Special Events Tech I

**Posting number:** 00791

**Department:** Parks and Recreation

**Division:** Parks - Administration

**Job classification:** Special Events Tech I

**Posting type:** Open

**Categories:** Parks and Recreation

Summary
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* Under general supervision, performs installation, maintenance, and repair of City amenities and facilities associated with Parks and Recreation Special Events and public grounds.
* Variable, forty hour per week work schedule accommodates weekend, night, and as-needed timing of special event activities of the Parks and Recreation Department which are generally conducted outside normal working hours.
* Performs general and skilled labor as necessary.  Reports to the Special Events Crew Leader.

Examples of duties
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* High school graduate (or GED equivalent) and/or vocation or technical school training in electrical, plumbing, welding, or carpentry discipline or demonstrated ability to obtain such.
* One to two years of progressively responsible experience or any equivalent combination of education, training, and experience which provides comparable knowledge, skills, and abilities.
* Must have a valid S.C. driver's license.
* Prior experience in the area of special events is highly preferred.
* Flexible schedule and attitude are a must.

Qualifications
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* Must be physically able to operate heavy and light equipment, carpentry, masonry and asphalt tools, and numerous other small implements.
* Must be able to exert in excess of one hundred pounds of force occasionally, and/or in excess of fifty pounds of force frequently, and/or in excess of twenty pounds of force constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects.
* Must be able to lift and/or carry weights of ten to one hundred pounds.