General Definition of Work Performs work responsible for the maintenance of city parks, facilities and grounds for the City of Cape Girardeau.
Essential Functions • Performs mowing, trimming and other lawn care of facilities and parks including turf care and chemical application. • Maintains and repairs equipment. • Performs preventive maintenance of city parks and facilities. • Provides oversight of part time staff when necessary. • Performs landscaping and snow removal. Removes dead and hazardous trees. • Removes trash. • Cleans restrooms and shelters. • Available to respond and work weekends and holidays, as needed. Participates in a weekend rotation to provide coverage of trash collection and shelter and bathroom cleaning. • Performs other related duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications • Qualified applicants must possess a valid driver's license. • Sufficient experience to understand the basic principles relevant to the major duties of the position.
Salary per hour $15.57, plus a generous benefit package. - Bi-weekly pay periods.
- Twelve paid holidays per year.
- 96 hours of vacation - accrued throughout the year.
- 96 hours of sick leave - accrued throughout the year.
- 2 days of personal leave per fiscal year. Must be employed on July 1 of the fiscal year to receive.
- City paid monthly premiums for health and dental insurance - Employee only.
- City paid monthly life insurance for employee only (1 times annual salary up to $50,000).
- Optional group term life insurance purchased at employee's expense.
- Optional vision insurance purchased at employee's expense.
- Voluntary deferred compensation plan - not matched by the City.
- Retirement (LAGERS) paid by the City. Missouri LAGERS - A Secure Retirement for All (molagers.org).
- Total compensation value (Hourly starting rate plus benefits value) for this position is $23.97 hourly/$49,858 yearly.
Before final appointment, successful applicant will be required to successfully complete a drug test, background investigation and pre-employment physical. The City of Cape Girardeau reserves the right to notify only those individuals selected for an interview as to their status of their application for employment. EOE/ADA/M/F/V