Do you like spending time outdoors? Do you enjoy opportunities to use and grow your skills? Do you want to improve the world? If you said "yes" enthusiastically, then APPLY RIGHT NOW!

The Waukesha County Park System is seeking dedicated, innovative, and genuine individuals to join our top-notch team as a Lead Park Seasonal performing manual labor involving the maintenance, construction and repair of park facilities.

This isn't just a job (well, it is), but it is also an opportunity to be part of an amazing team that delivers outstanding experiences to our customers, protects our natural resources, and thrives on unique challenges daily. Our team members are our greatest assets, and we value everyone at every level.

The Waukesha County Park System offers an energetic culture that invites collaboration and provides encouragement to learn and succeed. This position is a great opportunity for someone who is passionate about serving their community, is naturally friendly, and isn't afraid of a little hard work.

Best part? The office views are beautiful and there's plenty of fresh air in the Parks!

2024 Hourly rate: $13.34 to $18.57 depending on qualifications.

Performs unskilled and semi-skilled manual labor involving the maintenance, construction and repair of park facilities, including but not limited to:

• Operates mowers, tractors, trencher, and other maintenance vehicles and equipment; utilizes a variety of hand and power tools in park landscape maintenance work; operates small equipment such as weed eaters and push mowers; assists in routine maintenance of such equipment.
• Cleans restrooms and outhouses and picks up litter around parks.
• Waters, mows, weed trims, renovates and fertilizes lawns; prunes trees and shrubs; plants trees, flowers and shrubs; rakes leaves and cleans walks, fields, courts and other facilities; applies herbicides, fungicides and pesticides safely.
• Occasionally required to work special events performing duties such as parking cars, directing traffic, or taking parking fees.
• May perform entrance hut and concession work, painting duties, and collection of park fees.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Essential Abilities

• Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing, including providing excellent customer service.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working and public relations with co-workers, supervisors, and the public.
• Ability to effectively interact with sensitivity with persons from diverse cultural, socioeconomic, educational, racial, ethnic, and professional backgrounds, and persons of all ages and lifestyles.
• Ability to manage crowds.
• Ability to work independently or in a team environment.
• Ability to follow oral and written instructions.
• Ability to safely operate equipment necessary to perform the duties of the position.
• Ability to accurately count and handle money.
• Ability to withstand exposure to variable and unfavorable weather conditions.
• Ability to stand, walk, bend, squat, stoop, kneel, crouch, reach, push/pull, and lift up to 50 lbs, on a frequent basis.

• 18 years of age.
• 8th grade education.
• Valid driver's license.
• Some recent unskilled and semi-skilled manual labor involving the maintenance, construction and repair of park facilities.

Number of open positions vary at any given time, at any of the following Park locations:

Grounds Service Center/Moor Downs Golf Course, 510 Riverview, Waukesha

Fox Brook Park, 2925 N. Barker Road, Brookfield

Fox River Park, W264 S4500 River Road, Waukesha

Menomonee Park, W220 N7884 Townline Road (CTH V), Menomonee Falls

Minooka Park, 1927 East Sunset Drive, Waukesha

Mukwonago Park, S100 W31900 County Road LO, Mukwonago

Muskego Park, S83 W20370 Janesville Road, Muskego

Naga-Waukee Park, 651 Highway 83, Hartland

Nashotah Park, W330 N5113 Highway C, Nashotah

Retzer Nature Center, S14 W28167 Madison Street, Waukesha