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ST CHARLES COUNTY GOVERNMENT Natural Resource Specialist in Saint Charles, Missouri
NATURAL RESOURCE SPECIALIST / PARKS DEPARTMENT
JOB DESCRIPTION:The purpose of this position is to perform a wide range of duties including park landscape installation; woodland restoration; and routine maintenance of landscaped and natural park areas, pruning, mulching, seeding, weeding, watering, trimming, planting, strawing and cultural practices necessary to provide well-managed park landscapes.
Assists with implementing, maintaining and restoring of various types of natural landscapes within the parks system. Areas include forests, wetlands, prairies and wildlife food plots.
Responsible for applying herbicides, fungicides and insecticides; pruning trees, shrubs; planting and maintaining trees and shrubs as well as performing other maintenance practices as needed to sustain healthy landscapes.
Performs a wide range of duties such as: operating tractors and equipment with various implements including seed planters, front loaders, landscape rakes, augers, sprayers, and brush hogs.
Uses numerous hand tools including shovels, rakes, chainsaws, pruners and shears.
Supervises volunteers and workdays. Conducts outdoor classroom maintenance and training.
Provides public outreach and education.
May be periodically required to assist in Park Programming and activities outside of normal job duties and hours.
Assists with the installation and maintenance of ornamental landscape beds and planters and assist in park construction and maintenance projects when needed.
Performs other duties as assigned.