeep.
Reports to Park Maintenance Supervisor.

Job Highlights

• Performs a variety of landscaping and grounds maintenance duties to include mowing, aerating, seeding, applying herbicides and pesticides, fertilizing, planting, watering, etc.
• Maintains athletic fields.
• Safely uses chain saws to cut down and/or remove dead or fallen trees throughout parks.
• Opens parks and collects trash in athletic fields, landscaped areas, surrounding areas, parking lots, and public boat landings.
• Cleans restrooms, portable toilets, picnic shelters and other park facilities.
• Inspects and maintains playground equipment.
• May guide, direct and monitor the work of volunteers and/or court appointed individuals, or other employees assisting with grounds upkeep.
• Performs preventive maintenance and routine repair on tools and equipment as needed to attain serviceability.
• Repairs picnic tables, benches, fences, playgrounds, etc.
• Safely operates vehicles, trailers, tractors, infield groomers and common hand tools at work sites.
• Assists in the breakdown of stages, tables, chairs, supplies and equipment for special events and tournaments.
• Assists with designing landscaping plans to include the selection of appropriate plants, flowers, and trees for parks.
• Assists in maintaining Safety Data Sheets for each park.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Click the link for a complete job description: Park Maintenance Technician

Qualifications

• High school diploma/GED.
• Three (3) to four (4) years of skilled landscaping and maintenance experience.

To be considered for this position, your online application must include your resume and three (3) professional references.
Professional references are individuals who can attest to your job related knowledge, skills and abilities while working or in a volunteer capacity and are not family or personally related. Professional references should include job title, company name and address, phone numbers and email address if available.

Special Requirements

• Possession of a valid driver's license; possess and maintain a driving record that meets established Gloucester County Driving Standards.
• Pass a post-offer, pre-employment physical examination. Employee may be subject to subsequent physical examinations to ensure he/she meets job-related physical requirements.
• Possession of a Commercial Pesticide Applicator License - Category 3 or obtain within 12 months of employment. Certified Fertilizer Applicator or obtain within 12 months of employment.
• Possession of, or ability to successfully complete within sixty (60) days of employment, Red Cross-approved course in First Aid, AED, and CPR. First Aid, AED and CPR certification must be maintained while employed by the County.

Gloucester County is an Equal Opportunity Employer & Drug Free Workplace
OUR Community: Gloucester County
Gloucester County Government offers an excellent benefit package that includes health care coverage, leave program and retirement benefits for all regular full-time employees. Gloucester County participates in the Virginia Retirement System (VRS) which requires a 5% mandatory contribution by employees.

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01

A complete job description for this position is available on the Human Resource Department "Job Description" web page. I have read and understand the complete job description including the education, experience and qualifications. I have attached my cover letter, resume and at least 3 professional references with the required information.

• I acknowledge the above statement.
• I do not acknowledge the above statement.

02

The supplemental questions are very important and will be used to determine if you meet the basic qualifications as listed on the job posting and in the job description. I acknowledge that I must complete the supplemental questions section in order for my application to be considered complete.

• Yes
• No

03

What is your current highest level of education completed?

• I do not have a High School diploma or GED
• HS Diploma or GED
• Some College
• Associate's Degree
• Bachelor's Degree
• Master's Degree or higher

04

Do you possess a valid driver's license?

• Yes
• No

05

Describe your experience working directly with the public and/or volunteers in a customer-service oriented position. Be sure to indicate which employer the experience is related. If none, enter N/A as your response
06

Describe your experience with athletic field maintenance and/or commercial lawn care. If none, enter N/A as your response.
07

Describe your experience with operating and maintaining grounds equipment, power/hand held equipment, tractors, chainsaws, weed trimmers and other equipment.
08

What employment experience do you have that involved working outdoors in all types of weather conditions. If none, enter N/A as your response.
09

Do you have a Virginia Certified Fertilizer Applicator certification?

• Yes
• No

10

Do you have a current Virginia Pesticide License?

• Yes
• No

11

Part of this job requires cleaning of public restroom facilities, which may be unpleasant due to the presence of bodily fluids. Are you able to meet this requirement? If not, please explain .
12

This position requires work on weekends and evenings. Do you have any schedule conflicts?

• Yes
• No

13

What personal values do you follow when you are representing your employer in an official capacity?
Required Question