Overview

Position Title: Summer Recreation Specialist

Company:City Of Akron

Location:Akron, OH

Job Description:

This is manual work in the maintenance of municipal golf course grounds, buildings and equipment.An employee in this class operates equipment and performs manual work in maintaining fairways, greens, and groundsWorks as a member of a crew under close supervision or independently under general supervision.  Work may require heavy physical exertion and may be performed under adverse weather conditions.

Responsibilities:

  • Mows greens, tees, rough and fairway areas using walk-behind, triplex fairway and rotary mowers.
  • Changes and sets cups and tees as required.
  •   Operates tractor and gang mowers.
  • Waters tees, greens and fairways using hand and automated systems.
  • Operates various utility vehicles to haul supplies and materials used in grounds maintenance and clean-up.
  • Operates hand and power tools used for grounds maintenance and clean-up such as backpack blowers, trimmers and chain saws.
  • Performs manual tasks such as leaf raking, weeding, shoveling, and repairing paths and retaining walls using hand and power tools.
  • Loads and unloads heavy material from trucks, moves or aides in the moving of heavy boxes, equipment and large bulky items.
  • Performs general grounds cleanup, including picking up paper and trash on grounds areas, parking lots, walkways, fairways and other assigned areas; empties trash receptacles as assigned.

Requirements:

  • Graduation from an accredited college or university with a baccalaureate degree and major course work in accounting or finance.
  • Knowledge of the principles and practices of municipal budgeting, finance, and funds administration.
  • Knowledge of the use of modern office equipment and computers as it pertains to accounting and fiscal reporting work.
  • Ability to design accounting and fiscal reporting processes.  Ability to perform and report on complex fiscal analysis.
  •  Ability to work with fiscal systems involving complex multiple-funding and legal obligations.
  • Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with other persons.