Parks/Beach Worker
Nueces County
Parks/Beach Worker
Nueces County
County government on the Texas Gulf Coast
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SUMMARY: Performs general maintenance and repair tasks at assigned county parks. Required to attend annual sea turtle monitoring certification class and comply with the beach maintenance permit.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.
Maintains Park or beach landscape which may include any combination of mowing, trimming trees and bushes, removing garbage and/or working on a garbage truck.
Repairs Park structures and facilities; paints structures and equipment; erects picnic tables, and cabanas. Assists in the repairs of plumbing and electrical in campground and buildings.
Operates tractors, mowers, hand tools, portable pumps, generators and other equipment.
Cleans and sanitizes restrooms. Cleans vehicles assigned to park. Cleans fishing piers and fish cleaning racks.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: High School or GED. Must be 18 years old.
CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS: Valid Texas motor vehicle operator's license. Any employee who drives a vehicle on official business must have a driving record which meets standards set by the County and the County’s insurance carrier.
OTHER SKILLS AND ABILITIES: Knowledge of repair and maintenance techniques. Ability to use various hand operated equipment and small motorized equipment. Ability to work effectively with other employees and the public. Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with co-workers. Ability to perform arduous physical duties under adverse conditions. Knowledge of mechanical, electrical and plumbing systems.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an 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.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance and talk or hear. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.
WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee frequently works in outside weather conditions. The employee occasionally works near moving mechanical parts and in high, precarious places and is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, fumes or airborne particles, extreme cold, extreme heat, risk of electrical shock, and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.
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Job Post End Date -
03-27-2025County government on the Texas Gulf Coast
Nueces County is the local government for an area of the Texas Gulf Coast that includes Corpus Christi and surrounding communities. Its public service operations cover courts and legal administration, law enforcement, detention, adult probation and parks, alongside the offices that maintain county facilities. Services are carried out through locations that include the county courthouse, jail, community centers and veterans cemetery. County law enforcement also works with other local, state and federal agencies to protect residents and property and enforce the law. Formed from San Patricio County in 1846, the county government is headquartered in Corpus Christi, Texas.
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