If working indoors is draining and you enjoy our award-winning beaches, then you are the perfect candidate for our Siesta Key team! Whether it's setting up for events, cleaning up the landscape, or helping to keep Siesta Key one of the top beaches in America - step outside and join our high-performing team. Apply today!

Job Description:

• Clean and help maintain the beach, landscape, park, restrooms, and facilities.
• Remove refuse and paper from grounds and buildings.
• Work on maintenance projects, set up and dismantle tables, chairs, and decorations associated with special functions and room/facility utilization.
• Operate heavy equipment, light automotive equipment, UTV’s, light landscape equipment, and hand tools.
• Keep operating records, and complete material requests, service requests, and work orders.
• Keep a schedule of maintenance for assigned area(s).
• Perform daily safety checks and repairs.

Available Schedules:

• Saturday - Wednesday (off Thursday and Friday); 6:00 am - 2:30 pm OR 12:30 pm - 9:00 pm
• Wednesday - Sunday (off Monday and Tuesday); 6:00 am - 2:30 pm OR 12:30 pm - 9:00 pm
• Friday - Tuesday (off Wednesday and Thursday); 6:00 am - 2:30 pm OR 12:30 pm - 9:00 pm

About You

Minimum Qualifications:  

• A High School Diploma or its equivalent.
• A valid Florida Driver’s License at time of hire.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with small tools and light weight maintenance equipment.

Physical Demands:  Must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. 

Subject to Passing Substance Screening:  This position is subject to passing a pre-employment substance screening.  An applicant who fails to pass a required drug screening test shall be disqualified from employment in any class for a period of five (5) years.

About Everything Else

Pay: $15.45/hour + $0.42/hour second shift differential.

Benefits:

• Enjoy great benefits including Health, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance, Short-Term and Long-Term Disability, Flexible Spending Accounts, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Florida Retirement System (FRS) and many, many more! 
• For more information about employee benefits, please click this link or visit SCGov.net for additional information.
• Utilize our award-winning wellness program including free gyms and classes at multiple Sarasota County Government locations. 
• Enjoy 11 paid holidays, 3 personal days and 16 paid vacation days in the first year of full-time employment with increasing accrual rates with years of service. (That adds up to a possible 30 days off in your 1st year!)​​

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We celebrate and value the experiences, backgrounds, perspectives, talents and strengths that make us different and are committed to creating a culture of understanding and respect where our employees realize that we are stronger together. 

Our vision is to attract, develop, retain and engage a talented workforce broadly representative of the citizens and communities we serve. To further value creativity, innovation, collaboration and great customer service – internally and externally. 

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