Open Space Seasonal Trails/Roads/Fire Fuels Maintenance Assistant

Job Description:

Open Space Seasonal Trails/Roads/Fire Fuels Maintenance Assistant

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ABOUT US

EARN WHILE YOU LEARN

We are now hiring for the 2025 Summer Season!
Marin County Parks is announcing an exciting opportunity to come work in the great outdoors while learning new skills that directly impact the health and wellness of the environment. Parks and Open Space Seasonal Assistants are stationed across the county and work in the fields of recreation, natural resources, operations, and facility maintenance. You will be exposed to training opportunities in a variety of tasks, from operating light and medium sized equipment such as tractors and ATVs, to fire fuel reduction and search and rescue efforts. You can also participate in habitat restoration projects, historic landmark preservation, and many other opportunities across the county. This unique training opportunity is only offered seasonally, so apply today to join our team for the season.

Marin County Parks manages 40 public parks and pathways, and 18,500 acres of open space. These public lands, which include McNears Beach, Paradise Beach, Roy’s Redwoods, Bolinas Lagoon, Mount Burdell, and Ring Mountain, reflect the rich variety of ecosystems in coastal northern California.

A department of the County of Marin, our mission is to educate, inspire, and engage the people of Marin in the shared commitment of preserving, protecting, and enriching the natural beauty of Marin’s parks and open spaces, and providing recreational opportunities for the enjoyment of all generations.

Marin County Parks promotes a collaborative and supportive team-oriented work culture based on a shared mission, personal integrity, and positive attitude.

As the stewards of their public lands, we are committed to ongoing engagement and relationship-building with the people and communities we serve. Parks’ priorities are guided by this community dialogue.

These include:

• Park facilities maintenance and improvements
• Open space road and trail management and improvements
• Vegetation management for wildfire risk reduction and ecosystem health, in partnership with regional fire departments, the Marin Wildfire Prevention Authority, and natural resource scientists
• Climate change and sea-level rise resilience
• Equity

ABOUT THE POSITION

If you enjoy working outdoors and want your work to have a positive impact on the environment, then you will want to apply for our Open Space Seasonal Assistant positions:

• Seasonal Assistant / Road & Trail Maintenance: perform a full range of Open Space trail work including, operating a variety of maintenance tools and equipment to perform trail construction / maintenance, masonry, andcarpentry. You will also help to build sustainable trails, minimize resource impacts, and improve trail connections to improve the outdoor experience for all our user groups.
• Seasonal Assistant / Fire Fuels Vegetation Maintenance: perform a full range of Open Space maintenance work including, vegetation-management, fire road ingress/egress maintenance, fire fuel reduction, erosion control projects, gate, entry & sign maintenance, drain maintenance and repairing winter storm damage.
• All Assignments: Constructing barriers, fences, signs, gates and other structure projects; drain cleaning, trash removal, hand and power tool operations; grass cutting, brush removal, tree pruning for wildfire fuel reduction; learning the safe operation of a variety of 4 x 4 trucks, light, medium and heavy equipment, hand and power tools; performing heavy, physical labor in resource enhancement and facility projects; representing the district, providing information to the public; working with Rangers, Crew Leaders, other Seasonal Assistants and Volunteers. Various job-related trainings will be provided over the course of employment.

Working Conditions: Must be willing to work independently, off-hours and weekend schedules and outdoors in any weather conditions; must be willing to wear a County approved uniform. Boot reimbursement eligible for employees who meet the criteria.

You will be working with an outstanding team of professionals that include Maintenance Equipment Operators, Seasonal Assistants, and volunteers.

The season is anticipated to start March 17, 2025, and end November 22, 2025. These positions may end prior to November 22, 2025, if funding ceases or the work is complete. The typical work schedule is Monday - Thursday, 6:30am - 4:30pm. This is a 37.5 hour/week assignment. Occasional Saturday work for volunteer events is required with advance notice.

ABOUT YOU

Our Highly Qualified Candidates will have personal and professional integrity, be highly organized, possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills and demonstrate a strong commitment to customer service by working effectively with all visitors and members of the public. The successful candidate will be able to work with a small crew or independently for extended periods in remote locations, off-hours, and weekend schedules, and outdoors in any weather conditions.

We are looking for someone who is willing to gain experience in: work safety procedures, using sound independent judgment within established procedural guidelines, and in the safe use of hand and power tools, including chainsaws in urban and backcountry locations.

