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Park Attendant

The Town of Palm Beach boasts a world-class, dynamic Recreation Department dedicated to creating high-quality community spaces and maintaining pristine public assets. The premier network includes the award-winning Town of Palm Beach Par 3 Golf Course, the bustling Morton and Barbara Mandel Recreation Center (featuring a state-of-the-art fitness center, athletic fieldhouse, café, and multi-purpose rooms), as well as pristine clay tennis courts, playground, and welcoming lawns of Seaview Park. The Town also offers an 84 slip superyacht marina. The department seeks a forward-thinking team player to assist the team at Phipps Ocean Park after a historic $31 million renovation. Through a landmark partnership with the Preservation Foundation of Palm Beach, this 18-acre oceanfront jewel is undergoing transformation into a self-sustaining botanical oasis. The progressive overhaul features a 22-foot-high protective oceanfront dune system, two miles of scenic curving trails, playground, the oldest schoolhouse in Southeast Florida, and the installation of over 80,000 native plants cultivated to create an organic, chemically pesticide-free master ecosystem. The Park Attendant is responsible for helping protect this major capital investment and assisting with municipal operations that keep this modern environmental landmark safe, spotless, and functional. Under the direct supervision of the Park Operations Coordinator, performs specialized working functions and skilled work in the daily operation, maintenance, public safety, and contract coordination of Phipps Ocean Park. The Attendant acts as the 'eyes and ears of the park,' serving as an on-site municipal point of contact for the Town, assisting with daily logistics and collaborating closely with the Preservation Foundation of Palm Beach and the contracted landscape maintenance vendor to ensure the integrity of the park's native ecosystems and high-traffic amenities. Additionally, the Attendant serves as a key public ambassador, monitoring park activity and visitor behavior, addressing violations of park rules, and proactively responding to operational or public concerns.

The starting rate of pay is the minimum of the salary range. Exceptions to the starting rate of pay based on qualifications and/or experience that exceed the minimum qualifications may occur and require approval by the Director of People & Culture and/or Town Manager. The salary rate shown above may be slightly different due to rounding - $53,165.30.

This is a non-exempt position paid on an hourly basis which is eligible for overtime. The Town of Palm Beach offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes health, prescription, dental and other supplementary benefits. Refer to the General Employees Benefits page and Retirement Guide for more information on these programs.

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