About Pease Park Conservancy
Pease Park Conservancy celebrates the diverse ecology and history that make Austin’s first public park valuable and unique. The Conservancy works to restore, enhance, and maintain this 84-acre public green space for the sustainable use and enjoyment of all, pursuing initiatives and investments that support historically underserved Austinites, revealing the wonders of the natural world and the intersections and tensions of our evolving place within it.
After successfully implementing the first phase of the Pease Park Vision Plan in 2019, Pease Park Conservancy has seen visitation to the park grow to more than 200,000 annually in Kingsbury Commons alone. The Conservancy intends to implement future phases of the Vision Plan, collaborating with the City of Austin, donors, stakeholders, partners, and consultants on plans for continued improvements. Pease Park Conservancy works in close partnership with the City of Austin to set the standard for world-class park management to improve and care for this treasured green space for the enjoyment of all.
Job: Park Operations Tech
Location: Austin, TX
Reports to: Director of Park Operations
You:
Hospitable, service-oriented, people-person who dreams of working outdoors in a thriving public and natural work environment. Maintenance pro, who is eager to work in a park setting and be a part of an energetic, collaborative, and growth-focused work culture.
Us:
Austin’s most historic public park, in an urban setting, that recently underwent a major and beautiful renovation. A nonprofit work environment with a passion for excellence and stewardship for Austin’s greenspace preservation. A safe space offering inclusivity, respect, and the potential to grow within the organization.
Position Description:
The part-time Park Operations Tech is responsible for facilities, grounds, and custodial maintenance under the supervision of the Director of Park Operations. The Park Operations Tech will provide quality upkeep of the 7-acre Kingsbury Commons section of Pease Park. This position is foundational to Pease Park’s vision of ensuring a clean, safe, and high-quality visitor experience.
Specific Responsibilities:
Mantenimiento de las instalaciones:
Preserve “hardscapes” such as paved surfaces, basketball court, cornhole court, urban trails. Includes blowing pathways, debris, and litter removal, power washing, and inspection of damage, vandalism, or other needed repairs. Prompt graffiti or gum removal as needed, and responsibility to address issues as soon as they are identified.
Maintain “Site Features” such as the Tudor Cottage, treehouse, drinking fountain, lighting, fencing, walls, exercise equipment, playscape, water feature, seating, and irrigation. Daily site walk and inspection of all grounds facilities to ensure upkeep, cleanliness, and maintenance. Troubleshoot, suggesting maintenance updates and repairs as needed, and report issues as they arise.
Groundskeeping
Perform “Softscape” maintenance and general landscaping in coordination with the Director of Park Operations and Horticultural Coordinator. Includes litter removal, weeding, pruning, raking, planting, leaf blowing, edging, bed maintenance, trash removal and other grounds services as needed. Work in a variety of landscapes including display garden beds, riparian areas, lawn and woodlands. Leading work with volunteer groups.
Custodial Service:
Restroom deep cleans and hourly checks, restocking soap and toilet paper, attending to as-needed spot cleans on site. Daily emptying of trash and recycling cans, and carrying trash and recycling to dumpsters.
Security and Emergencies:
Communicate concerns regarding infrastructure, safety hazards and park usage issues as necessary. Report public disturbances, violations of use, and enforce park rules when necessary, and ensure a safe experience.
Hospitality:
Ongoing friendly, proactive engagement of park visitors acting as on-site point of contact, greeting visitors, answering questions, and educating of appropriate usage.
Special Event Support:
Logistics, setting up, and breaking down event features, and post-event clean up.
Experience and Skills Required:
Love of the outdoors and ability to perform rigorous physical labor on a daily basis in year round weather conditions.
Ability to lift 50 lbs and operate power equipment.
Ability to stand, squat, kneel, climb ladders and walk for extended periods.
Ability to follow and maintain quality standards and detailed record keeping.
Attention to detail; ability to work independently as well as in a team environment.
Effective time management skills with ability to prioritize tasks and meet deadlines.
Ability to work weekends is preferred.
Información adicional:
Hours:
Saturday, 10:00PM - 6:00PM
Sunday, 10:00PM - 6:00PM
Rate: $21 per hour
To apply:
Send resume and cover letter to Bret at bret@peasepark.org
Acerca de Pease Park Conservancy:
Our Mission: Pease Park Conservancy celebrates the diverse ecology and history that make Austin’s first public park valuable and unique. The Conservancy works to restore, enhance and maintain this 84-acre public green space for the sustainable use and enjoyment of all.
Our Vision: We want Pease Park to be known as an accessible urban green space for all, where land stewardship, environmental innovation and inclusive programming embrace the community's history and inspire its future.
Our Culture: We are committed to creating and fostering a just, equitable, diverse, and inclusive workplace where all employees and volunteers feel valued and respected.
Justice, Equity, Diversity, Inclusivity:
El Parque Pease es emblemático de la injusticia racial y económica en Austin y presenta una oportunidad única para reconocer nuestra historia de esclavitud, segregación y exclusión con el fin de crear un espacio público acogedor y accesible para todos.
Pease Park Conservancy respects, values, and celebrates our community's diverse life experiences and heritages and resolves to ensure that all voices—including historically underrepresented voices— are valued and heard. We aim to be an inclusive organization with respect to gender, race, ethnicity, national origin, age, sexuality and sexual identity, education, and disability.
We are committed to modeling diversity and inclusion for the greenspace nonprofit sector, and to maintaining an inclusive environment with equitable treatment for all.
Para promover un liderazgo informado y auténtico para la equidad cultural, Pease Park Conservancy
View our mission through the lens of equity, diversity, and inclusion to ensure the well-being of our staff and the communities we serve.
Acknowledge and dismantle any inequities within our policies, systems, programs, and services, and report organizational progress.
Explorar los posibles supuestos subyacentes e incuestionables que interfieren con la inclusividad.
Prioritize and support high-level thinking about how systemic inequities impact our organization’s work, and how best to address them in a way that is consistent with our mission.
Practicar y fomentar la comunicación transparente en todas las interacciones.
Commit time and resources to expand diversity in leadership within our board, staff, committees, and advisory bodies.
Lead with respect above all.