Crew Leader (Parks Department)

Crew Leader Parks

Job Description

Safety Sensitive: Yes

Pay type: Full-time, hourly, non-exempt

Department: Parks and Recreation

Reports To Parks Maintenance Superintendent

Location: Craighead Forest Park

GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF POSITION

This safety sensitive position (SS) is responsible for performing and supervising a crew involved in a variety of maintenance duties at Parks and Recreational Facilities. This position may also serve as lead worker in the absence of the superintendent.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

1.Leads a crew of workers in the absence of the supervisor. This duty is performed as needed.

2.Assists the superintendent in the overall safety and beauty of Jonesboro's Craighead Forest Park. Duties include, but are not limited to: inspection and evaluation of the parks, checking equipment for hazards. This duty is performed daily.

3.Assists the superintendent in the maintenance of the equipment used to maintain the grounds and facilities. Duties include, but are not limited to checking oil and grease in small engines and trucks, replacing mower blades, cleaning equipment, cleaning and organizing the park shop. This duty is performed daily.

4.Performs supervisory duties such as delegating tasks to seasonal workers. Duties include, working with seasonal workers to make sure tasks are being completed, disciplining and praising employees, problem solving, maintaining some employee records. This duty is performed monthly.

5.Responsible for assigned park or facilities, equipment, and vehicle. This duty is performed monthly.

6.Works closely with other City employees and citizens to provide a safe environment. This duty is performed daily.

7.May arrange chairs, tables, and sporting or exercise equipment in designated rooms or other areas for scheduled recreational activities. This duty is performed as needed.

8.Receives, stores and issues equipment and supplies. This duty is performed monthly.

9.May render emergency first aid as necessary. This duty is performed as needed.

10. May operate off-road park or cemetery equipment and use hand tools. This duty is performed as needed.

11. May be required to drive park or cemetery department vehicles. This duty is performed as needed.

12. May be required to use appropriate safety equipment for protection of self, other employees or the public. This duty is performed as needed.

13. May perform playground and facility safety inspections. This duty is performed as needed.

14. Operating a city vehicle is required for the essential functions.

15. Perform any other related duties as required or assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty mentioned satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

Mental alertness and adaptability to office and field area work routines. Equivalent to four years high school or GED, with particular emphasis during high school in office skills, shop skills, or others, plus 2 years related experience and/or training, and 7 to 11 months related management experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience.

COMMUNICATION SKILLS

Ability to effectively communicate information and respond to questions in person-to-person and small group situations with customers, clients, general public and other employees of the organization.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide numbers. Ability to perform these mathematical skills using money and other forms of measurement.

CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS

Ability to utilize common sense understanding in order to carry out written, oral or diagrammed instructions. Ability to deal with problems involving several known variables in situations of a routine nature.

REQUIRED CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

Valid Driver License

PREFERRED CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

Certified Playground Safety Inspector

Arkansas Plant Board Chemical Certification

SOFTWARE SKILLS REQUIRED

Basic: Word Processing/Typing

INITIATIVE AND INGENUITY

SUPERVISION RECEIVED

Under general supervision where standard practice enables the employee to proceed alone on routine work, referring all questionable cases to supervisor.

PLANNING

Considerable responsibility with regard to general assignments in planning time, method, manner, and/or sequence of performance of own work; may also occasionally assist in the planning of work assignments performed by others within a limited area of operation.

DECISION MAKING

Performs work operations which permit frequent opportunity for decision-making of minor importance and which would not only affect the operating efficiency of the individual involved, but would also affect the work operations of other employees and/or clientele to a slight degree.

MENTAL DEMAND

Close mental demand. Operations requiring close and continuous attention for control of operations. Operations requiring intermittent direct thinking to determine or select the most applicable way of handling situations regarding the organization's administration and operations; also to determine or select material and equipment where highly variable sequences are involved.

ANALYTICAL ABILITY / PROBLEM SOLVING

Moderately structured. Fairly broad activities using moderately structured procedures with only generally guided supervision. Interpolation of learned things in somewhat varied situations.

RESPONSIBILITY FOR WORK OF OTHERS

Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities may include but not limited to interviewing, hiring and training employees; planning, assigning and directing work; appraising performance, rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.

Supervises a small group (1-3) of employees in the same or lower classification. Assigns and checks work; assists and instructs as required, but performs same work as those supervised, or closely related work, most of the time. Content of the work supervised is of a non-technical nature and does not vary in complexity to any great degree.

Supervises the following departments:

RESPONSIBILITY FOR FUNDS, PROPERTY and EQUIPMENT

Occasionally responsible for organization's property where carelessness, error, or misappropriation would result in moderate damage or moderate monetary loss to the organization. The total value for the above would range from $5,000 to $150,000.

ACCURACY

Probable errors of internal and external scope would have a moderate effect on the operational efficiency of the organizational component concerned. Errors might possibly go undetected for a considerable period of time, thereby creating an inaccurate picture of an existing situation.

Could cause further errors, losses, or embarrassment to the organization. The possibility for error is always present due to requirements of the job.

ACCOUNTABILITY

FREEDOM TO ACT

Generally controlled. General processes covered by established policies and standards with supervisory oversight.

ANNUAL MONETARY IMPACT

The amount of annual dollars generated based on the job's essential duties / responsibilities. Examples would include direct dollar generation, departmental budget, proper handling of organization funds, expense control, and savings from new techniques or reduction in manpower.

None. Job does not create any dollar monetary impact for the organization.

IMPACT ON END RESULTS

Modest impact. Job has some impact on the organizations end results, but still from an indirect level. Provides assistance and support services that facilitates decision making by others.

PUBLIC CONTACT

Occasional contacts with patrons on routine matters.

EMPLOYEE CONTACT

Contacts occasionally with others beyond immediate associates, but generally of a routine nature. May obtain, present or discuss data, but only as pertains to an immediate and specific assignment. No responsibility for obtaining cooperation or approval of action or decision.

USE OF MACHINES, EQUIPMENT AND/OR COMPUTERS

Occasional use of complex machines and equipment (desktop/laptop computer and software, road and production machines and equipment, etc.)

WORKING CONDITIONS

Outside working environment, wherein there are extremely disagreeable working conditions most of the time (e.g. hot mix paving in constant sun).

ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS

The following work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the functions of this job, the employee is continuously exposed to outdoor weather conditions; regularly exposed to work near moving mechanical parts; frequently exposed to fumes or airborne particles; and occasionally exposed to work in high, precarious places, vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES

The following physical activities described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions and expectations.

Highly repetitive, moderately physical. Highly repetitive type of work which requires somewhat diversified physical demands of the employee.

While performing the functions of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, sit, reach with hands and arms, talk or hear; and occasionally required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl, taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move more than 100 pounds; regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision; distance vision; peripheral vision; depth perception; and ability to adjust focus.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

The Department has worked to empower people to make decisions and recommendations in their respective assignments. Crew leaders are trusted to make observations and recommendations which may need consideration of high level administration (i.e. general park safety and security, broken playground equipment, division efficiency,)