The City of Ottawa is currently recruiting for Seasonal Grounds Worker-Parks. Under the supervisionandatthedirectionoftheSuperintendent,theSeasonalWorkerperformsmanuallabortasks in groundsmaintenanceandoperationof the parks, cemeteries, trails, and other City owned properties.
Essential Job Functions:
- Completes lawn care and landscaping activities including chemical application and pest control.
- Operates a variety of motorized equipment, including but not limited to self-propelled tractor- mower, pick-up truck, and string trimmers.
- Understands and performs operator-level maintenance on equipment used.
- Cleans public restrooms facilities and disposes of refuse in public receptacles on City properties.
- Assists in general construction work related to operation and maintenance of parks, cemeteries, trails, and other City owned properties.
- Follows all safety precautions including use of personal protective equipment.
- Reads and comprehends documents such as, but not limited to, written policies, safety rules, operation and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
Ancillary Job Functions:
- Obeys and complies with all City ordinances and policies
- Assists other departments and perform other duties as deemed necessary or assigned.
Education and Experience: (Combination of education, training, and experience will be considered)
- High school diploma or GED.
- Minimum age of 18.
- Valid Kansas Drivers license is required. Must be insurable by the City’s insurance carrier.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: (not all inclusive)
- The ability to receive, understand, and comply with written and oral instructions is required.
- The ability to effectively use verbal communication to communicate with general public, supervisors, peers, and subordinates to resolve problems is required.
- The ability to work courteously and establish successful working relationships with entities, employees, City officials, businesses and the public, and use good professional judgment, honesty, and integrity in decision-making is required.
- Problem solving requirements include prioritization and completion of work assignments in a timely manner.
- Decision making including methods of equipment use and repair/maintenance and use of appropriate safety practices and equipment.
Work Environment:
- Manual labor is required.
- Adverse weather conditions including prolonged exposure to temperature and precipitation extremes are a factor, as is exposure to fuels, chemicals and hazardous implements.
- Must be able to work at heights well above ground level and in confined spaces.
- Special equipment is used that requires mental alertness and agility during tree pruning and tree removal activities.
Physical Abilities: (Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions)
- Requires the ability to operate a variety of motorized equipment,
- Ability to negotiate rough terrain on foot to access maintenance problems,
- Ability to lift objects weighing up to 75 lbs.,
- Mobility to run errands, flexibility of body, manual dexterity and hand/eye coordination.
Minimum Rate: $15.00/hour
Date Opened: April 4, 2026
Date Closed: May 4, 2026
Hours: Day Shift: 8 hours per day Monday-Friday, April -October 1st.
E-Mail Confirmation: After your application has been received by the City of Ottawa, you will receive confirmation by e-mail. Please check your SPAM filter or JUNK Mail for an e-mail from noreply@applytojob.com. If you have not received information within 48 hours of submitting your application, please call 785-229-3634 to verify your application has been received. For additional information, contact Human Resources at 785-229-3634 or e-mail humanresources@ottawaks.gov.
The City of Ottawa conducts background checks and drug screening on all potential candidates.
Anyone with a disability who needs a reasonable accommodation related to a selection process is requested to contact the Human Resources Department at 785-229-3634 at least two days prior to the scheduled test or interview.
The City of Ottawa is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.
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