EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

TITLE: City Parks/Maintenance Worker

General Statement of Duties:

Parks Maintenance worker performs semi-skill maintenance, repair of City Parks, Cemetery, Main Street corridor street scape.  Assist as needed with street and alley maintenance.  Perform related work as required.

Classification Summary:

Responsible for the repair and maintenance of all facilities, including grounds, structures, and equipment in all City Parks, Margaret Cemetery, Main Street downtown corridor, streets, and alleys.  Prepares City facilities for special community, fund raising, concession sponsored events. Operates various types of equipment.  Performs any of a variety of manual labor duties of some difficulty which may involve the use of acquired skills and often requires more than usual physical strength and endurance.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Inspect facilities, grounds, and playground for damage, needed repairs, vandalism, and safety problems, report on serious, deliberate, or extensive damage or vandalism.
• Maintain parks, athletic fields, and cemetery. Mow and trim grass and weeds, trim shrubbery, and trees, remove hazardous or broken limbs, sweep, rake, fill holes, seed bare or damaged turf areas, and fertilize.
• Operate sprinkler system, lay hoses and sprinklers, turn on and off valves for irrigation purposes, make minor repairs.
• Install outfield fences, prepare, and maintain infields; place bases and pitching mounds; oversee and assist in grooming fields during tournaments; drag, smooth, water and chalk infields; water outfields.
• Maintain and clean walkways, basketball court, tennis/pickle ball court, pavilion, bleachers, picnic areas, and headstones. Maintain and repair playground equipment, park structures and equipment. Patrol facilities for trash, and debris; empty trash cans.
• Sweep, mop or hose out restrooms; scrub and disinfect toilets, urinals, and sinks, empty trash cans; make minor repairs to buildings and equipment such as painting, repairing holes in walls, replacing windows, rebuilding fences, repairing, or replacing lights, repairing tables, and maintaining playground equipment. Monitor port-a-potties and initiates service calls.
• Perform repair, maintenance and janitorial work in shop and yard area and at all other city facilities.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Other Duties and Responsibilities:

• Cooperate with other city departments in performance of their duties and responsibilities.

Required Skills and Knowledge:

• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Valid Idaho Driver’s License (required)
• Skill in safe operation of hand and power tools and electrical and chemical testing equipment.
• Some knowledge of a variety of semi-skilled maintenance and manual tasks.
• Ability to understand and follow oral and written instructions.
• Willingness and ability to learn to operate walking and riding mowers, weed trimmers, small tractor with attachments, and all the skills necessary to perform required tasks.
• Willingness and ability to learn and practice all local, state, and federal safety regulations for all job- related activities.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with supervisors, other employees, other agencies, and the public.

Physical Demands:

• While performing the duties of this job, the physical activity frequently requires the employee to climb, stoop, kneel, crouch, sit, crawl, reach, stand, walk, push, pull, lift, grasp, feel, talk, and hear.
• The physical requirements of the position require medium work involving lifting or moving up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
• Willingness and ability to perform heavy manual work, including lifting for an extended period under varying climatic conditions. The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by and employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

To apply, fill out the employment application on this page and  email resume and three references to treasurer@cascadeid.us

Position will remain open until filled.

TITLE:             Deputy Clerk  

General Statement of Duties:

Performs a variety of organizational, administrative and clerical duties in support of the City Clerk.  Responsible for organizing Planning & Zoning meetings and processes and coordinating work flow within Planning & Zoning.

Classification Summary:
The principal function of an employee in this position is to perform administrative duties including customer service activities that require routine problem solving, decision making and office experience. The position must be able to project a professional and friendly image through in-person and phone interaction. The position primarily supports City staff as needed and acting as City Clerk in the absence of the City Clerk.  Duties include: answering telephone and routing phone calls, greeting and directing visitors, answering citizen questions, assisting in park reservation, processing and reporting functions for utility billing, verifying meter readings prior to billing, prepares bank deposits, balancing cash drawer, researching and answering ordinance, zoning, complaint and violation questions, processing Planning & Zoning applications.  Duties are constantly evolving and changing and may include handling special projects as assigned.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: (Including but not limited to:)

• Provide customer service by answering telephone and greeting walk-in customers, providing information, answering inquiries, and directing inquiries to the appropriate person;
• Work closely with Public Works Supervisor with new water/sewer hook-up scheduling
• Preparing monthly DMR reports
• Track and Monitor Call Out reports
• Maintaining accurate customer accounts and process monthly reports
• Receive and process utility bills and payments, and balance and maintain cash drawer
• Monitors delinquent accounts, prepares shut-off notices, and negotiates payment agreements per established guidelines.
• Monitor and track data for the water tanks, wells, and lift stations.
• Prepare and submit monthly water monitoring is performed as required by regulatory agencies;
• Prepare and submit monthly wastewater monitoring is performed as required by regulatory agencies;
• Process, and issue pet licenses, city park reservations, vendor permits
• Collects and processes cash received, properly recording receipts and maintaining the cash drawer;
• Prepare and provide for legal publication for all Planning & Zoning meetings, hearing, resolutions, ordinances, and notices in accordance with State and local laws;
• Attends Planning & Zoning meetings, takes and prepares minutes;
• Prepares and distributes Planning & Zoning agenda and information packets;

Other Duties and Responsibilities:

• Any other duties assigned by City Clerk, Treasurer, Superintendent, or Mayor;
• City Notary

Required Skills, Knowledge and Abilities:

• Cash management;
• General office practices and terminology;
• Must be able to work effectively with the public;
• Perform wide variety of duties and responsibilities with accuracy and speed under the pressure of time-sensitive deadlines;
• Perform multiple tasks simultaneously, including handling interruptions, and return to and complete tasks in timely manner.

Acceptable Education and Experience:

• High School diploma or GED equivalency supplemented by business school or college coursework in accounting, and secretarial skills.
• Considerable computer and clerical experience or equivalent combination and experience that provides the required skills and abilities to perform the work necessary.

Necessary Special Requirements:

• Valid Idaho Driver’s License

Other Requirements:

• Pass Background Check
• Complete 90 Day Probationary Period