Phoenix provides residents and visitors more than 41,000 acres of desert parks and mountain preserve land with more than 200 miles of trails; 185 parks; 32 community and recreation centers; eight golf courses; 29 pools where thousands cool off and learn to swim each summer; and classes, programs, and sports leagues where kids and adults learn, stay active and have fun!
The Parks and Recreation department is looking to fill multiple vacancies for the Gardener and Gardener*Sprinkler System. Gardeners are responsible for performing landscaping, maintenance, re-vegetation, and restoration for parks surrounding streets and highways. Additional duties include general park maintenance work such as litter patrol, raking and emptying trash receptacles, checking, and spraying plants for diseases and insect control, fertilizing plants, trees and grass, and maintaining urban lakes.
Gardeners who have the assignment of Sprinkler Systems are responsible for the same landscape maintenance requirements as well as maintaining an automated sprinkler system and providing expertise of irrigation maintenance, repair and installation. Typical duties include repairing or replacing sprinkler heads, valves, automatic timers, and solenoids. Other duties include troubleshooting automatic systems; repairing broken sprinkler lines; operating small trenching machines; and tracking down and repairing water leaks and faulty wiring. Positions require the incumbent to use electronic tracking devices.
Candidates that are hired for this position will be hired for the Cesar Chavez Yard (8440 South 35th Ave, Laveen Village, AZ 85339) and the Pecos Yard (17010 S 48th St. Phoenix, AZ 85048)
