Sports Field Maintenance Site Lead

Parks and Recreation Maintenance Specialist

The City of Peoria Parks and Recreation Department is seeking interested individuals to provide oversight of parks and sports facility maintenance. Work locations include small neighborhood parks, large community parks and the Peoria Sports Complex (home to the Seattle Mariners and San Diego Padres).

Responsibilities may include, but are not limited to:

• Performing a variety of skilled tasks while inspecting and maintaining athletic fields, grounds, and park amenities using a variety of specialty tools and equipment.
• Assisting with the application of drying materials and tarp pulling on fields during inclement weather
• Opening, closing and securing parks and park facilities
• Regular communication with facility users and team personnel
• Assisting with turf maintenance including resodding, power washing and power brooming edges
• Assisting with reconditioning of fields including mounds, home plates, base passes, infield edges, etc.
• Painting of fields, foul lines, and logos

The ideal candidate will be someone who:

• Is comfortable communicating with patrons, volunteers, vendors, concessionaires, and public safety and team personnel as required.
• Is comfortable exercising the necessary supervision of personnel to meet the needs of an activity, event or program with minimal direction.
• Is self-motivated and able to work both individually and with a team with an understanding of common techniques, methods, practices, procedures, use of forms, routines, etc., of an intermediate nature.
• Is a Safety conscious, punctual team player with a high work ethic, with the flexibility to act cross-functionally when the Department's workload demands.
• Is interested in a flexible part-time schedule with an estimated 18-30 hours per week.
• Is open to schedules that vary depending on assignment and could include nights and weekends.