Park Maintenance Aide

Salary: $19.75 - $24.01 Hourly
Location : Pleasanton, CA
Job Type: Temporary
Job Number: 202600017
Department: Public Works Department
Opening Date: 03/19/2026
Closing Date: Continuous
FLSA: Non-Exempt
Bargaining Unit: 6000

Make an impact in the community-outdoors! The City of Pleasanton is seeking friendly, hardworking, detail-oriented team members to join our Parks Division as Park Maintenance Aides, supporting the maintenance of City parks, trails, medians, and outdoor amenities.

Working as part of a crew, you'll help keep Pleasanton's outdoor spaces clean, safe, and welcoming-performing a variety of landscaping and maintenance tasks where you can often see the immediate results of your work.

We're Looking for Someone Who Is

• Interested in landscaping/horticulture and motivated to learn and grow on the job.
• Safety-conscious and able to appropriately select and safely use hand and power tools.
• Comfortable working around the public and able to communicate clearly with supervisors and coworkers.
• Able to do basic math and work effectively both independently and as part of a crew.
• Physically able to bend, reach, twist, stoop, and stand/walk for extended periods.

In This Role, You Will

• Set up traffic control (e.g., sign boards, cones, warning signs).
• Prune and trim trees, shrubs, and ground cover using hand and gas-powered tools.
• Mow, edge, and perform turf maintenance using equipment such as walk-behind mowers and string trimmers.
• Weed and clean landscaped areas; remove graffiti; clean walkways, picnic tables, trash cans, and other park features.
• Pick up litter and empty trash receptacles throughout parks and landscaped areas.
• Assist with planting/removal of trees/shrubs, staking/tying methods, spreading mulch, and stump grinding support.
• Assist with repairs of structures such as bleachers, benches, backstops, and concrete walkways/curbs/slabs.
• Participate in periodic safety meetings and follow established safety procedures.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Reasons You'll Love Working With Us

• You'll contribute directly to the Pleasanton community by helping care for the City's parks, trails, and medians.
• You'll learn to safely use and operate a wide variety of tools/equipment and see the immediate impact of your work.
• You'll support a parks system that include 46 parks with amenities like sports fields, courts, dog parks, and picnic areas-some of the City's most important assets.

Challenges You Might Face

• Working outdoors in all weather conditions and performing physically demanding work (including tasks like emptying trash).

The Ideal Candidate Will Be

• At least 18 years of age (note: applicants under 18 must provide a current work permit prior to starting employment).
• Customer service-oriented and able to work effectively around the public, communicating clearly and professionally with coworkers and supervisors.
• Safety-conscious and able to appropriately select and safely use hand and power tools, with an interest in learning and following safe work practices.
• Able to use basic math and work accurately and efficiently.
• Motivated, teachable, adaptable, and physically fit, with the ability to bend, reach, twist, stoop, and stand/walk for extended periods while performing physically demanding outdoor work in varying weather conditions.
• Interested in landscaping/horticulture and outdoor maintenance, and able to work effectively both independently and as part of a crew.

Minimum Qualifications
License:

• Possess a valid California driver's license.

Knowledge of:

• Basic pruning, turf maintenance, planting procedures, plant care, common safety procedures.

Skill to:

• Use basic math.
• Appropriately select and safely use hand and power tools.
• Interact effectively with the public.
• Work effectively and harmoniously as part of a crew.
• Assist in performing routine assembly and repair of playground equipment and repair of wood and concrete structures.
• Bend, reach, twist, stoop; stand & walk for extended periods of time.

No benefits are provided for this position