Job Description
Salary
$52,416.00 Annually
Location
Island-wide, HI
Job Type
Permanent & Temporary Positions
Job Number
2025-00186
Department
Parks and Recreation
Division
Parks Maintenance
Opening Date
12/07/2025
Closing Date
12/16/2025 11:59 PM Hawaii
Duties Summary
Cares for, maintains, and beautifies parks, playgrounds, recreational facilities, cemeteries, and offices, and other landscaped areas; may operate a power mower; and performs other related duties as required.
THIS IS A REGISTRATION RECRUITMENT
There is no examination for this recruitment. Persons who qualify will be placed on the registration list in accordance with their availability to work in the various geographical districts on the Island of Hawai`i and conditions of employment.
The registration list will be used for Park Caretaker I permanent and temporary vacancies as they arise during the life of the list. Temporary appointment may lead to conversion to permanent appointment.
Positions vary in work hours and work schedules. Salary will be prorated for part-time positions.
Must be available for stand-by-duty and be able to respond within 30 minutes to the baseyard in emergencies for the districts you indicated you are available to work (days, nights and weekends).
Examples of Duties
- Cares for and maintains lawns, hedges, trees, and shrubbery by cleaning, picking up trash and pulling trash, planting, watering, fertilizing, trimming, mowing, sweeping, and raking.
- Assists in planting shrubbery and plants, sodding lawns, and propagating plants and shrubs from seeds, cuttings, and roots.
- Prepares burial plots, setting and aligning headstones, filling sunken grave sites, assisting mortuary personnel when requested, removing dead flowers, and keeping grave site clean and manicured.
- Prepare paperwork to include cemetery records, daily worksheets, work orders, etc. Notifies the public on departmental and cemetery rules and regulations. Assists the public in locating grave plots.
- Sprays insecticides and herbicides in order to eradicate harmful insects and weeds.
- Cleans comfort stations, pavilions, gymnasiums, swimming pools, water fountains, barbecue pits, and facilities located at the public parks and recreational areas, including office and administrative buildings.
- May operate a vehicle to transport equipment, materials, and employees; to travel from one park to another; and to deliver trash to staging area or transfer station; and maintains and services vehicle.
- Maintains athletic fields and baseball diamonds in good condition for play.
- Informs the public on the rules and ordinances applicable to the protection of public safety and public property.
- Operates light motorized or power equipment and tools as required.
- May make minor maintenance repairs such as but not limited to painting touch-ups and over graffiti; replacing door knobs and hinges; re-hanging new doors; boarding up broken entrances/windows; changing light bulbs; and replacing faucets, washers, and toilet floats.
- Makes simple oral or written reports.
- Occasionally assists in the various trades as required.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualification Requirements
- Possession of a valid State of Hawai`i driver's license (Class 3) or any other valid comparable driver's license at the time of filing, as applicable to the position. (You will be required to submit a valid driver's license at the time of hire, if the position requires a driver's license).
Notes:
- As applicable to the position, possession of a current Department of Transportation Medical Examiner's Certificate is required prior to appointment.
- In-person interviews and/or further testing in Hawai'i County may be required at the discretion of the hiring department/agency. If in-person interviews and/or further testing are required, applicants who are referred to the hiring department/agency must be available to participate in person and at their own expense at that phase of the selection process.
Knowledge of: the care and cultivation of shrubs, flowers, trees, and lawns; operation and care of janitorial and grounds maintenance equipment and tools.
Ability to: understand and follow oral and written instructions; operate hand and power equipment and tools used in janitorial and grounds maintenance; effectively and courteously interact with the general public; makes simple oral and written reports; and learn pertinent rules and ordinances and enforce them with tact and courtesy.
Physical Requirements: Persons seeking appointment to positions in this class must meet the health and physical condition standards deemed necessary and proper to perform the essential functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodations.
Physical Effort Grouping: Heavy
Benefits of County employment : The County of Hawai‘i offers a competitive compensation package. Your total compensation is comprised of your salary and a generous range of valuable benefits, subject to eligibility requirements.
- Flexible Working Arrangements: Options may include alternate work schedules (4-10) and flexible working hours. (Not all Departments/Agencies participate and not all positions are eligible.)
- Vacation: Start accruing paid vacation time immediately upon hire – up to 21 days per year.
- Sick Leave: Start accruing paid sick leave time immediately upon hire – up to 21 days per year.
- Holidays: The County provides 13 paid holidays per year (plus General Election Day when applicable).
- Training and Development: The County has a variety of training and development opportunities for employees.
- County Tuition Reimbursement Program : This scholarship program rewards employees who take the initiative to advance their education and learning.
- Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Program: You may be eligible for this federal program which forgives portions of federal student loans for individuals working in public service.
- Retirement Plan: The Employees’ Retirement System is a qualified defined benefit public pension plan that provides retirement, disability, survivor and other benefits to all eligible full-time and part-time county employees in the State of Hawaii as well as their beneficiaries.
- Deferred Compensation: Save additional money for retirement - this voluntary supplemental retirement savings plan allows for the investment of tax-deferred contributions.
- Flexible Spending Plan: Use pre-tax dollars to pay for qualified dependent care and/or medical expenses, as well as insurance premiums.
- Health Benefit Plans: The County of Hawai‘i offers a variety of health benefit plans for eligible employees.
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP): This voluntary assistance program provides employees and their family members with free professional and confidential assistance in overcoming personal and work-related problems.
- Group Life Insurance: Free life insurance policy for active employees.
- Credit Union Membership
- Other Leaves: You may be eligible for other leaves, including Family Leave, Funeral Leave, Leave Sharing, Military Leave, Donor Leave, Victims Protection Leave, as well as leave for Parent-Teacher Conferences, Disaster Relief, Blood Bank Donations, and Jury Duty.
All benefits are subject to eligibility requirements and change due to legislative actions and/or changes negotiated through collective bargaining. Please check out the benefits tab for additional information.
Supplemental Information
Please scan and attach these supporting documents to your on-line application, if required :
- an official college transcript,
- a valid driver's license,
- a temporary assignment verification,
- professional licenses, and/or
- certificates.
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Benefits of County employment : The County of Hawai‘i offers a competitive compensation package. Your total compensation is comprised of your salary and a generous range of valuable benefits, subject to eligibility requirements.
- Flexible Working Arrangements: Options may include alternate work schedules (4-10) and flexible working hours. (Not all Departments/Agencies participate and not all positions are eligible.)
- Vacation: Employees start accruing paid vacation time immediately upon hire. 14 hours are earned after a full month of service, which equals to 21 days per year, with a maximum accumulation of 90 working days.
- Sick Leave: Employees start accruing paid sick leave time immediately upon hire. 14 hours are earned after a full month of service, which equals to 21 days per year, with no limitation on the amount of sick leave that may be accumulated.
- Holidays: The County provides 13 paid holidays per year (plus General Election Day when applicable).
- Training and Development: The County provides a variety of training and development opportunities for employees.
- County Tuition Reimbursement Program : Scholarship program for employees who take the initiative to advance their education and learning, subject to eligibility requirements and reimbursement limits.
- Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Program: A federal program forgiving the balance of federal student loans for individuals working in public service. For program requirements and additional information, please visit
- Retirement Plan: The Employees’ Retirement System is a qualified defined benefit public pension plan covered under Section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code. It provides retirement, disability, survivor and other benefits to all eligible full-time and part-time county employees in the State of Hawaii as well as their beneficiaries. For more information visit
- Deferred Compensation: Eligible employees may participate in the Island Savings Plan (a deferred compensation plan as provided under Section 457 of the Internal Revenue Code.) This is a voluntary supplemental retirement savings plan that allows for the investment of tax-deferred contributions into a variety of investment options.
- Flexible Spending Plan: Eligible employees can use pre-tax dollars to pay for their portion of insurance premiums, qualified dependent care and/or medical expenses.
- Health Benefit Plans: The County of Hawai‘i offers the following health benefit plans for eligible employees:
- Medical Plan (HMO or PPO)
- Vision Plan
- Dental Plan
- Prescription Drug Plan
These benefits are administered by the Hawaii Employer-Union Health Benefits Trust Fund. For more information about current employee contribution rates and plans see the EUTF website (
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP): The County offers a voluntary assistance program which provides its employees and their family members with free professional and confidential assistance in overcoming personal and work-related problems.
- Group Life Insurance: The County provides a free life insurance policy for active employees.
- Credit Union Membership
- Other Leaves: You may be eligible for other leaves, such as: Family Leave, Funeral Leave, Leave Sharing, Military Leave, Victims Protection Leave, Parent-Teacher Conferences, Disaster Relief, Blood Bank Donations, Donor Leave, and Jury Duty.
All benefits are subject to eligibility requirements and to legislative and/or changes negotiated through collective bargaining.
Employer
County of Hawai`i
Address
Department of Human Resources
101 Pauahi Street, Suite 2
Hilo, Hawaii, 96720
Phone
808-961-8361
Website
Job Tags
Permanent employment, Full time, Temporary work, Part time, Work at office, Immediate start, Flexible hours, Night shift, Weekend work,