Environmental Services Worker II (DPW)

Job Description:

Environmental Services Worker II (DPW)

Description

Posting Expires: 10/23/24

Salary $44,241.59

General Description and Classification Standards

Performs a wide variety of grounds maintenance services at a highly skilled or technical position to maintain and enhance the beautification of the City of Atlanta.

Duties may include, but are not limited to: garbage and recycling collection; cleaning, performing repairs, and other general maintenance; landscaping through the use of hand and power tools including saws, shovels, blowers, lawnmowers, etc.; may also oversee a crew team.

Supervision Received Works under general supervision.

May work independently or with other skilled or semi-skilled workers with responsibility for completion of assigned tasks typically as part of a crew team. May assist in training, orienting, or observing lower level associate, apprentice, or semi-skilled employee in the group. Essential Duties & Responsibilities These are typical responsibilities for this position and should not be construed as exclusive or all inclusive. May perform other duties as assigned. Performs general lawn care, landscaping and maintenance for assigned areas; mows and trims grass, removes clippings, leaves, and debris from grounds area; prunes bushes and trees using hand and power tools including lawnmowers, saws, weed eaters, pruners, blowers, etc.; removes illegal signs from street signs, light and utility poles. Performs grounds maintenance; picks up litter, debris, bulk trash, etc.; sweeps, rakes and blows walkways, parking lots, natural lands and other public areas. Prepares and operates various types of equipment involved in street cleaning, Performs waste and recycling collection; collects waste and recycling material along established routes through residential streets and alleys, or through business and industrial areas. Maintains equipment and truck; cleans and inspects truck prior to beginning routes to ensure safe operating condition; inspects equipment; completes reports for defective equipment. Manages a small work crew in which well-established guidelines or procedures are specified to others in work assignments, as assigned.

Decision Making Selects from multiple procedures and methods to accomplish assigned tasks.

Leadership Provided

Provides guidance and training as required to lower level, interns, temporary employees, etc. Knowledge, Skills & Abilities This is a partial listing of necessary knowledge, skills, and abilities required to perform the job successfully. It is not an exhaustive list.

Knowledge of: tools, equipment, safe practices and techniques related to landscaping and grounds maintenance; of basic equipment maintenance; of basic arithmetic; of basic supervisory methods. Skill in: performing skilled landscaping and grounds maintenance work; in calculating quantities and distances; in maintaining accurate records and preparing simple reports of work performed; in use of computer; in establishing and maintaining effective working relationships. Ability to operate a radio.

Minimum Qualifications / Education and Experience High school diploma or General Equivalency Diploma (GED). 2 years' related work experience.

Preferred Education & Experience

High school diploma or General Equivalency Diploma (GED)and 3 or more years' related work experience.

Licensures and Certifications

Depending on the position to be assigned: Commercial Driving License (CDL A and B), Aircraft Movement Area License (AMA), CCTV Certification, Pesticide License, Welding License and Master Gardener Certification required. Essential Capabilities and Work Environment Required physical, lifting, and sensory capabilities are requirements to perform the job successfully. Typical environmental conditions associated with job.

Closing Date/Time: 2024-11-16