Parking Attendant jobs in Loveland, CO

SUMMARY: This is a weekend and holiday hourly position with the City of Fort Collins Natural Areas Department.  The job location is Bobcat Ridge Natural Area, which is about 10 miles west of Fort Collins and is located 8429 W. CR32C, Loveland, CO.  The Parking Aid and Ranger Assistant will work primarily in the parking lot to manage limited parking resources, greet, and provide information to visitors.  Maintenance duties include checking trail conditions on foot, stocking brochures, vault toilet cleaning, operating side by side/ATV, trail and fence repair, trash and litter removal, installation of signs, construction and repairs of public improvements, snow shoveling and/or plowing and weed control.

The employee is expected to work 20 hours per week or less and may occasionally work additional hours for special events.  Normal working hours will be 8AM – 6PM.  Employee will report to Bobcat Ridge Natural Area. 

This is an hourly position that does not provide sick leave, insurance or retirement benefits.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES:     
The following duties and responsibilities of this position are illustrative of the primary functions.
These are not intended to be all inclusive.
-Direct and control vehicular traffic entering natural area parking lot; 
-Greet visitors and provide visitors with brochures, maps, directions, opening and closing hours and information on recreational opportunities;
-Work under varying degrees of stress for extended periods of time in an outdoor environment;
-Answer visitors’ questions about the natural area, wildlife, natural resources, and surrounding areas;
-Advise visitors of natural areas rules and regulations;
-Communicate with the on-duty Ranger, Volunteer Ranger Assistants and other Natural Area staff via two-way radio to request -assistance or report an incident;
-Call for emergency response when necessary;
-Operates side by side/ATV;
-Operate electronic gates;
-Perform vault toilet cleaning;
-Remove trash and litter;
-Maintain data log, enter data into an Excel spreadsheet;
-Stock brochures and maps;
-Prepare and maintain records and reports. Keep daily records of observations, activities, incidents, public contacts, unusual wildlife, resource damage, safety hazards, etc.;
-Perform minor maintenance such as maintenance of fences, gates, signs, trails, and other structures as required;
-Perform landscape maintenance including mowing, watering, pruning, and weed control;
-Operate a variety of light equipment including mowers and weed whips; perform preventative maintenance of tools and equipment used in natural area grounds maintenance including mowers, weed whips, hand tools, etc. 
-Maintain a safe work environment; 
-Perform other related duties as assigned.