PARK CARETAKER III

Salary

$5,001.00 Monthly

Location

Oahu, HI

Job Type

Full-Time Permanent

Job Number

088256

Department

Department of Parks & Recreation

Division

Park Maintenance and Recreation Services

Opening Date

10/12/2025

Closing Date

10/18/2025 11:59 PM Hawaii

Ensuring Vibrant Parks and Smooth Operations, Every Day

Start your rewarding career with the City and County of Honolulu today

Ready to keep our parks clean, safe, and welcoming? The Department of Parks and Recreation is seeking a motivated and experienced Park Caretaker III tolead efforts in maintaining and enhancing our outdoor spaces in the Waipio area. This full-time, permanent position involves supervising and participating in the care of lawn and landscape areas, as well as the beautification of parks, playgrounds, and facilities.

What You'll Do

• Lead crew and perform propagation, planting, mowing, edging, pruning, trimming, and watering of playing fields and landscaped areas, apply fertilizers, herbicides, fungicides, pesticides, soil conditioners, and other chemicals, and operate pick-up trucks, utility vehicles, and farm machines;
• Repair irrigation systems, maintenance equipment, play equipment, fences, tables, benches, roadways, parking lots, and structures, prepare work orders for major repairs and renovations, and assist with repair tasks;
• Clean facilities daily, including sweeping, mopping, cleaning restrooms, offices, locker rooms, and disposing of trash;
• Prepare requests and purchasing materials, supplies, tools, and equipment, while performing regular inventory checks;
• Assist with work assignments and schedule, train and evaluate employees, enforce safety regulations, prepare accident reports, manage leave and attendance reports, provide public information, check permits, and enforce department rules; and
• Perform other related duties as required.

Special Work Requirements

• Work schedule is from 6:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., with varying days off.
• May be required to work weekends, nights, and holidays.
• Will serve as a Disaster Response Worker during declared emergencies.

Apply today If you qualify for the position, your name will be eligible for referral to the hiring department for further consideration for the current job opening, as well as future vacancies with this job title.

Applications must be submitted online by October 18, 2025, 11:59 p.m., Hawaii Standard Time (HST) in order to be accepted.

Some notifications will be sent via e-mail. You are responsible for monitoring instructions and correspondence from this office by checking your email account in a timely manner. To ensure proper delivery, please make sure you:

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At time of application, you must be a citizen, national or permanent resident alien of the United States or a non-citizen eligible under federal law for unrestricted employment.

EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENT:

Experience and/or training of sufficient scope and quality to show competence in manual labor and semi-skilled tasks involving the care, maintenance and beautification of landscaped areas; performance of semi-skilled or skilled building or mechanical trades experience; and operation or repair of passenger and/or tractor type mowers.

Key Competencies and Skills Needed:

• Knowledge of the principles and practices of supervision.
• Knowledge of the proper identification, care, cultivation and management of turf, ground cover, plants, shrubs, and trees.
• Knowledge of the methods and practices used in building and ground maintenance and repair work.
• Knowledge of the operation, repair and maintenance of tractor type mowers.
• Knowledge of the proper use and operation of tools and light powered equipment.
• Knowledge of safety practices and procedures.
• Ability to plan, lay out, assign and review work of others.
• Ability to follow and give clear oral and written instructions.
• Ability to detect and recognize turf and plant diseases and initiate methods for their eradication and control.
• Ability to care for and cultivate plants, trees, shrubs and ground cover.
• Ability to perform a variety of building and grounds maintenance and repair work.
• Ability to operate and maintain tractor type mowers.
• Ability to keep records and prepare reports.
• Ability to deal tactfully and effectively with staff and general public, including the enforcement of rules and regulations.

LICENSE REQUIREMENT:

1) Valid driver's license (Type 3), as required.

2) Obtain and maintain from City Health Services, Hearing Conservation Program (HCP) test, prior to appointment.

Current Vacancy Requirements:

1) Valid driver's license (Type 3/automobile).

TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE EVALUATION:

In addition to meeting the above minimum qualifications, your application will be further evaluated. Your score will be based on the quality and quantity of your training, experience and/or other related job requirements and competencies applicable to the position. Failure to provide sufficient information may result in your application being rejected or your receiving a lower score.

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Employer

City and County of Honolulu

Address

650 South King Street, 10th Floor

Honolulu, Hawaii, 96813

Phone

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