Maintenance Trades Worker (Entry-Level!)

Department:

Parks Recreation and Natural Resources

Start Here. Grow Here. Stay Here.

Are you a motivated problem-solver who loves working with your hands and takes pride in a job well done? We’re looking for a Maintenance Trade Worker to join our team serving several key community parks, including Newtown Estates, Longwood, Lime Lake, and Kensington.

In this role, every day brings something new. You’ll put your skills to work through a variety of light to moderately heavy tasks, from maintaining beautiful park grounds and facilities to performing minor repairs that help keep our community spaces safe, clean, and welcoming. If you enjoy working outdoors, staying active, and making a visible difference in your community, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Starting pay is $18.21/hr (Step 1), with benefits beginning within 60 days of hire and plenty of opportunities for professional growth and long-term career development with Sarasota County.

Join us and help keep our parks looking their best for everyone to enjoy, apply today!

About the Position

This role is responsible for daily general maintenance and upkeep of adjunct facilities, regularly checking the park to ensure both cleanliness and safety. As our Maintenance Trades Worker you will...

• Maintain Newtown Estates, Lime Lake Park, and Kensington Park, and Longwood Park to include minor repairs (such as fencing, signs, restrooms, etc.), landscaping (weeding, trimming, etc.), installations, painting, plumbing (routine such as unclogging toilets), and/or carpentry

• Perform daily checks for playground areas and equipment, parking lots, storage areas, pavilion, and hard-court surfaces; checking the reservation software to plan for maintenance needs

• Provide janitorial services for restrooms

• Empty the trash and pick up litter inside and outside at the park

• Always serve with excellent customer service to both internal and external customers

• Make temporary repairs, submitting work orders to address issues that cannot be handled on-site

• Help install benches, picnic tables, and trash can holders

• Paint items such as restrooms and tables, removing any graffiti

• Complete minor carpentry work, including measuring boards or plywood (using square, measuring tape, and/or ruler) and marking cutting lines on materials. Then sawing the boards and/or plywood panels to the required sizes

• Always keep and maintain an orderly storage area

• Operate and maintain all equipment to include the maintenance cart, floor machine, weed whacker, hand tools, blower, timers, and lighting mechanisms

• Ensure the facility is secure and work with staff to meet the proper historical and archaeological maintenance needs

                             

                             

                      

About the Schedule                                                                

Work Hours:  

• Operating Days: Tuesday - Saturday

• Work Full-Time, 40 hours per week

• Work hours 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 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 and  one year of experience in the applicable trade encompassed by the position
• Valid Florida Driver's License by date of hire

Preferred Qualifications:

• Skill in determining safety concerns
• Skill in operating and caring for tools, equipment, and materials required for the role
• Ability to make minor repairs to said equipment
• Experience in custodial duties without immediate supervision

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.

Physical Demands: This position may occasionally lift and/or move more than 50 lbs. A handling device (dolly, cart, etc.), or the ability to work with another team member, when lifting and/or moving excessive poundage is available and required.

About Everything Else

Starting Pay: $18.21/hr (Step 1)

Potential higher pay (steps) for those with multiple years of experience.

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

If you are selected to join our team, please click on this link to review the Required First Day Documents. You will need to present the following items on your first day:

1. I-9 Acceptable Documents to show your identity and authorization to work. Use this link to learn more and review the different document options: https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents

• If your position requires a Florida Driver’s License, this must be one of your documents. (Your Florida Driver’s License can serve as one of your documents listed in link above – List B Documents.)  

2. U.S. Social Security Card (signed, physical card). This is a requirement of our Payroll Department and failure to provide this document could jeopardize timely compensation. (Your U.S. Social Security Card can serve as one of your documents listed in link above – List C Documents.)  

Benefits:

• Enjoy great benefits including Health, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance, Short-Term and Long-Term Disability, Flexible Spending Accounts, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Florida Retirement System (FRS) and many, many more! Choose one of three great medical plans, including one with a $0 premium option, with completed preventative visits!
• For more information about employee benefits, please click this link or visit SCGov.net for additional information.
• Utilize our award-winning wellness program including free gyms at multiple Sarasota County Government locations. 
• Enjoy 11 paid holidays, 3 personal days and 16 paid vacation days in the first year of full-time employment with increasing accrual rates with years of service. (That adds up to a possible 30 days off in your 1st year!)​​

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