Willing to learn and gain experience in the safe use of light equipment and power tools (including chainsaws, motorized equipment such as, mini-excavators, and motorized wheelbarrows) is ideal, as well as some experience in construction and labor tasks such as digging and hauling materials.

The ability to work well as part of a group and independently while maintaining good communication with co-workers is also an important element of the position.

Willing and able to learn techniques of basic: water dynamics associated with erosion control, Best Management Practices associated with fire road maintenance, trail maintenance, and vegetation management.

Highly Desirable Licenses: Possession of a valid Class C California Driver’s License and a satisfactory driving history as obtained from the Department of Motor Vehicles is highly valued at time of appointment. ( California DMV information ).

QUALIFICATIONS:

Knowledge of:

• Basic methods and procedures used in park, natural resources, and landscape maintenance.
• Basic use of hand and power tools related to the work.
• Basic safety procedures related to the work.
• Standard procedures for dealing with the public.
• Arithmetic, including decimals and fractions.
• Basic record keeping methods.

Ability to:

• Learn to perform routine landscape, parks and open space operations and maintenance work.
• Learn to use and maintain hand and power tools used in park facility, resource, and grounds maintenance.
• Utilize safety procedures and equipment.
• Recognize and report potential safety hazards.
• Follow oral and written directions.
• Receive money and accounting for it accurately if assigned to the parks function.
• Act appropriately in emergency situations.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of the work.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Some direct experience or college level education in landscape maintenance, parks operations or environmental resource studies is desirable. Level of appointment within the salary range is dependent upon the amount of experience and/or education directly related to area(s) of assignment. Note: Knowledge and skill requirements may differ, depending upon assignment

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

All applicants will receive email notifications regarding their status in the recruitment process. Please be sure to check your spam settings to allow our emails to reach you. You may also log into your governmentjobs.com account to view these emails.

Testing and Eligible List: Depending on the number of qualified applications received, the examination may consist of a highly qualified review, application screening, online assessment, written examination, oral examination, performance examination, or any combination to determine which candidates' names will be placed on the eligible list.

LiveScan: Candidates selected are subject to fingerprinting by the Sheriff's Department and must pass a Department of Justice LiveScan background check prior to appointment.

A pre-placement physical examination given at County expense is also required prior to appointment.

Disaster Service Workers: All County of Marin employees are designated Disaster Service Workers through state and local law (California Government Code Section 3100-3109). Employment with the County requires the affirmation of a loyalty oath to this effect. Employees are required to complete all Disaster Service Worker-related training as assigned, and to return to work as ordered in the event of an emergency.

Equal Employment Opportunity Employer: If you have questions regarding equal employment opportunities, please contact Roger Crawford, Equal Employment Opportunity Director, at 415-473-2095. If you have questions concerning this position announcement, please contact Anthony Wesley at anthony.wesley@marincounty.gov.

PLEASE NOTE: The benefits described herein do not apply to temporary (contingent) or to part-time employees that work less than 50%.

COUNTY OF MARIN BENEFITS: GENERAL
Below are some of the excellent benefits the County offers. More information about our benefits can be found on the Marin County's Benefits Homepage .

Paid Time Off : Competitive vacation accrual; 12 holidays per year; and generous sick leave accruals. Additional types of paid leaves are available for some bargaining units.

Health Plan : Choice of four health plans (two Kaiser HMOs, Western Health Advantage HMO, and an Anthem Blue Cross PPO) along with dental through Delta Dental PPO, and vision through Vision Service Plan (VSP). There is a County contribution toward the premiums (the contribution amount varies depending on coverage tier elected such as employee only, employee + 1, employee + family). Plus, the County offers excellent Life Insurance, Disability, Flexible Spending Plans, a Dependent Care Assistance Program, professional development and more.

Retirement : Defined benefit plan under the County Employees Retirement Act of 1937. More information can be found online at www.mcera.org.

IRS 457 Plan : Choice of pre-tax or post-tax (Roth) employee contribution up to the IRS annual maximum.

Retiree Medical : The County provides access to group health plan coverage to eligible retirees.

For specific questions regarding the employment process, please contact Human Resources at (415) 473-6104. For additional details about the benefits or retirement, please contact the Benefits Division at (415) 473-2197.

*IMPORTANT NOTE: Benefits described herein do not represent a contract and may be changed without notice.

Closing Date/Time: 1/7/2025 11:59 PM Pacific

Salary:

$18.54 - $22.54 Hourly