What You'll Be Doing

Wake County Parks, Recreation and Open Space seeks a Park Technician of Operations and Maintenance for Lake Crabtree County Park.  We’re looking for someone with experience or interest in equipment maintenance, land management, interpersonal communication and public relations to join our growing team.  Flexibility will be key to the successful candidate as job tasks shift day-by-day and occasionally hour-by-hour.

Lake Crabtree offers our community highly sought-after services such as outdoor recreation, cultural history, environmental education and nature viewing.  As a member of our team, you’ll assist in delivering these services while regularly interacting with our community and supporting daily operations and maintenance of our facilities. 

This position is based at Lake Crabtree County Park and offers exciting and unique opportunities as we master plan for the future.
Learn more about Lake Crabtree and 286.                                                                                                         

As a Park Technician of Operations & Maintenance you will:

• Assist in daily operations and maintenance of our facilities including grounds, trails, equipment, buildings, picnic areas and playgrounds
• Provide excellent customer service while ensuring our park facilities are welcoming, open, clean, and safe for the community to enjoy
• Supervise and mentor our temporary staff and volunteers
• Work with our parks team to accomplish park and Division-wide goals
• Commit to culturally competent visitor engagement, able to adapt and be flexible in a dynamic environment to meet the needs of all visitors

About Our Team

The Parks, Recreation and Open Space Division (we like to call ourselves PROS) is a talented team devoted to ensuring our parks are accessible and welcoming. We offer preservation, education and recreation opportunities across our nine parks and three nature preserves (and GROWING!) 361 days a year. Lake Crabtree is Wake County’s first park (opening in 1988), and the park’s convenient location, amenities and programs create high demand as our most-visited park. Our parks have never been more popular! We serve nearly 2 million visitors annually and plan to open additional facilities in the future. The County has received national and international rankings and accolades from publications such as Money, Fortune and Time magazines as one of the best places to live, work and play – and it’s no surprise. Our community loves our parks (and so do we!). See for yourself at wake.gov/parks. Our Mission: PROS preserves open space, promotes stewardship, and provides equitable and inclusive education and outdoor recreation for a diverse and growing community. Lake Crabtree County Park has a talented and energetic team dedicated to high standards of service for our community. We serve our population with passion and pride and strive for excellence in everything we do! The Lake Crabtree team works together every day managing our natural resources, event preparation, cleaning and maintaining our buildings, grounds and trail maintenance, kiosk and display creation, opening and closing the parks and other operational tasks are just some examples of this teamwork.

The Basics (Required Education and Experience)

• High school diploma or GED
• One year of experience working in a park setting, providing educational programming, maintaining facilities or landscaping
• Valid Driver's License and "safe" driving record
• CPR certification within one year of employment
• Equivalent education and experience are accepted
• Please include ALL prior work experience on your application and resume.

Beyond the Basics (Preferred Education and Experience)

• Bachelor’s degree in parks and recreation, forestry, natural resource, or related education field
• Two years of experience related to this position description including park operations, landscaping, forestry, supervisory, computer skills including GIS and Office 365
• Proven customer service skills
• Mechanical aptitude with general knowledge of power tools, small engine operation, heavy equipment operation, maintenance and repair
• NC Pesticide Applicators Certification

How Will We Know You're 'The One'?

• Interest in agricultural practices for turf, plant, tree, overall landscape care
• Willingness to grow and develop as you strive for excellence
• Establish high-quality standards for your work
• Act with honesty, transparency, respect and sincerity in our interactions with co-workers, partners and those we serve
• Excellent decision-making and the ability to prioritize tasks
• Team player that values different ideas and opinions
• Excellent communication skills
• Ability to demonstrate flexibility