Job Description

Posting number: 2026-00133-MH/TR/TG

Department: Recreation & Parks

Job classification: Facility Worker II

Posting type: Open

Categories: Building Maintenance, Custodial

Summary

The City of Brooklyn Park is hiring three (3) Facility Workers. Positions will be at the newly renovated Zanewood Recreation Center, also known as The Wood, and the Community Activity Center.

The Facility Worker position is a regular part-time position that assists in building operations, maintenance and janitorial work. This position ensures events are set up on time and collaborates with other maintenance staff to ensure the building is safe, clean and orderly.

Examples of duties

• General maintenance, cleaning and other related janitorial duties at the City Recreation and Parks facilities.
• Perform routine cleaning tasks including floor maintenance and sanitation duties including but not limited to cleaning restrooms and locker area(s), sweeping, and mopping floors, vacuuming, window washing, trash pick-up and removal.
• Sanitize restrooms, locker rooms, break rooms and shared spaces.
• Set up or tear down meeting rooms, program spaces, rentals and events, as requested.
• Perform light building repairs on flooring, doors, lighting, and painting.
• Perform snow and ice control operations, with primary responsibility to shovel sidewalks.
• Perform general landscaping maintenance: weeding, watering, and pruning.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Zanewood Recreation Center (The Wood)

Additional Duties and Working Conditions

• Identify, address, and redirect safety concerns to help ensure the well-being of all building participants.
• Intervene in and de-escalate harmful interactions involving youth, adults, and community members.
• Follow lockdown, safety procedures for the building.
• Monday – Friday, evening facility hours.

Community Activity Center

Additional Duties

• Operates, and performs preventative maintenance and repair on equipment.
• Provide skate sharpening.
• Operate ice resurfacing machine and ice edgers.
• Resurface and edge ice sheets.
• Follow annual maintenance schedule daily and repair equipment as needed.
• Mows or performs outdoor labor.

Additional Certifications, Licensures and Requirements

Valid driver’s license.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Ability to provide quality ice surface and dry floor events.
• Ability to safely drive an ice resurfacing machine e.g., Zamboni.

Desired Qualifications:

Previous ice resurfacing machine operation experience.

Qualifications

Education

• Must be 18 years of age or older.
• Must be able to read and follow written instructions and diagrams.

Experience

Prior experience in building custodial services or building maintenance.

Licenses/Certifications

Valid driver's license (for Community Activity Center only)

Equivalency

An equivalent combination of education and experience closely related to the duties of the position MAY be considered.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Experience in maintaining and repairing small equipment.
• Experience with general building maintenance.
• Ability to use power tools.
• Knowledge of safety protocols.
• Ability to read, understand, and follow oral and written instructions, such as plans, safety instructions, manuals.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Ability to problem solve to fix minor maintenance challenges.
• Ability to follow and promote safe work practices.
• Ability to foster and promote positive teamwork amongst youth and adults.
• Active participation in building safety protocols and procedures.
• Ability to provide a level of customer service that meets or exceeds customer expectation and satisfaction.
• Embrace and engage in cultural shift toward Continuous Improvement.
• Proven ability and demonstrated commitment to an inclusive workplace related to racial equity, diversity, and inclusion.

Desired Qualifications

• Previous experience in a recreation or school setting.
• Operation of snow removal equipment.
• Fluency in Spanish, Hmong, Russian, Somali, Lao or Vietnamese language(s).
• Experience working with youth and young adults from various cultural, socioeconomic, racial, and ethnic backgrounds.

Working Conditions:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully and safely perform the essential duties of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to fully and safely perform the essential duties.

• Core business hours are set by departments based on operational needs. Alternative schedules can be arranged, but must comply with the City’s Alternative Work Arrangement policy.
• Operation of a variety of recreational activities during the day, evenings, or weekends in both indoor and outdoor facilities
• Zanewood Hours: Monday – Friday, evening hours ranging from 4pm-9pm.
• Must be able to lift and carry or otherwise move 10 to 50 pounds regularly/occasionally. May occasionally lift more than 50 pounds while moving chairs, event stages, hockey nets, and other equipment.
• Prolonged periods of standing, bending, sitting, stooping, kneeling, climbing.
• Exposure to possibly hazardous cleaning chemicals.
• Work is performed in various conditions, indoors temperature controlled 40-50 degrees and outdoor in various weather conditions.

Background Check

The City has determined that a criminal background check may be necessary for certain positions with this job title. Applicants may be required to sign an informed consent form allowing the City to obtain their criminal history and/or verify their qualifications in connection with the position sought. Applicants who do not sign the informed consent form will not be further considered for the position.

Brooklyn Park is a thriving northwestern suburb of Minneapolis and the sixth largest city in the state with over 86,000 residents and 30,000 jobs. As the 11th fastest growing city in Minnesota, the city has become even more vibrant because of our remarkable racial and cultural diversity. Sixty-four percent of residents are people of color, 22 percent are foreign-born, and more than a quarter speak a language other than English at home.

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Supplemental information

Anticipated Start date: End of November/early December (start date is flexible and subject to candidate availability).

Part Time - Limited Benefits

MN Paid Leave, Vacation, Sick, PERA Decreasing Life Insurance, and Deferred Compensation eligible. Sick and vacation are earned at a pro-rated rate. This position is NOT eligible for Medical or Dental Insurance/Benefits.

We welcome applications from all individuals, including (but not limited to): people of all abilities, persons of color, Veterans, LGBTQ+ and women. If you need these materials in an alternate format or if you have a disability-related need and need assistance with the application process, please contact Human Resources at either 763-493-8016 or via e-mail at humanresources@brooklynpark.org.