Job Information

Employees who are hired or rehired to any position shall be placed at the entrance pay step, and advancement from the entrance step to the maximum step within a pay grade shall be by successive steps.

To be considered for employment, applicants must be legally authorized to work and accept employment in the United States. The Municipality of Anchorage is not able to provide any type of sponsorship, including Student Visas and Employment Visas, under any circumstances.

Applicants shall be referred and considered for this position in the order as follows per the Collective Bargaining Agreement:

Example of Duties

Maintains turf areas including mowing, irrigation and fertilization.  Maintains trails and walkways.  Maintains various sports fields, rinks, and courts.  Provides maintenance to facilities, signs, fences and barriers.  Plants and maintains shrubs and trees as required.  Participates in sanitation maintenance including litter collection, rest room cleaning, and park area cleanup.  Performs snow removal and winter maintenance duties on parking lots, walkways, and other areas.  Delivers, assembles, installs, and maintains parks and sports equipment.  Reports acts of vandalism and makes repairs to property and facilities.  Operates associated tools and equipment which includes pick up truck, utility trailers, garden tractor, snow machine, riding and push mower, riding and push thatcher, snow blower, weed eater, chain saw, ice auger, ice rink edger, jack hammer, leaf blower, pumps, power and manual hand tools, generator and compactors. Some positions may also require the use of 4 x 4 mounted snowplow, stake/flat beds, and chipper.  Performs other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications / Substitutions / Preferences

Three (3) months experience in lawn, landscape, trails, construction, grounds, or facility maintenance. 

Must possess a valid State of Alaska Driver’s License with satisfactory driving record at time of hire.