Job Description and Duties

SENIOR PARK AIDE (SEASONAL) – CAPITAL DISTRICT

“Priority consideration will be given to any person receiving State public assistance under the CalWORKs program. Applicants who receive State public assistance need to identify their status as a CalWORKs recipient in the comments area on the application. Applicants must submit a verification of their CalWORKs eligibility status, which may include the most recent Notice of Action showing TANF eligibility or a copy of your last aid check stub. If verification is not submitted with the application, the application will not be processed. (Applicants may obtain verification from the CalWORKs program).”

The reporting location for this position is at the Leland Stanford Mansion State Historic Park (SHP), at 800 N Street Sacramento, CA 95814. This position will work under the direction of the Staff Park and Recreation Specialist.

The Senior Park Aide will assist the District Special Event Program Lead with indoor and outdoor event preparation including the set-up/ tear down, cleanup of events, help maintain event rental inventory and will provide general help/support to public special event visitors at multiple sites within the Capital District. The Senior Park Aide will work closely with District maintenance personnel, various special event vendors, a team of highly skilled museum collections staff and interpretive/guide staff when needed. The Senior Park Aide will greet visitors during events and keep special event venues clean. The Senior Park Aide may be asked to move/position or stage historic furniture for event set-ups (with assistance from collections staff). The Senior Park Aide trains lower-level seasonal employees on event housekeeping and public contact work.

This position may work up to 1500 hours within 12 consecutive months. This position is designated as not telework eligible. This position will be scheduled between 4-5 days a week, which will include weekends and holidays.

The selected candidate is required to submit to a background investigation process utilizing Live Scan fingerprinting prior to appointment.

Possession of a valid driver’s license of the appropriate class and a safe driving record as documented by the Department of Motor Vehicles within 60 days prior to appointment. (A safe driving record is one free from convictions in the past two years for repeated moving violations or a single serious violation, such as drunk driving or reckless driving.)

State housing is not available. For further information regarding this position, please contact Tim Gellinck @ (916) 997-5963, tim.gellinck@parks.ca.gov.

You will find additional information about the job in the Duty Statement.