Job Details
Title: Park Services (Full-time)
Department: Park Services
Status: Regular, Full-time Employee
Pay: $15.38 per hour
Benefits: Health Insurance, Vision, Dental, Life Insurance, Spouse/Child Life Insurance, AD&D, Critical Illness, Disability, Flexible Spending Accounts (health, dependent). Paid vacation and sick leave accrual. Paid Holidays. Parking pass. Amenity passes.
Retirement: Georgia State Employee Retirement System (GSEPS)
Closing Date: Open until filled
* Note: Applicants are encouraged to complete the application; incomplete applications will not be considered. Applicants may include a resume. However, a resume does not take the place of a completed application.
Jekyll Island, on Southeast Georgia's coast, is dedicated to maintaining the delicate balance between nature and humankind through conservation, education, and preservation. Surrounded by salt marshes, expansive oceanfront, and ancient maritime forests, it is situated within the chain of the Golden Isles and just a few miles from St. Simons Island, Sea Island, and Brunswick. As a State Park, Jekyll Island is a coastal haven where nature and humans peacefully co-exist.
Job Summary:
Park Services is responsible for performing a variety of custodial and cleaning tasks. This position is a regular full-time position working 40 hours per week. Responsibilities include cleaning and restocking public bathrooms and pressure washing shelters, tables, and walkways, cleaning, sweeping, polishing, waxing, vacuuming, and maintaining bathrooms of Jekyll Island Authority buildings. Work involves public contact, customer service, as well as working cooperatively with others to ensure a positive guest experience is required.
Description:
* Performs custodial work necessary to maintain buildings and grounds in exceptional condition; scrubs, sweeps, mops, vacuums, waxes, and polishes floors; cleans restrooms; removes trash; and participates in other cleaning/disinfecting actions to keep assigned areas clean.
* Cleans public restrooms, restocks bathroom tissue, cleans mirrors and floors, and applies air fresheners.
* Ensures adequate cleaning supplies are maintained on route truck daily; requests and picks up supplies from the warehouse.
* Cleans buildings/structures as assigned; cleans fixtures, vacuums, and dust as necessary.
* Pressure wash shelters, tables, and walkways as required.
* Picks up and disposes of trash and debris and removes trash from bins as required.
* Ensures that the reservation forms are posted at the appropriate time and location.
* Performs various custodial duties as determined and directed by the supervisor and superintendent.
* Performs grounds custodial duties during special events.
* Attends and completes assigned training.
* Performs other duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications:
* 6 to 12 months of experience in cleaning and maintenance (or related).
* Knowledge of cleaning methods, materials, and equipment preferred.
* Demonstrated ability to follow guidelines and work independently; good communication skills.
* Manual skills to perform cleaning, utilize cleaning tools, operate vacuum cleaners, etc.
* Must possess and maintain a valid driver's license.
* Must be at least 18 years old.
* Must be reliable with availability on weekends, holidays, and occasional evenings.
* Regular and predictable attendance and punctuality are required.
Physical Requirements/Working Conditions:
* Exert up to 80 pounds of force occasionally, up to 50 pounds frequently, and up to 20 pounds constantly to move objects.
* The typical workday will be spent walking, standing, climbing stairs, balancing, stooping and crouching, kneeling, lifting, reaching, standing, pushing, pulling, and repetitive wrists, hands, or finger motions.
* Sensory abilities required are feeling, grasping, and touching, with more than 50% of the time spent communicating, talking, and hearing.
* Visual abilities to perform tasks required are to operate motor vehicles and determine the accuracy, neatness, and thoroughness of work assigned or to make general observations of facilities or structures.
* Required to perform in outdoor environmental conditions. Exposure to extreme heat, high humidity, occasionally adverse weather conditions, and occasional extreme cold.
* Will be exposed to hazards such as moving mechanical parts, moving vehicles, and exposure to chemicals.
* It may be subject to atmospheric conditions such as fumes, oils, odors, dust, mists, or poor ventilation.
* It will be subject to close quarters and function in narrow aisles or passageways.
* Noise levels are considered normal to loud.
This description of job responsibilities is intended to reflect the major responsibilities and duties of the job. It is not intended to describe minor duties or other responsibilities that may be assigned occasionally.
This position is subject to close at any time once a satisfactory applicant pool has been identified. Applicants who complete the online application process will receive an email receipt of submission to the email address provided. If the email confirmation is not received, the applicant may contact Human Resources at 912-###-#### for confirmation; however, due to the volume of applicants received, we cannot provide information on the application status after receipt. Applicants who need assistance to accommodate a disability may request accommodation by contacting Human Resources at 912-###-####.
All qualified applicants will be considered but may not necessarily receive an interview. Incomplete applications or applications without accompanying documents when required will not be considered. Selected applicants will be contacted for the next steps in the selection process. Successful completion of background checks requires credit when applicable to the position. Relocation expenses are not authorized. Applicants should consider this when applying.
Jekyll Island Authority is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The Authority supports equal employment opportunities for all persons regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, veteran status, or any other status protected by law. The Jekyll Island is a Drug-free Workplace.